Accounting Methods: Overview of Establishing, Implementing, and Changing Methods

Ms. Houser is a Principal in Ryan’s Federal Income Tax practice, specializing in accounting methods. She advises publicly traded and privately held companies on strategies involving the timing and character of income and expense items. Ms. Houser's work helps clients improve cash flow, identify strategic tax opportunities, and mitigate compliance risks across complex federal income tax matters. She brings more than a decade of experience in accounting methods, with expertise spanning method changes, inventory accounting, revenue and expense recognition, capitalization, long-term contracts, and transaction planning. Before joining Ryan, Ms. Houser held leadership roles in accounting methods at other top 10 firms. Her experience includes providing technical leadership on complex accounting method matters and helping to develop specialized accounting method capabilities.

Ms. Slezak is a principal with Baker Tilly’s specialty tax practice. She specializes in overall cash tax planning for businesses and technical tax accounting methods including inventory accounting (last in, first out (LIFO) and uniform capitalization (UNICAP)), revenue and expense recognition strategies and permanent deduction planning. Ms. Slezak provides value to clients by monetizing deferred tax assets (DTA), minimizing permanent addbacks and securing IRS audit protection related to accounting method changes. She has published numerous articles and thought leadership as it relates to federal tax planning and compliance. Ms. Slezak She is a recognized leader in her field on a national level.