Landon Stone

About Landon Stone

Senior tax advisor and project manager with 20+ years of broad tax experience, primarily focusing on indirect tax advisory, project management, and audit management. Led RFPs for software and outside consultant selection. Managed contracting, billing, and project execution for services and software that allowed Chevron to reduce costs and build platforms for the future. Managed and furthered relationships with all levels of federal, state, and local governments that garnered goodwill and allowed Chevron to solve problems and audits efficiently. Participated in indirect tax advisory groups such as COST, IPT, and TEI, which helped influence government procedures and policy. Currently a senior tax advisor responsible for managing Chevron\'s relationship with the IRS and providing oversight of Chevron\'s IRS audits. I coordinate IRS communications, manage the audit processes, respond to inquiries, and communicate audit status, wins, and controversies to senior management. Worked to resolve and settle controversies by researching issues, meeting with subject matter experts, and developing a planned response and alternatives that have produced over $10MM in savings. This pivotal position allows me to manage our internal processes and maintain essential communications with the IRS, bolstering Chevron\'s reputation for diligence and integrity in tax matters.Additional recent responsibilities include supporting transfer pricing studies and collaborating with our Global Transfer Pricing Coordinator and Tax Counsel to develop reports that testify to our commitment to fair and lawful international intangible pricing practices. I also work with Tax Accounting teams to prepare or update reserve work papers to accurately report tax risk. I manage Corporate compliance for the tax department to ensure we comply with corporate policies, including reporting obligations for lobbying and anti-bribery and boycott standards.Prior roles include management of indirect tax analyst and consultants responsible for handling Federal, state and local sales, use, motor fuel, excise, and city business license compliance and audit. Managed unclaimed property compliance, including selecting unclaimed property software and outside consultants.

Experience

1. Indirect Tax Manager

   NVIDIA

   May 2025 — Present · Santa Clara, CA, US

Education

• California State University, Northridge

  BS, Accounting

  1998 — 2003

• Loyola High School of Los Angeles

  Diploma

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Transaction Processing
• Sales Tax
• Leadership
• Tax Advisory
• Tax
• Business
• Corporate Tax
• U.s. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
• Tax Research
• Tax Law
• Financial Analysis
• Tax Accounting
• Big 4
• U.s. Sec Filings
• Accounting
• Sec Filings
• Financial Reporting
• International Tax
• Transaction Services
• Auditing
• Income Tax
• Sales & Use Tax
• Us Gaap