Taxation

The firm’s taxation practice encompasses business and personal planning to minimize tax liabilities in compliance with applicable laws; preparation of income, estate and gift tax returns; and audit defense and resolution of tax controversies with the Internal Revenue Service; Florida Department of Revenue, and local tax collection agencies.

Our attorneys routinely advise clients regarding structuring their business transactions, operations, investments, and gratuitous transfers in the most tax-efficient manner. In particular, our attorneys have experience and expertise in the following areas:

• Business entity selection
• Structuring and restructuring owners’ agreements
• Tax planning for business and real estate transactions
• Estate and gift tax planning
• Income taxation of estates and trusts
• Formation and operation of tax exempt organizations
• Charitable deduction planning
• Employee compensation, including executive and deferred compensation
• Florida state documentary stamp, intangibles, and property tax matters
• Foreign in-bound U.S. taxation matters