Andrew Roberson

Andrew is a Principal in the Tax Controversy and Dispute Resolution Services group for the KPMG Washington National Tax practice. He represents multinational enterprises and other clients in U.S. federal and international tax controversy matters.

Andy regularly advises clients on all aspects of tax controversies, including examination, appeals, alternative dispute resolution and litigation. He works closely with personnel in the tax and general counsel departments in resolving tax disputes. During his career, Andy has resolved dozens of matters at the IRS administrative level and been involved in over 75 matters at all levels of the federal court system, including the U.S. Tax Court, several courts of appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He also litigated the largest tax case in American Samoa history.

Andy joined KPMG from an international law firm, where he led the U.S. Federal Tax Controversy group and was a founder and editor of the firm’s tax controversy blog. Earlier in his legal career, he served as an attorney advisor to Judges Joseph R. Goeke and Robert P. Ruwe of the U.S. Tax Court.

Andy has authored and co-authored numerous articles and other publications on tax controversy issues and is the author of the Securing Information from Taxpayers by the IRS book chapter from the ABA publication Effectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS. He recently received a JD Supra’s 2023 Readers Choice Award for Tax. Andy is also a regularly featured speaker on tax issues at conferences and seminars, including the Tax Executives Institute, the American Bar Association, and the International Conference on Taxpayer Rights.

Andy holds an LLM degree from the New York University School of Law, a JD degree from Pepperdine University School of Law, and a BA degree from the University of Washington.