Michael W. Parsons
Tax Partner, R&D Tax Credit Services, California/West Marketplace Leader
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC
Los Angeles, California
Executive summary
Michael Parsons (Tax Partner) serves as Grant Thornton's West Region Marketplace Leader for the R&D Tax Credit Services Group. His responsibilities as the West Region Leader include hands-on execution and relationship building with key clients, development and delivery of Grant Thornton's R&D services, creating and providing thought leadership for internal and external publications and coordination of global resources.
For over 20 years, Michael has been working with an exciting list of public and private companies - from small and medium enterprises to global Fortune 50 companies. Michael is a technical subject matter specialist in Federal and State R&D tax credits (including a long-standing history in IRS/State controversy work) with broad technology experience in media and entertainment, green energy, food science, aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, engineering, software and hardware industries. Prior to joining Grant Thornton, he worked at both Deloitte (15 years) and Ernst and Young (5 years) in their Global R&D tax credit practices.
Professional qualifications and memberships
- IRS Enrolled Agent
Community involvement
- American Corporate Partners (ACP) - corporate coach to service women and men in their transition from armed services to private enterprise.
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a BA, Business Economic and a minor in Accounting.
Industries
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Technology
- Transportation & Distribution
- Energy
- Retail & Consumer Brands
Services
- Strategic federal tax
- Tax Services
- State and Local Tax
- Technology Modernization
- Human Capital Services
- Corporate Tax
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Technology
- Transportation & Distribution
- Energy
- Retail & Consumer Brands
- Strategic federal tax
- Tax Services
- State and Local Tax
- Technology Modernization
- Human Capital Services
- Corporate Tax
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