The Business Group provides counsel to clients to minimize overall taxation in connection with the following areas:
- Mergers
- Acquisitions
- Divestitures
- Spin-offs
- Split-offs
- Partnerships
- Joint ventures
- Reorganizations
- Shareholder redemptions
- Real estate ventures
- Executive compensation
Representative matters include:
Representation of taxpayers alleged to have invested in unlawful tax shelters.
Representation of taxpayers in residency disputes with NY and Connecticut tax authorities.
Representation of an accountant in a disciplinary proceeding brought by the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility.
Representation of a corporate taxpayer alleged to have incurred liability for the accumulated earnings tax.
Representation of business taxpayers in disputes over sales and use taxes.
Representation of a corporation in a dispute over the tax treatment of payments to shareholders.
Representation of a business taxpayer in a case that established an important precedent for federal court jurisdiction in tax refund cases.