# Mitchell Trager

> Mitchell “Mitch” Trager is an Atlanta-area tax attorney and Director of Incentives and Credits at Forvis Mazars. After roughly four decades in corporate tax, including 33 years with Koch companies and Georgia-Pacific, he moved into advisory work in 2022. A former international president of Tax Executives Institute, he is as recognizable for his emphasis on professional community and younger talent as for his work on credits, incentives, audits, fixed assets, research credits, and indirect tax.

- **Role:** Director, Incentives and Credits at Forvis Mazars
- **Organizations:** Forvis Mazars, Tax Executives Institute, Georgia-Pacific, Koch Companies Services, Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Grant Thornton, Peat, Marwick & Mitchell
- **From:** Brooklyn, New York, United States
- **Education:** B.A. in Accounting, Queens College, City University of New York, J.D. and LL.M. in Taxation, University of Bridgeport School of Law
- **Known for:** Served as 2021–2022 international president of Tax Executives Institute., Built 33 years of experience with Koch companies, including senior tax counsel work at Georgia-Pacific., Served public and private clients nationally and internationally in credits and incentives advisory work.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Clerked and worked during his first year of law school with Lawrence H. Cooke, chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals.
- **Before 1989** — Worked at Peat, Marwick & Mitchell, Grant Thornton, and Joseph E. Seagram & Sons.
- **1989–2022** — Spent 33 years with Koch companies, including service as senior tax counsel at Georgia-Pacific.
- **2021–2022** — Served as international president of Tax Executives Institute after more than 30 years of leadership involvement.
- **2022** — Left in-house tax work to join Dixon Hughes Goodman shortly before its merger with BKD created FORVIS.
- **2024–present** — Serves as Director, Incentives and Credits at Forvis Mazars, speaking and advising on state and local tax incentives.

## Achievements

- Served as 2021–2022 international president of Tax Executives Institute.
- Built 33 years of experience with Koch companies, including senior tax counsel work at Georgia-Pacific.
- Served public and private clients nationally and internationally in credits and incentives advisory work.
- Held numerous Tax Executives Institute leadership roles over more than 30 years.
- Helped champion chapter support, digital education, sponsorship development, and diversity and inclusion during his TEI presidency.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Scheduled to moderate a Tax Executives Institute session on practical state tax incentive strategies.
- **2026-03** — Listed as a speaker for the TEI Houston State & Local Update covering legislative developments, tax controversy, and credits and incentives.
- **2025-09** — Listed among the 2025–2026 officers and directors announced at the Council On State Taxation annual meeting.
- **2024-12** — Presented a tri-state state-and-local-tax update for the Connecticut/Westchester chapter of Financial Executives International.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchell-trager-381830225

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Last updated: 2026-09-26