State Tax 360° Conference (VIRTUAL)

Andrew DiSalvo, Director, State and Local Tax Srvcs, CohnReznick

Andrew J. DiSalvo, CPA, is a director within the Firm’s State and Local Tax (SALT) Practice who has over 25 years of state and local tax experience.

Andy has over 20 years of property tax experience that includes real estate and personal property taxation and has significant large account management experience in directing personal property tax engagements for major retail, real estate development, renewable energy and diversified multinational industrial accounts, including volume compliance and fixed asset inventories.

Andy specializes in all aspects of multi-state taxation, including income and franchise compliance and planning, state tax M&A, sales and use tax volume compliance, sales and use tax audit defense and planning, personal and real property tax compliance and audit defense, and engagement management.

Prior to joining CohnReznick, Andy was director of state and local tax for one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies. He also spent eight years with a “Big Four” firm. In his prior position, Andy played a significant role in the company’s tax department re-engineering, including mitigation of a tax material weakness and restructuring. As part of this effort, Andy was the lead tax professional on a $3 billion Chapter 11 filing where he was responsible for all aspects of the tax restructuring. Andy also served as the project manager for the global implementation of Thomson Reuters OneSource Tax Provision, Vertex sales and use tax Q series for a major business unit, and Property Tax Management System (PTMS) in the United States.

John Biello, Deputy Commissioner, State of CT, Dept of Revenue Services

John Biello Deputy Commissioner Connecticut Department of Revenue Services

John Biello is the current Deputy Commissioner and Director of the Audit and Compliance Division of the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services. He also served as the Acting Commissioner for much of 2020 where he led the agency through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Throughout his 33-year career at DRS, Mr. Biello has played an active role with emerging issues. He most recently led the agencies Strategic Plan Administration Unit overseeing a portfolio of agency projects and initiatives. He has also served as an audit representative on various Department of Revenue Services committees including the department’s Tax Policy Group, Interdivisional Tax Team, the department’s Speakers Bureau, Withholding Tax Implementation Team, and Forms Committee.

Mr. Biello has had the opportunity to speak at many seminars and conferences including those sponsored by the UConn Tax School, The Federation of Tax Administrators, The Connecticut Society of CPA’s, The Connecticut Bar Association, The Northeastern States Tax Officials Association, The UConn Law School Tax Clinic, The Cornell University State and Local Tax Group and the NYU State and Local Tax Group.

Mr. Biello serves on the Malcom Baldridge School of Business Executive Advisory Board for Post University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting as well as a Master’s degree in Public Administration.