Boutique tax services with big-firm expertise

Mike has been advising clients on state and local tax issues for over 34 years. He founded KOM in 2005 because saw an opportunity to pair big firm expertise with boutique service. Mike has represented companies of all sizes, from family-owned businesses to Fortune 500^© companies across a variety of industries, including technology, manufacturing, software, telecommunications, publishing, financial services, and retail/wholesale industries. His primary practice area is Washington state and local taxes and multi-state taxes. He also speaks regularly on various state tax topics at educational programs and industry conferences.

A Seattle native, John has been advising clients on state and local tax issues for over 20 years. His practice areas include Washington state and local taxes and multistate sales and use, income, and gross receipts taxes. He assists with audit defense, appeals, settlement negotiations, refund claims, ruling requests, corporate transactions and planning. He also oversees KOM’s compliance practice, which prepares and files close to 2,000 sales, use, and excise tax returns annually. His clients range from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies across a variety of industries including technology, retail, finance, manufacturing, and professional services. John began his career at Arthur Andersen, later moving to KPMG and Alvarez & Marsal. He then launched and ran his own tax consultancy before officially joining KOM in 2011, where he has honed his approach to delivering practical, value-driven service. John also works closely with a number of independent CPA firms to offer state and local tax support on an as-needed basis, providing high-level expertise that would otherwise not be easily accessible for such clients.

Ashley has over 17 years of experience in state and local taxation. Prior to joining KOM, Ashley worked at the Washington State Department of Revenue, where she most recently served as the Audit Division’s digital products and software industry expert, providing policy guidance and technical consulting to auditors and agency leadership on complex tax issues. During her tenure with the Department, Ashley specialized in auditing businesses in the digital products and software, healthcare, and telecommunications industries, as well as issues involving nexus and apportionment. Earlier in her career, Ashley worked in Big Four public accounting, advising clients on Washington and multistate tax matters.

Caleb has over 28 years of experience in state and local tax, with prior roles at Big Four accounting firms (Deloitte and E&Y); corporations (Amazon, British Telecom N. A., and Metricom); and the Washington State Department of Revenue. His experience includes multistate sales and use tax, property tax, gross receipts tax, unclaimed property, and state income tax matters. Caleb has specialized industry experience in telecommunications, software, digital products, and cloud computing. He has written for tax publications and regularly speaks at industry events and seminars. Caleb received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law and is a member of the California State Bar.

Lynn Richardson brings more than 20 years of experience in tax compliance, accounting, financial reporting, auditing, and regulatory compliance. At KOM Consulting, she specializes in sales-and-use-tax compliance, preparing and filing returns, reconciling tax accounts, analyzing transactional and general ledger data, and resolving reporting challenges for clients.

Prior to joining KOM, Lynn served as a Senior Payroll Tax Analyst with TriNet.  She brings broad experience in tax compliance, accounting, auditing, and process improvement through roles across a variety of industries, including agriculture,  financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, property management, and professional services. Her expertise includes payroll tax compliance, tax credit administration, funds recovery analysis, and financial reconciliations.

Lynn is a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) with extensive experience in financial data management, HRIS and ERP implementations, and enterprise systems including SAP, ADP, Ceridian Dayforce, PeopleSoft, Oracle, and JD Edwards

Sofia advises clients on state and local tax matters, with a focus on multistate sales and use taxes, gross receipts taxes, nexus analyses, voluntary disclosure agreements, audit defense, refund claims, and state tax planning. She assists clients in evaluating multistate tax exposure, resolving tax controversies, and navigating complex state tax requirements.

Before joining KOM, Sofia worked in Deloitte’s International and Multistate Tax service lines. As a member of Deloitte’s Indirect Tax practice, she advised clients on sales and use taxes, gross receipts taxes, and hospitality taxes and served as a Washington and Nevada indirect tax specialist.

At KOM, Sofia manages multistate tax consulting and compliance engagements for businesses in a variety of industries. She also monitors legislative and administrative developments affecting state tax policy, particularly in Washington, and participates in industry stakeholder discussions concerning proposed tax legislation and regulatory changes. This involvement allows her to provide clients with practical guidance on both current tax requirements and emerging issues.

Jacob focuses on identifying sales and use tax refund opportunities. His work includes analyzing invoices, purchase orders, statements of work, contracts, and other transaction-level documentation to determine whether Washington tax was properly charged or accrued. He also provides technical expertise in data management to improve the efficiency and accuracy of client projects.

Jacob develops AI-enabled tools and automated workflows to support Washington tax research, document review, and practical tax guidance. Before joining KOM Consulting, Jacob worked in business development for a SaaS company specializing in AI-driven revenue intelligence solutions and interned as an industrial engineer with a manufacturing company.

Sofia advises clients on state and local tax matters, with a focus on multistate sales and use taxes, gross receipts taxes, nexus analyses, voluntary disclosure agreements, audit defense, refund claims, and state tax planning. She assists clients in evaluating multistate tax exposure, resolving tax controversies, and navigating complex state tax requirements.

Before joining KOM, Sofia worked in Deloitte’s International and Multistate Tax service lines. As a member of Deloitte’s Indirect Tax practice, she advised clients on sales and use taxes, gross receipts taxes, and hospitality taxes and served as a Washington and Nevada indirect tax specialist.

At KOM, Sofia manages multistate tax consulting and compliance engagements for businesses in a variety of industries. She also monitors legislative and administrative developments affecting state tax policy, particularly in Washington, and participates in industry stakeholder discussions concerning proposed tax legislation and regulatory changes. This involvement allows her to provide clients with practical guidance on both current tax requirements and emerging issues.