Danny Laughlin

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ABOUT DANNY LAUGHLIN

Danny is a Managing Director in FGMK’s Specialty Tax Practice and co-leads the firm’s tax due diligence and tax incentive engagements, including R&D tax credits. During his career, Danny has worked with clients of various sizes and entity structures across numerous industries, including advanced manufacturing, financial services, and software. He has been published in The Tax Adviser and has presented on multiple webinars and at tax conferences.Danny also serves as the Head of Tax Operations for FGMK. Since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, he has provided leadership and guidance on the evolving tax landscape under the new tax law. He leverages this knowledge to provide technical review of taxpayers’ tax profiles and compliance history during the due diligence phase of M&A transactions. As part of his review, Danny also serves as a key resource and subject matter expert as to the tax structuring of such transactions to ensure tax efficiency. Prior to joining FGMK 2016, Danny served as a Director at a Los Angeles-based firm where he focused on federal tax incentives. He previously served as a Senior Manager in the R&D and government incentives practice at a Big Four firm in Chicago. Prior to his public accounting career, Danny served as a law clerk at the Illinois Appellate Court, First District.