We Power the Full Cycle of your Transferable Renewable Energy Tax Credits Portfolio
Design Portfolio
We evaluate your federal tax liability, goals, and desired return profile. We analyze the entire marketplace of projects to provide the best options available and create a portfolio based on your specific goals.
Acquire Credits
We carry out comprehensive due diligence, negotiate pricing and terms, secure legal documentation, tax insurance, and guide you through the transfer process in a way that aligns with stakeholders and full IRS...
Manage Credits
You can expect tailored, expert-level service throughout the entire lifecycle of the TTCs in your portfolio, including ongoing monitoring, tax compliance and reporting advisory, annual reporting, site compliance...
Replenish Credits
We provide ongoing support with quarterly portfolio review, and annual credit replenishment. This way, your investment tax credit portfolio keeps driving ongoing tax savings.
Our Team
Our team includes former national tax partners from Big 4 firms, attorneys, CPAs, engineers, and other seasoned professionals, all offering a powerful blend of tax, legal, and technical expertise.
Jeff is a founding partner of Think–Since 2007, Jeff focused on state and local tax services with an emphasis on incentives and sales and use tax recovery. Prior to forming Think, Jeff served as a KPMG Tax Partner for 15 years, initially in the federal tax practice and later as Partner in charge of state and local tax (”SALT”) services for the Pacific Southwest. In that capacity, he recruited and led a team dedicated to providing a variety of value added tax services, including: income tax planning and advocacy; sales and use taxes; unclaimed property; property taxes; incentives and payroll taxes. Jeff has served as an adjunct professor in the MBT and MBA programs at University of Southern California (”USC”), California State University, Fullerton (”CSUF”) and Golden Gate University, where he was named “Instructor of the Year”. Jeff has also published a book on real property taxes in California, “How to reduce California Residential Property Taxes.” Jeff has been published in Journal of State Taxation, Journal of Multi-State Taxation and CFO Magazine.
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Email jmorris@thinkllp.com
Brian leads our National Indirect Tax Practice, where he advises clients on a variety of state and local tax issues throughout the country. He has secured millions of dollars in sales and use tax recoveries for clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies and provides outsourced sales tax functions for small to mid-sized businesses. Brian also has extensive expertise defending companies on all matters of tax controversy, including previously leading GE Capital’s Audit & Controversy team. Brian’s work includes broad in-depth knowledge of issues affecting many industries, including leasing, transportation and logistics. He is a licensed attorney in the State of Florida, with a JD and MBA from Florida State University and a Bachelors in Finance and International Business from The Pennsylvania State University.
Email beby@thinkllp.com
Chris is our Partner in charge of business acquisition and growth. Chris has over 25 years of experience leading large teams. Chris recently retired from KPMG as a Partner in charge of the Pacific Southwest Tax Business Unit for SALT services. At KPMG Chris led a team of 55 professionals focused on Sales/Use tax, VAT, State Income Tax, M&A, and Unclaimed Property. Chris is a multi-state sales/use tax specialist focused on planning, structuring and controversy. Chris is a frequent speaker at IPT, COST TEI and firm training sessions. Most recently Chris was the Lead Tax Partner for the nation’s largest retail investment advisory firm. He is an active CPA and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from San Diego State University.
Email ccraft@thinkllp.com
Based in Dallas, TX, Judd oversees Renewable Energy Tax Credit procurement. Judd has more than 25 years of experience working in finance, investment banking, and engineering roles across the energy value chain. Prior to joining Think, Mr. Cryer worked in commercial and utility-scale solar project development. He spent four years in energy investment banking where he focused on equity and debt placements. He spent the previous 15 years as portfolio manager with NXG Investment Management which focused on upstream and midstream energy infrastructure companies. He began his career as a project engineer with Koch Industries and Utility Engineering Corp. where we worked as a mechanical engineer on utility-scale electrical generating plants. Mr. Cryer earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.
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Melissa began her career at Think LLP in 2022 as an Account Executive assisting businesses and non-profits in their qualification analysis and filing for the Employee Retention Tax Credit program. She then joined the state credit team which works to yield companies significant tax savings and refunds through statutory jobs tax credits and incentives. Melissa is also part of the Renewable Credit Management team, helping to provide white glove service for buyers seeking transferable tax credit opportunities. Prior to this role, she was a middle school science teacher for 17 years and an adjunct professor of environmental science for 4 years. She holds a BS from West Texas A&M University, an MS from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and an M.Ed. from Southern Adventist University.