Mr. Neumeister is Director of Tax Services for D.R. Payne & Associates, Inc., and has over twenty five years experience in tax planning, tax controversies and tax compliance in both public and private industry. The firm maintains offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa and serves clients throughout the Southwest. Before joining the Firm, Mr. Neumeister was Vice President – Tax at Fleming Companies, Inc. (a Fortune 100 company). While at Fleming, Mr. Neumeister was responsible for the companies’ overall tax planning, policies, procedures, filings, audits, appeals and litigation. He was an integral member of executive merger and acquisition team. At Fleming, Mr. Neumeister was responsible for all aspects of relevant taxes covering, U.S., state, and local jurisdictions, and including, income, franchise, net worth, sales & use, cigarette, other tobacco, excise, other sundry taxes and unclaimed property. Previous to Fleming Mr. Neumeister was a Senior Manager – Tax Services at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he served clients in the industries of; retail, wholesale, manufacturing, professional services, construction, automobile dealers and others.