NATSO Connect 2020

Oscar Garza
Partner
OSCAR L. GARZA & ASSOCIATES, P.C.


Oscar L. Garza is the principal owner of Oscar L. Garza & Associates, P.C. and co-founder of Tax Advisory Services Group, LLC. His practice focuses on federal and state motor fuel excise taxes and includes client representation before the IRS and state tax revenue departments. Oscar provides advice and counsel on the proper taxation of commodity transactions and provides tax registration services for clients doing business throughout the United States. Oscar was formerly a Multistate Tax Director in the Houston, Texas office of Deloitte Tax LLP. Oscar represented clients before the IRS and various state taxing authorities in registration matters and other excise tax issues. Prior to joining Deloitte, Oscar served as Senior Tax Counsel for the Supply and Distribution Business (“Shell Pipeline”) for Shell in the US. Prior to this position, he was Associate General Tax Counsel responsible for federal and state tax compliance for Shell in the US. Oscar joined Shell Oil Company in 1998 as the state tax director responsible for state income, franchise, sales, use, excise, motor fuels and property tax compliance, counsel and audit defense. From 1993 to 1998, Oscar was Director; Sales, Use and Excise Taxes for the General Electric Company (“GE”). Prior to joining GE, Oscar was a multistate tax manager for a Big 6 accounting firm in Houston from 1989 to 1993. From 1981 to 1989 Oscar worked for Exxon Company USA in Houston. His last assignment at Exxon was state tax counsel.

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