Bob loves the challenge of making complex tax laws understandable for those planning complex, tax-sensitive business transactions or having to defend tax positions already taken. He is able to blend big picture strategic thinking without sacrificing the attention to detail critical to achieve the results that his clients seek. Both skills are critical to effective tax planning and tax mitigation. More than three decades of experience enables Bob to provide a diverse group of clients with definitive, seasoned judgment.
A former practicing CPA, Bob bridges the gap that often exists between the legal and accounting worlds. He values the opportunity to team up with the clients accounting professionals and also with local counsel who may not have in-house tax capabilities.
Bob helped a large multinational foreign corporation save millions of dollars in franchise taxes that a state taxing authority sought to impose using push down accounting following an acquisition of a new U.S. subsidiary engaged in the extraction of minerals.
He has successfully resolved scores of federal and state tax controversies. Most often, he has done so while avoiding the cost and delay of protracted litigation. A seasoned negotiator, Bob commands respect of opposing transactional counsel as well as government counsel and representatives of the IRS and other taxing authorities. Whether advising Fortune 100 companies, families or individual entrepreneurs, Bob prides himself on the timely delivery of tax counsel.
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