Transactional Tax Structuring

Overview

We provide comprehensive tax advice to businesses and individuals facing a broad array of federal, state and international tax issues. Collaborating with attorneys in other practice areas, we guide clients through all facets of tax matters that confront corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, individuals, trusts, and estates.

We represent clients in corporate and business tax issues, including public and private company transactions, mergers and acquisitions, business formations, reorganizations, and liquidations, to minimize tax costs and maximize tax benefits. We also represent individuals with respect to the broad array of tax issues that they face. Our clients include foreign investors in the United States and American investors abroad. We have also served as counsel for a wide range of tax-exempt organizations.

Additionally, we handle tax litigation and have successfully represented clients in substantial tax controversies with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Florida Department of Revenue (FDOR).

Range of Services

• Tax structuring – business formations, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations
• Business and individual tax planning
• International tax and pre-immigration tax planning
• Real estate tax – Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) compliance, and Section 1031 Exchanges
• Voluntary disclosure and tax compliance matters
• Tax controversies
• State and local sales tax
• Tax audits and disputes – Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Florida Department of Revenue (FDOR)
• Tax-exempt organizations