Karey Barton

Karey Barton joined KPMG in November 2021 as a Managing Director after retiring from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts office serving as the Associate Deputy Comptroller for Tax from January 2015 until retiring. In this role, Karey had responsibility for tax administration, tax litigation/hearings, taxpayer assistance, and compliance and enforcement. Karey was also one of the chief architects of the Texas Margins tax in his role as director of the Texas Tax Reform Commission. In prior stints with the Texas Comptroller’s office, he served as tax policy director as well as several other senior positions in tax policy and revenue estimating. Additionally, in his 15-year consulting career in the private sector, Karey provided extensive analysis on tax related legislative, regulatory, and policy matters.

As Managing Director in the KPMG Washington National Tax-State and Local Tax practice, Karey has a role as the primary resource for all matters involving Texas tax regulations – assisting clients in resolving complex sales and use tax issues, income and franchise tax issues, refund claims, and tax controversies. Karey has extensive experience working with Texas taxpayers across a wide range of industries – serving as a practitioner, a private consultant, and a government administrator over his thirty years of practice. Also, with his broad network across other state administrator organizations and his deep understanding of the process and procedures unique to state tax administration, Karey leverages his experience and relationships in matters involving other jurisdictions as well.