Michael Salama is the Lead Tax Counsel for The Walt Disney Company (Burbank, CA). Previous positions include: senior manager, Washington National Tax Services Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; senior trial attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, I.R.S., clerk Anti-Trust Division, Department of Justice, Computers & Finance Section.
Mr. Salama is a board member of the not-for-profit ProbabilityMangement.org and has published extensively on a variety of topics including in the state and federal income tax areas.
Education:
IP Residential Program, IP Law, University of Oxford
M.B.A., Cambridge University
J.D., George Washington University Law School, with honors
B.S., Mathematics, Vassar College
Tax Management Portfolios™
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Film Production: Basis Recovery and Federal Incentives (Portfolio 599)
This Portfolio provides a comprehensive analysis of the basis recovery issues and federal incentives applicable to the filmed entertainment industry.
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Accounting for Income Taxes: Managing Uncertain Tax Positions Under ASC 740 and ASC 450 — A Practical Guide (Portfolio 5005)
Bloomberg Tax Portfolio 5005, Accounting for Income Taxes: Managing Uncertain Tax Positions Under ASC 740 and ASC 450.