Sarah McGahan
Senior Manager
Professional and Industry Experience
SARAH MCGAHAN
Senior Manager
KPMG LLP
2001 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel
713-319-2968
Fax
202-330-5917
Cell
713-449-9748
smcgahan@kpmg.com
Function and Specialization
State and Local Tax
Income & Franchise Tax
Education, Licenses & Certifications
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JD, Seattle University School of Law,
LLM, Taxation from University of Florida
Virginia State Bar Association
Ms. McGahan is a member of the firm's Washington National Tax Practice, State and Local
Tax (SALT) Group. She is primarily responsible for following state and local judicial and
legislative developments to keep clients and KPMG professionals informed of important state
tax developments through TWIST (This Week In State Tax), TWIST Q (A Quarterly Roundup
of This Week In State Tax) and SALT Alerts, as well as other publications. In her role, Ms.
McGahan provides substantial guidance and counsel to clients in connection with proposed
and recently enacted tax legislation. In addition, Ms. McGahan assists clients with multi-state
issues involving corporate income/franchise taxes and sales and use taxes.
Ms. McGahan has written numerous articles on state tax topics that have appeared in state
tax publications and journals, including: The Unitary Group’s Identity Crisis: Is There Really
an “I” in Unitary?, The Tax Lawyer, State and Local Tax Symposium Edition (forthcoming)
(with K. Reeder & J. Sedon) and If The World is Flat- Does the Foreign Commerce Clause
Need a Better Compass?, The Tax Lawyer, State and Local Tax Symposium Edition (Spring
2009) (with T. Gillis). In addition, she has spoken extensively throughout the country on state
and local tax matters.
Prior to joining KPMG in 2005, Ms. McGahan was a tax policy analyst at the Virginia
Department of Taxation.
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