Thomas joins CohnReznick as Commercial Real Estate Tax Partner

New York, NY – January 5, 2023 – CohnReznick LLP, one of the leading advisory, assurance, and tax firms in the United States, today announced that Corey A. Thomas, CPA, has joined the firm as a tax partner in its Commercial Real Estate practice. Based in the Dallas area, Thomas has extensive experience providing federal, state, and international tax compliance and tax consulting services across a variety of real estate and private equity portfolios.

Thomas has notable expertise advising large, middle, and small market real estate clients on tax compliance, structuring, and consulting across industries including the multi-family, hospitality, healthcare, and commercial industries. He also brings advisory experience on the tax consequences of REIT conversions and REIT structuring including managing the federal, state, and international tax compliance reporting requirements throughout the lifecycles of pass-through structures such as quarterly testing, due diligence, and fixed asset analysis.

“As the real estate industry continues to navigate a period of transition, our commercial real estate and private equity clients will greatly benefit from Corey’s extensive REIT and tax advisory experience,” notes Ronald Kaplan, CohnReznick’s Commercial Real Estate Industry Leader. “Corey’s proven leadership abilities and passion for cultivating and building trusted client relationships will be an asset to CohnReznick and to our practice.”

Before joining CohnReznick, Thomas was a tax director for a Big Four firm where he led a team of 20+ real estate tax professionals and support staff across multiple cities and served as the primary liaison for an offshore team comprising 50+ real estate team members. He earned a BBA in Accounting and an MS in Accounting, Taxation from Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business. 

Thomas is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.