Mark Young

Managing Director

Quick facts

Significant experience dealing with income tax matters of middle market and inbound multinational companies, including tax planning, compliance and financial reporting

Experience in a number of industries including energy, manufacturing and financial services

Extensive experience serving private equity portfolio companies on a broad range of income tax matters

Mark Young is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Taxand in Houston, focusing on income tax matters. His primary areas of concentration include tax planning, compliance and financial reporting.

He has advised multinational companies on income tax matters including tax planning, complex business transactions, compliance, financial reporting matters, as well as cost segregation studies. In addition to experience in ASC 740 (accounting for income taxes), he has experience in assisting companies with tax department performance improvement and operations.

Mr. Young has served clients in a variety of industries, including energy, manufacturing, banking, healthcare, insurance and aviation, including significant experience working with private equity funds and their portfolio company investments.

Before joining A&M, he was with the industry service group and federal tax practice of PricewaterhouseCooper in Houston. Previously, he worked in both Ernst & Young’s Dallas office and its national tax department in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Young earned his bachelor’s degree in business, with a concentration in finance, from Washington University in St. Louis. He also earned a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Texas.

He regularly speaks at Tax Executives Institute (TEI) and to other industry and tax organizations.

NOTE: Alvarez & Marsal employs CPAs but is not a licensed CPA firm.

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