Tyler Menzer is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Iowa, graduating in 2024. His research involves examining the taxes and investor behavior around cryptocurrency and digital assets as well as international taxation and profit shifting. He currently works with the IRS examining tax reporting of cryptocurrencies and has presented his research at the IRS, Office of Financial Research, U.S. Treasury’s Office of Technical Assessment, The American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, The American Taxation Association Mid-year Meeting, the UCSB-ECON Defi Seminar, The IRS-TPC Research Conference and to staff at the Joint Committee on Taxation. His work has been accepted at …

Shehan Chandrasekera is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas and New Jersey. He specializes in business and individual tax planning and consulting for small businesses. Shehan has a broad tax knowledge of various industries including, Real Estate, Construction, E-commerce, Healthcare, Manufacturing & Distribution and the emerging Blockchain related industries. Before starting his career at JAG CPAs & Co, Shehan worked for several regional and national public accounting firms for a number of years. His ability to dissect the tax code and innovative thinking have immensely contributed to his rapid professional growth. After a successful career helping many …