I am of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the tax group. I advise business and individual clients in federal income and employment tax matters regarding: •the permissibility of federal income and employment tax return positions •tax compliance and procedures •the federal income and employment tax consequences of proposed transactions •alternative structures to minimize federal income and employment tax liability I assist clients with employment tax reporting and withholding and regularly advise clients’ in-house or external accountants during income or employment tax audits. I represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service in cases of disputed liability involving federal income tax, federal employment tax, federal excise tax and civil penalties both at audit and before the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals. I also have represented taxpayers in federal excise tax disputes before the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. I routinely assist the firm’s state and local tax subgroup in litigation involving various state and local tax disputes, and have appeared before the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals and the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Listed skills include Tax Law, Tax, Tax Dispute Resolution, State Tax, and 6 others.