REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
The firm’s civil and criminal tax controversy expertise is wide-ranging. Our cases have involved income tax, estate and gift taxes, sales tax, employment tax, and excise taxes, against government agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service, Franchise Tax Board, State Board of Equalization, Employment Development Department, and the California Labor Commissioner, and the City and County of San Francisco.
Our tax representation includes:
Tax Audits, Appeals and Protests
Civil Tax Litigation
Criminal Tax Investigations and Prosecutions
International Tax
Foreign Reporting Issues
Offshore and Domestic Voluntary Disclosures (OVDP and Streamlined Procedures)
Business and Employment Tax Issues
Tax Collection Matters
Installment Agreements and Offers in Compromise
Penalty and Interest Abatement
Tax Refund Claims and Abatements
California Tax Practice
Out-of-State Tax Issues
Our tax and estate planning ranges from setting up basic estate plans for individuals to providing opinions on complex transactions for businesses. We regularly advise litigants about the tax treatment of damage awards and settlements, and serve as tax adviser to several large estates and trusts.
We act as outside legal counsel to businesses, where we advise corporations and partnerships in transactional matters that have included the formation of business entities, sales and acquisitions, spin-offs, founder buyouts, and like-kind exchanges.
Finally, the firm has represented clients in white collar criminal matters involving tax, money laundering, and fraud related offenses. We have also represented clients in civil litigation in cases involving breach of contract, wrongful termination, professional malpractice, breach of fiduciary duties, conversion, and fraud.
Our tax representation includes:
Tax Audits, Appeals and Protests
Civil Tax Litigation
Criminal Tax Investigations and Prosecutions
International Tax
Foreign Reporting Issues
Offshore and Domestic Voluntary Disclosures (OVDP and Streamlined Procedures)
Business and Employment Tax Issues
Tax Collection Matters
Installment Agreements and Offers in Compromise
Penalty and Interest Abatement
Tax Refund Claims and Abatements
California Tax Practice
Out-of-State Tax Issues
Our tax and estate planning ranges from setting up basic estate plans for individuals to providing opinions on complex transactions for businesses. We regularly advise litigants about the tax treatment of damage awards and settlements, and serve as tax adviser to several large estates and trusts.
We act as outside legal counsel to businesses, where we advise corporations and partnerships in transactional matters that have included the formation of business entities, sales and acquisitions, spin-offs, founder buyouts, and like-kind exchanges.
Finally, the firm has represented clients in white collar criminal matters involving tax, money laundering, and fraud related offenses. We have also represented clients in civil litigation in cases involving breach of contract, wrongful termination, professional malpractice, breach of fiduciary duties, conversion, and fraud.