Structural and Transactional Tax Planning

The federal, state and international tax planning services that we provide are the cornerstone of our Corporate Taxation services. We assist our clients not only with the design of responsible solutions but aid in the implementation of those solutions within their business environment, navigating change issues sometimes encountered outside the tax area. Our ability to deliver effective, creative and timely tax advice is built on our long-standing, cross-department relationships within the clients we serve. We offer structural and transactional tax planning services for those organizations looking for tax solutions in the following areas:

• Accounting and inventory method selection
• Stock versus asset purchase and sale transactions
• Choice of entity, capitalization and holding company structures
• New York State Empire Zone tax benefits
• Corporate reorganizations, including tax attribute optimization
• Inbound and outbound foreign ownership structures and reporting
• Treatment of hedging and other derivative instruments
• Multi-state tax minimization
• Federal and state audit representation, including ruling requests
• Corporate distributions, including foreign tax credit maximization
• Partnership taxation, including inside and outside basis planning
• Tax credit studies
• Transfer pricing analysis
• Tax deferred exchanges