ILLINOIS Oak Brook: T: (630) 703-7444
Experience
Tom is a partner in Citrin Cooperman’s Commercial Tax Services Practice. Over his 35-year career, he worked with high-net-worth individuals and business entrepreneurs, many of which are executives and owners of private companies or private investors who need specialized tax planning for both business and personal activities, as well as having industry expertise in real estate, financial services, and the commodities and securities industry.
Tom is also experienced in U.S. compliance with clients having multiple tax jurisdictions due to international taxation or foreign activities and operations, such as tax structures with separate foreign entities, branches, or divisions. He has researched tax savings and benefits for individuals and corporations for claiming tax relief with foreign tax credits, utilizing tax treaties, and optimizing the choice of business entities. He is highly skilled in tax controversy matters, represents clients during IRS and Illinois Department of Revenue audits and appeals, and resolves collection problems.
Previously, Tom was a tax director at Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), which joined Citrin Cooperman in 2025.
CREDENTIALS
Education
B.S. in Accounting, Summa Cum Laude, DePaul University
M.S. in Taxation, DePaul University
Licenses
Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois
Affiliations
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Member, Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS)
• Former President, Chicago South Chapter
Presentations & Publications
Tom provides regular tax seminars and webinars to offer guidance on handling IRS problems, procedures, and exams:
• Prepare for IRS Plans to Increase Tax Audits
• Tax Importance of Having a Profit Motive
• Do You Have Digital Assets or Cryptocurrency
Avoiding “The Boot” and Other Tax Surprises
He has delivered numerous presentations to the Illinois CPA Society on many current tax topics, including annual tax updates, year-end tax strategies, tax compliance issues for individual and business tax returns, and best practices in the real estate and construction industry.
He has written blogs and newsletters to highlight general issues and opportunities:
• Prepare and Plan for the Tax Benefits of Real Estate
• IRS Audit Issues for Real Estate Owners
• Prepare and Plan for Real Estate Sales in Advance
• Tax Impacts of Capitalizing vs. Expensing Costs of Real Estate
• Distinguishing Between Investors and Dealers in Real Estate
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Outside the Office
In addition to being an avid sports fan and golf team member, Tom enjoys travel, trivia, entertainment from concerts, musical theater, and shows, and photography and scrapbooks. However, his appreciation for finance includes participating in social investment clubs and funds for fostering education of the trading markets, sharing ideas, providing a teaching forum, and developing networking opportunities for investment-minded individuals. His commitment to education and teaching led to his active involvement with DePaul University. Tom and his wife originally met as accounting students at DePaul University and married after networking as CPAs and reuniting on LinkedIn more than 20 years later.
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