Brandee A. Tilman, JD, LLM

Brandee is Armanino’s National State & Local Income Tax practice leader. She brings over 20 years of experience in multistate corporate income tax, controversy, audit representation, settlement negotiations, planning, reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, compliance and tax provisions. She also has experience helping clients with personal income tax matters, including state residency planning and income sourcing. Brandee helps clients obtain private letter rulings, handle voluntary disclosure agreements and negotiate alternative apportionment relief. She serves clients in various industries, with a particular focus on entertainment and consumer products.

Brandee received her B.A. in economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder, her J.D. from UC Davis School of Law and her LL.M. in taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. Brandee is a licensed attorney in California and is admitted to practice before United States Supreme Court.

Thought Leadership Publications

• Co-Author, Film and TV Production: Tax Accounting Considerations and Federal Incentives
• Co-Author, The New Breed of Gross Receipts Taxes and Their Implication For Economic Policy, Constitutional Concerns, Financial Reporting
• Co-Author, Keeping Secrets: States Weaken Administration of the Law By Relying on Interpretative Guidance They Refuse to Disclose
• Co-Author, Change in Accounting Method Guidance: Alleviating Controversy, Reducing Unnecessary Administrative Burden and Promoting Tax Compliance by: (1) Clarifying the Automatic Consent Procedures of Revenue Procedure 2002-9; and (2) Incorporating Revenue Ruling 58-74 into the Internal Revenue Code Section 446(e) Treasury Regulations
• Federal and State Constitutional Challenges to State Tax Amnesty Programs: An Evaluation of the State Tax Amnesty Programs Implemented by California, Illinois, North Carolina and Mississippi