Raymond J. Freda

Managing Director – New York

Raymond Freda has over 13 years of state and local tax experience in advising clients with respect to income/franchise, gross receipts, sales and use, property, employment, and other state industry-specific excise taxes. He represents corporate and individual clients during state tax audits, conciliation conferences, and other administrative proceedings. Raymond also helps clients go through voluntary disclosure and tax amnesty programs.

Raymond has extensive experience advising private equity and corporate clients throughout all  phases of a transaction, including sell-side tax planning, due diligence, state tax structuring, transfer tax analysis and post-acquisition integration.

Before Joining WTAS, Raymond was a tax partner in the transactions practice of an international professional services firm where he specialized in state and local taxes. He also worked at the New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal Administrative Law Judge Unit.

Raymond has appeared as a speaker before the New York State CPA Society.

Email: raymond.freda@wtas.com

Office: 646.213.5114

Fax: 646.213.6574

Education:

• Vassar College, BA (Political Science)
• Union College Graduate Management Institute, MBA (Accounting)
• Albany Law School, JD

Affiliations:

• New York State Bar Association
• New York City Bar Association – State & Local Tax Committee
• Cornell Club – State & Local Tax Committee
• Wall Street Tax Association