Rayth Myers is a Managing Director in the National Tax Office of Alvarez and Marsal Tax. He advises clients on a wide range of U.S. federal income tax issues related to accounting methods, periods, and credits, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, CARES Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He frequently advises clients on accounting method issues arising out of transactions/reorganizations, including IP license agreements and installment sales, and assists taxpayers in obtaining consent from the IRS to change their methods of accounting and accounting periods. Mr. Myers assists clients with income and expense recognition, capitalization and cost recovery (i.e., depreciation/amortization), and research and experimental expenditures. He also advises companies on the deductibility of legal settlements and fines/penalties, including False Claims Act and various opioid settlements.

Mr. Myers is also a frequent speaker on method issues and is the Chair of the Capital Recovery & Leasing Committee in the American Bar Association’s Tax Section. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history and philosophy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, a JD from the University of Oregon, and an LLM in taxation from Georgetown University Law Center (with distinction).