Vinh Tran

Overview

Vinh leads CLA’s State and Local Tax mergers and acquisitions team. In this role, he is responsible for advising clients of SALT implications and areas of exposures in buy- and sell-side transactions. He is also responsible for growing this team of professionals throughout the country, continuous improvement of technical quality of deliverables, and growth of opportunities to assist clients post-close.  

Vinh also advises clients on a variety of multistate income and indirect tax matters. With over 20 years of experience in SALT matters, Vinh has been a trusted advisor for companies in a broad range of industries including global leaders in sports apparel and equipment, renewable energy, manufacturing, and technology.

Before joining CLA in 2023, Vinh spent over 16 years at KPMG and prior to that, 3 years as a tax auditor at the Washington Department of Revenue.

Technical experience

• M&A SALT advisory, primary tax due diligence
• SALT controversy including audit defense, appeals, tax court, and settlement negotiations
• Multistate income and indirect tax planning and analysis incl. Washington B&O and Oregon CAT
• Indirect and income tax reverse audits/refund claims
• Tax planning and restructuring, e.g. sales, purchase, and software/cloud company restructuring
• Nexus analysis
• Taxability analysis
• ASC 740 (FAS 109), ASC 740-10 (FIN 48), and ASC 450 (FAS 5)
• Voluntary disclosure agreements (VDAs)
• Apportionment method review and modeling, including sales factor sourcing
• Unitary analysis

Education