Mary Alice Cashin Joins the Kroll Sales and Use Tax Group

NEW YORK - Duff & Phelps, the premier global valuation and corporate finance advisor, today announced that Mary Alice Cashin has joined as a managing director to lead the firm's national Sales and Use Tax practice. Mary Alice possesses over twenty-five years of public accounting and tax firm experience, including extensive technical tax expertise in sales and use tax controversy, research, recovery and compliance. She will be based in the firm's Morristown, New Jersey office.

Bob Peters, Managing Director and U.S. practice leader for Unclaimed Property and Tax Risk Advisory at Duff & Phelps, commented, "Sales and use tax laws are in flux as never before, creating new compliance challenges as well as opportunities to minimize taxes for enterprises of all sizes and in all industries. Mary Alice's deep subject matter expertise, technical acumen and long tenure as a tax professional are all positive and unique attributes that underscore her value to Duff & Phelps and our clients. We welcome her to the firm and look forward to her contributions."

At Duff & Phelps, Mary Alice will be focusing on serving the firm's existing and prospective clients in an array of industries including financial services, manufacturing, multimedia, pharmaceutical and telecommunications. Prior to Duff & Phelps, Mary Alice was a principal at KPMG where she led the New Jersey Sales & Transaction Tax Practice and co-led the New Jersey State & Local Tax Practice. Most recently, she served as a principal at Ryan LLC.

About Duff & Phelps
Duff & Phelps is the premier global valuation and corporate finance advisor with expertise in complex valuation, disputes and investigations, M&A, real estate, restructuring, and compliance and regulatory consulting. The firm’s more than 2,000 employees serve a diverse range of clients from offices around the world. For more information, visit www.duffandphelps.com.

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