Lewis Thomason’s tax attorneys provide sophisticated federal and state tax advice to clients across Tennessee and the United States, in both transactional and litigation settings.

We assist with individual income tax planning, including the Hall income tax, and property taxes; complex estate planning, including business succession, estate and gift taxes, and income taxes; business tax planning, including entity choice and formation, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and other capital investment considerations, and compensation issues; tax compliance, including franchise, excise, sales, and use taxes, and complex audits; representation during the examination of returns and collection of delinquent tax debts; and international tax compliance and enforcement.

We also provide litigation counsel in criminal tax matters, administrative appeals, and other tax-related cases in state and federal courts, the Internal Revenue Service, and state taxing authorities.  Lewis Thomason attorneys are experienced at preparing offers in compromises, installment agreements, and requests for penalty and interest abatements, and navigating due process hearings during the collection phase.  Our clients have also prevailed before the IRS and state taxing authorities on petitions for removal of federal and state tax liens and levies.

Sales and Use Tax:

State governments often levy a tax liability or conduct tax audits against businesses for income, sales, use, and specialty taxes.   These taxes can be hard to track and estimates incorrectly figured resulting in additional tax assessments.  Our attorneys have extensive experience representing businesses before the IRS and state taxing authorities on state tax liens and levies.

Corporate Tax:

Lewis Thomason’s tax attorneys partner with you to develop strategies regarding your business tax burdens and further the overall financial objective of your business.  We begin with counseling on the tax implications of business entity selection.  This includes liability companies, partnerships, S corporations and closely held or pass-through entities.  Our tax attorneys advise on the tax consequences of a myriad of issues which arise in the corporate setting such as business acquisitions and reorganizations, real estate transactions, tax exempt and other financing agreements, financial derivatives, qualified and nonqualified compensation planning, private foundations, exempt organizations, sales tax issues, planning for closely held or family businesses, and income tax planning for estates and trusts.

International Tax Law:

If you or your business is facing a complex tax situation involving international income generating assets, offshore businesses, or other foreign earnings, our tax attorneys have the experience to assist you.  Lewis Thomason lawyers have assisted taxpayers with voluntary disclosures, audits, and other civil penalty assessments related to foreign income/assets in dozens of countries, and we can assess an array of tax concerns related to double taxation of expatriates, tax minimization, FBAR, FATCA, and other international tax problems.

Trust and Estate Tax:

Our estate planning and probate practice involves a full range of estate planning to structure clients’ affairs, including will construction, trusts, living wills, powers of attorney, and other health care directives. Estate planning involves much more than preparing tax efficient wills and trust agreements, and our trusts and estates tax attorneys regularly provide advice involving both tax and non-tax issues.  Our lawyers advise clients on family-owned and closely held business planning, asset protection, special needs planning and general family planning.

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