Scott Schwertner is a principal in Baker Tilly’s state and local tax (SALT) practice.
He has more than 25 years of SALT experience, specializing in sales/use and severance tax. He has experience leading teams that provide sales/use and severance tax overpayment reviews, audit defense, tax research and best practice consulting across the United States. Scott has worked in both industry and consulting while serving clients in the manufacturing and oil and gas industries. He prides himself on providing best-in-class services while creating lasting business relationships with clients.
- Maximized opportunities for sales/use tax refunds across the U.S.
- Successfully defended his clients in sales/use and severance tax audits across multiple industries and jurisdictions
- Assisted in the creation of processes to analyze, obtain and maximize the benefits of exemptions when serving severance tax
- Led a severance tax teams in the completion of marketing reviews to maximize deductions and reduce tax liabilities
- Brazosport College Scholarship Soiree, chair
- Brazoria County Economic Alliance
- Brazoria County Texas A&M Club, chair of the board member/muster chair/golf tournament director
- Brazosport ISD School Board, trustee, vice president
- Lake Jackson Business Association, president
- Lake Jackson City Council (2010–2014)
- Lake Jackson Mayor pro-tem (2012)
- Certified Member of the Institute (CMI) designation in Sales Tax, Institute for Professionals in Taxation® (IPT)