Overview
Effective Tax Solutions and Representation
Tax law is central to our core client services at Burr. Almost every business transaction or personal decision, whether simple or complex, has potentially significant tax consequences. When advising you on your business affairs and personal finances, Burr offers sophisticated and personalized tax counseling for every aspect of federal, state, and local taxes. Burr’s tax attorneys provide you with the benefit of their knowledge, experience, and important judgment to minimize taxes.
Burr knows tax. Among our tax practitioners are former attorneys with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of Chief Counsel and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Tax Division; former CPAs; and also IRS administratively-licensed Enrolled Agents. Burr’s tax attorneys have degrees in accounting and finance, advanced degrees in tax law, and are annually recognized in publications throughout the United States as being the “Best Lawyers in America”, “Super Lawyers”, “Tax Elite”, and as recognized tax advisors and counselors. Burr tax attorneys have served and are in leadership roles in the American Bar Association (ABA), state bar associations, and local professional tax organizations. Because of their knowledge and experience, Burr tax attorneys are qualified and testify as expert witnesses in tax cases and on tax issues in other cases, are appointed to serve as mediators in federal tax disputes between the IRS and private parties, and are asked to be regular speakers on tax law topics to professional, trade, and private organizations.
Our tax lawyers regularly provide a broad range of federal, state, and local tax services to our clients, specifically including advice and representation for:
- Federal Taxation
- Corporate, Partnership, and Business Entity Planning and Transactions
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Financing
- Real Estate Planning and Transactions
- International/Cross-Border Transactions and Issues
- Trade, Tariffs, Custom Duties, and Compliance
- Public Finance (Tax Exempt)
- Estates and Trusts, Wealth and Charitable Planning, and Probate Administration
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Small Business/Succession Planning
- Tax Exempt Organizations
- Tax Credits/Conservation Easements
- State and Local Taxes
- Economic Development Incentives
- Tax Controversy and Tax Litigation
- Bankruptcy Tax
Because every level of government has its own tax objectives, organization, statutes, and regulations, the rules change constantly, and interpreting them takes skill, foresight, and insight. We know our client’s goals are to find every legitimate method to minimize tax impact and maximize advantages to achieve your financial objectives. Whether you are a Fortune 500 company, multinational business, real estate investor, small business owner, tax-exempt organization, benefit plan administrator, an individual seeking tax advice or estate and trust planning, or faced with a tax audit, investigation, tax liens and levies, or other administrative tax inquiry, Burr’s attorneys will represent and advise you to achieve success.
