Tax Areas
For information on the different types of tax services we offer, please select from the areas below:
Attorneys
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Jeff Storch Chair, Partner
- Business, Exempt Organizations, Employee Benefits
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Madelyn Leopold Partner
- Trusts & Estates, Exempt Organizations, Business
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Carl Rasmussen Partner
- Trusts & Estates, Exempt Organizations
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Paul Schmidt Partner
- Trusts & Estates
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Cindy Van Bogaert Partner
- Employee Benefits
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Cliff Bobholz Associate
- Individual, Trusts & Estates
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Andy DeClercq Associate
- Employee Benefits
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Forrest Hartmann of Counsel
- Trusts & Estates, Individual, Business, Exempt Organizations
Taxation for Businesses
When you are in business, you want to spend your energy on running your business, not trying to keep up with constantly changing tax rules. We work with you on tax issues so you can focus on your business. On the front-end, we can help you structure your business in a tax-efficient manner. In the event of a tax audit or litigation, we will be there to guide you through the process and will represent your interests vigorously.
Services
Our taxation services for businesses include:
- 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
- Employee benefit issues, including retirement, health, and cafeteria plans (see Employee Benefits page)
- 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
- Real and personal property tax planning and controversies
- Federal and state tax audits, appeals and litigation
- IRS and state filings
