Taylor Applegate
Kansas City  ยท  Tax Manager at Twitch

Making sense of tax across borders, platforms, and jurisdictions.

I'm a tax professional with nearly a decade of experience in indirect tax, spanning sales & use tax, VAT/GST, and digital service taxes across U.S. and international jurisdictions. I also bring hands-on experience in U.S. tax reporting โ€” including 1099 and 1042 compliance โ€” giving me a broader view of how tax touches every part of a business.

What sets my background apart is the range of perspectives I've built along the way โ€” state government auditor, public accounting consultant, and in-house expert at both an engineering firm and a tech company. That breadth lets me cut through complexity, work across finance, legal, and engineering teams, and build tax programs that actually hold up at scale. I have deep experience with Vertex O-Series configuration and implementation, and I'm passionate about bringing tax into the modern era โ€” leveraging AI tools to drive efficiency and make indirect tax less of a black box for the businesses I support. Currently doing that as Tax Manager for Indirect Tax at Twitch. B.S. in Accounting and Finance, Kansas State University.


Twitch
Tax Manager โ€” Indirect Tax
Jul 2024 โ€“ Present  ยท  Remote
Leading indirect tax compliance across U.S. and international jurisdictions including sales tax, VAT, digital service taxes, and GST. Oversee Vertex O-Series configuration, support audits, and partner with internal teams on tax legislation and system implementation.
Twitch
Senior Tax Analyst โ€” Indirect Tax
Nov 2022 โ€“ Jul 2024  ยท  Remote
Managed monthly reconciliation of transaction and revenue reports, supported foreign and domestic tax audits, and provided guidance on evolving tax legislation to business and revenue partners.
Black & Veatch
Senior Tax Analyst โ€” Sales Tax
Mar 2021 โ€“ Nov 2022  ยท  Overland Park, KS
Prepared complex multi-state tax returns, served as SME for Vertex O-Series implementation, researched energy and green energy exemptions, and assisted with contract tax language reviews and dispute resolution.
Black & Veatch
Tax Analyst โ€” Sales Tax
Jan 2020 โ€“ Mar 2021  ยท  Overland Park, KS
Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual tax returns. Supported audit documentation, tax provision calculations, and process improvement initiatives.
BKD CPAs & Advisors
SALT Consultant
Apr 2019 โ€“ Dec 2019  ยท  Kansas City
Researched multi-state sales and use tax issues, identified optimal filing strategies based on economic nexus thresholds, and assisted clients with audits and voluntary disclosure agreements.
Kansas Department of Revenue
Sales and Use Tax State Auditor I & II
Jul 2016 โ€“ Apr 2019  ยท  Kansas City
Conducted field audits examining taxpayer financials and records, developed audit plans for complex cases, and promoted voluntary compliance โ€” contributing to significant recovery of unreported tax revenue.

Twitch
Finance AI Champion
2025
Recognized for identifying and implementing ways to leverage AI tools in day-to-day finance and tax workflows.
Twitch โ€” CFO Org
Operational Excellence Award
Q2 2023
Awarded for finding ways to drive efficiency through technology and process improvements within the finance organization.

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