Duane Morris LLP

Case Studies

IPO for REIT
Kaufman leads effort to win SEC, NASD and state approval for one of largest private REIT IPOs in 2003

Upcoming Events

Duane Morris Partner Hope Krebs to Speak at New York University's Summer Institute in Taxation

Past Events [ more ]

Duane Morris Partner Stan Kaminski to Speak at the FTA 2009 Annual Meeting
Duane Morris Partners Stanley Barg and Jon Grouf to Speak at Fifth Annual International Estate Planning Institute
Duane Morris Partner Jerome L. Wolf to Serve as Program Chair and Speak at Asset Protection in Florida CLE Seminar

Tax

The Tax Practice Group is an integral part of the firm's transactional practice. We work closely with our business lawyers to structure and effectuate complex transactions from a tax perspective to better fit our client's business objectives. We also maintain an independent tax practice that focuses on public and private domestic and foreign business entities (corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies), private clients and tax-exempt organizations, including federal, state and local tax controversy matters for all of the foregoing.

Many of our lawyers are recognized authorities in their fields, consultants to other professional advisors, frequent speakers and panelists at tax conferences and authors of tax articles and treatises.

Services

Business Transactions

Responding to our clients' needs, we provide tax advice in connection with:

Choice of Entity
Mergers, Acquisitions, Dispositions and Restructurings
International Tax Planning
Tax Structuring of Workouts and Bankruptcies
Real Estate Transactions, including Syndications, REITS and Section 1031 Transactions
Venture Capital
Low-Income Housing and Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Transactions
Municipal Bonds
Tax-Exempt Entities

State and Local Tax Matters

Our state and local tax attorneys have multistate experience in such matters as:

Sales, Use and Gross Receipts Taxes
Real Property and Transfer Taxes
Required Recordkeeping
State Income and Franchise Taxes
State Tax Exemptions
State Tax Implications of e-Businesses
Unclaimed Property Matters
State Tax Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions
Tax Amnesty and Tax Disclosure Agreements

International Tax Matters

Duane Morris' international tax attorneys provide United States tax advice to our multinational clients on a wide range of cross-border business activities, including:

Cross-Border Transfer Pricing: Planning and Compliance
Tax-Efficient Realignment of Foreign Subsidiaries
CFC and PFIC Tax Planning
Tax Treaty Utilization and Compliance
Foreign Tax Credit Planning
U.S. Tax Withholding on Payments to Foreign Persons
Cross-Border Employee Transfer Planning
Pre-Immigration Planning

Civil and Criminal Tax Controversy Practice

Our tax controversy lawyers have in-depth experience in client representation:

At Federal Tax Examinations and IRS Appeals Offices
Before U.S. Tax Court and Federal Appellate Court
At State and Local Tax Examinations and Administrative Proceedings
Before State Trial and Appellate Courts
In Administrative and Grand Jury Criminal Tax Investigations

Private Clients

Our tax lawyers, working closely with our attorneys in other practice groups, advise private clients on the tax consequences of their activities, including the following:

Family Tax and Business Succession Planning
Executive Compensation Structures
Charitable Giving, including Use of Private Foundations

For More Information

For more information, please contact Stephen DiBonaventura or any of the practice members referenced in the Attorney Listing.