Tax Practice Group

Tax Planning

Our tax attorneys provide knowledgeable and practical counsel to businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals. We enable clients to structure business transactions, relationships and activities in ways that minimize tax obligations and other potential risks.

Tax Litigation and Controversies

Our tax attorneys represent clients in connection with tax audits, appeals and litigation involving the IRS, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, other state agencies, and local tax agencies.

Tax Services

Our tax services cover a wide range of issues and situations, including:

• Sales and acquisitions of businesses, including taxable and tax-free mergers, and spin-offs
• Stock redemptions and recapitalizations
• New business formations, joint ventures and strategic alliances
• Business succession planning and buy-sell arrangements
• Executive compensation issues, including stock option plans, deferred compensation arrangements and golden parachute issues
• Tax-deferred like-kind exchanges of real estate, personal property and other assets (including reverse exchanges)
• Tax-exempt financing projects
• Classification of workers as employees and independent contractors and other employment tax matters
• Tax planning for litigation damages and settlements
• State income tax, sales tax and nexus issues
• Multi-state tax consequences of business structures and transactions
• Estate, gift, generation-skipping and income tax planning, filing and controversies
• Trust and estate fiduciary income tax planning, filing and controversies
• Real and personal property tax planning and controversies
• Federal and state tax audits, appeals and litigation

Attorneys

Brian Glynn
Tom Groeneweg
Madelyn Leopold
Jon Nordenberg
Bill Peck
Carl Rasmussen
Paul Schmidt
Rick Schmidt