Troy Bluske

Troy is a State and Local Tax (SALT) consultant with more than 20 years of experience advising clients ranging from emerging growth companies to Fortune 100 organizations on sales and use tax matters. He specializes in helping businesses navigate complex multistate tax requirements while identifying opportunities to improve compliance and reduce tax exposure.

Troy's experience includes nexus evaluations, voluntary disclosure agreements, tax due diligence, audit defense, appeals, sales tax planning, and tax research. He also assists clients with identifying and pursuing sales and use tax credits, incentives, and refund opportunities. Through this work, Troy has helped clients recover millions of dollars in tax overpayments and has developed a practical understanding of the challenges businesses face when managing multistate sales tax obligations.

Throughout his career, Troy has worked with organizations at various stages of growth and across a broad range of industries. His experience in both tax consulting and sales tax technology has allowed him to approach state and local tax matters from both a compliance and operational perspective, helping clients identify practical solutions to complex tax issues.

Prior to joining KBF, Troy served as a State and Local Tax Director with Grant Thornton, where he advised clients on a broad range of sales and use tax matters. Most recently, he served as Director of Professional Services at Avalara, a sales tax software and compliance company, where he worked with clients on sales tax technology and related compliance needs.

Education

University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Master of Science in Accounting