MacElree Harvey’s tax lawyers provide tax advice on a wide variety of personal, business and real estate matters, as well as thoughtful and experienced representation in obtaining rulings and other guidance from tax authorities and in resolving tax controversies.

We pride ourselves on providing well-thought-out advice in a manner that is timely, efficient and reflects our clients’ business objectives. The knowledge and experience of each tax lawyer is not limited to just the tax department, but is made available firm wide through close collaboration and cooperation across practices groups.

For taxpayers engaging in business and real estate transactions, success depends on compliance with a diverse and ever-evolving array of tax rules. Tax regulations and policies are constantly changing, and often vary widely in different national, regional, and local jurisdictions. A thorough understanding of the tax regulations can mean the difference between profitable transactions and harsh penalties.

MacElree Harvey provides comprehensive and strategic tax planning advice, combining a thorough knowledge of complex tax laws with a pragmatic problem-solving approach to our clients’ tax issues. We serve corporations, private equity funds, family businesses, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, and non-profits in a wide variety of transactions ranging from routine corporate formations to complex mergers and acquisitions. Our goal is to maximize after-tax results for our clients within applicable laws and regulations.

MacElree Harvey’s tax attorneys provide thoughtful and experienced advocacy on behalf of clients in federal, state and local tax disputes. We represent clients at all stages of the administrative process, from audit through administrative appeal and post–appeals mediation. We also represent clients in a wide range of tax collection matters, from initial assessment through enforced collection means (liens and levies).

MacElree Harvey’s Tax Controversy lawyers have an in-depth understanding of tax matters arising in controversies affecting a broad array of industries, including the financial products, hedge fund, manufacturing, transportation, entertainment, and utility industries. Likewise, we have significant experience with many of the issues on which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and state and local taxing authorities currently focus their resources. On the federal side those include debt/equity issues, the determination of ownership of property, capital versus expense classifications, losses from trading in securities and commodities, economic substance and business purpose, and placed-in-service date disputes. We have also handled cases involving tax shelters, accounting methods, and promoter registration. With respect to state and local controversies, our experience extends to a wide range of income, capital, and transactional tax issues.

We routinely advise clients on state and local tax planning matters, including entity selection, operational flow, and the tax consequences of acquisitions, reorganizations, and divestitures. Our lawyers have handled tax controversies in state courts and administrative proceedings.

We advise our not-for-profit clients on a broad range of matters including general tax issues, tax-exempt financing, securing and maintaining recognition of tax-exempt status, issues regarding payments to grantees (including foreign organizations), corporate governance, restructuring and bylaws issues, contract negotiations, employment issues, donor issues, real estate transactions, land use and local government issues, and the substantive areas of law with which the client is involved.

We have extensive experience in representing our nonprofit client in an application for real estate tax exemption, or defending our client when an existing tax exemption is changed or challenged. We have represented clients before tax assessment boards, tax courts, courts of general jurisdiction and have successfully negotiated tax settlements and payment in lien of tax (“PILOT”) agreements for our nonprofit and charitable clients.

Below are some of the forms that we prepare for clients:

• Form 1040 – Individual tax return
• Form 1041 – Fiduciary tax return
• Form 1065 – Partnership tax return
• Form 1120 – Corporate tax return
• For 1120 S – S Corporation tax return
• Form 990  – Foundation tax return
• Form 5227 – Split Interest Trust tax return
• Form Fin Cen 114 – Foreign Bank reporting form
• Form 1040 NR – Non Resident individual tax return
• Form 1023 – Application for Recognition of Exemption Under 501 (c) (3)