A certified public accountant with a master of laws in taxation, David is uniquely qualified to counsel his clients on structuring transactions. He also battles the IRS both in administrative proceedings and in the U.S. Tax Court in gift, estate and income tax matterSome of his notable cases include the following:Liefer v. Commissioner, Docket No. 637-17, whether a defined value clause is valid for gift tax purposes to fix the value of a limited partnership interest gift. (Settled April 2019.)Kravitz v. Commissioner, Docket No. 8651-15. Successfully obtained a no tax-due decision where the IRS issued a deficiency against four S corporation shareholders tax of over $6 million alleging inadequate basis to deduct losses (January 2019).Goldstein v. Commissioner, Docket No. 361-18W. Whistleblower case to obtain recovery and information from IRS. (Settled August 2018.)Newberg v. Commissioner, Docket No. 3778-16. Obtained innocent spouse relief for husband where wife was convicted for tax fraud in connection with embezzlement. (March 2017.)