Micah Stewart Email & Phone Number

Micah has experience in tax planning for partnerships, S corporations, corporations, individuals, gratuitous transfers, trusts, and estates. He also has an extensive background in international tax planning. Micah leads the firm’s efforts in timely legislative and regulatory guidance and presents numerous seminars to the firm’s clients and professional organizations. He also is the lead in the firm’s tax planning as it relates to cryptocurrencies. Micah’s engagements include business and tax planning for national and international companies and assistance with reorganization, merger, and acquisition tax issues. In addition, he is an adjunct professor at the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center.Micah is the tax leader of the firm’s Transaction Advisory Services Group. He has deep experience in mergers and acquisitions from both the buy and sell side. Micah’s goal is to optimize transaction tax results for his clients. He has experience in debt restructuring, tax deferral strategies for investors and developers.Prior to joining LaPorte, Micah was an associate attorney for a large regional law firm where he concentrated his efforts on tax planning for families and businesses and in the field of tax incentive planning. He was previously a manager at a Big Four accounting firm in New Orleans where he focused on international taxation and general business planning. Micah began his professional career in 2005 and joined LaPorte in 2011.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Federal and state tax planning and controversies for businesses and families. Estate and gift taxation planning, including review of relevant IRS forms. International tax planning from both an inbound and outband perspective.Affordable Care Act planning and compliance issues - advising clients on large employer "pay or play" rules, controlled group analysis, planning for the 3.8% Medicare tax and other issues related to the Act.Incentive planning: develop client specific strategies to maximize state and federal tax incentives.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Adjunct professor teaching tax related courses.

* Federal and State: general controversy work including IRS and state audit representation, represent clients in matters before the IRS (offers in compromise and appeals), respond to IRS correspondence on behalf of clients, represent clients in voluntary disclosure agreements entered into with the Louisiana, general business planning, mergers and acquisitions, and trust and estate matters .* Renewable energy incentives: develop client specific strategies to maximize state and federal tax incentives in connection with purchase and installation of renewable energy equipment and the production of renewable energy - work with public utilities in implementing and maintaining a renewable energy portfolio.* International tax planning: general international taxation planning, mergers and acquisitions involving foreign business entities, foreign tax credit planning, and Subpart F planning;

International taxation, general business planning (federal and state).

Ll.M, Taxation

Juris Doctor

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Education record