Carl Walker

Carl Walker recently joined Advantous Consulting as Tax Director, where he will guide Texas strategy, enhance a thriving property tax practice solidifying Advantous’ presence across the state. He serves as the primary advisor on Texas state and local tax policy, representing the firm across key industry and legislative forums. Carl has been asked to continue serving on the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts’ PTAD/TDLR Laison Committee and Industry Laison Committee.

Carl previously led Texas Taxpayers and Research Association’s (TTARA) work on property tax policy through education, bill analysis, and support of key industry working groups. He was one of the leading property tax voices to the Texas Legislature playing vital roles in the crafting of key property tax legislation relating to property tax exemptions, incentives, tax rate limitations, interim charge studies, and property tax system improvements. During his time at TTARA, Carl has authored various property tax related briefs and reports. He led a group of TTARA members in the development of a Texas School Tax Incentive Framework that was used in the initial bill draft for the Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovations (JETI) Act. Carl has testified before state legislative committees on key tax bills and interim charges. He was routinely invited to participate in speaking engagements including TTARA Luncheons, Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) , Texas Society of CPA’s, SALT Summits, COST Events, Various State Taxpayers Associations, Legal Seminars, Webcasts, and Podcasts.

Previously, he served as the Property Tax Manager for Anadarko Petroleum Corp., where he worked for over 15 years in progressive tax leadership roles. He has experience in property tax appraisal, compliance, and tax policy review, including reviews of local jurisdiction tax rates and budgets. He was a member of the TXOGA Mineral Appraisal Sub-Committee and chaired the TXOGA Local Jurisdictions Sub-Committee. In Kansas, Carl led industry negotiations with the Department of Revenue to implement adjustments to forecast natural gas pricing in appraisals. During his time at Anadarko, he gained extensive local government affairs experience and led a team that won the 2012 Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Award for Corporate and Social Responsibility. Carl has prior experience in severance tax and state & local income/franchise tax.

Carl is a CPA (Certified Public Accountant), registered Texas lobbyist, and received his BBA in Accounting, Finance, and Real Estate from Baylor University.