Broad & Cassel

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Taxation

Paying taxes is a primary concern for most individuals, corporations and other business entities. Our tax attorneys offer a broad range of tax and tax-related services to a wide array of clients throughout Florida, the nation, and the world to assist with reducing the tax burden. Whether you are an individual or business, new to Florida or you are a sophisticated multi-national corporation, we stand ready to help you to achieve your objective of minimizing tax payments.

No two clients are alike and before we recommend and implement a particular tax saving strategy, our tax attorneys seek to understand your specific goals and objectives. Once we achieve a sufficient level of understanding, we strive to put together a tailor-made program to achieve the desired goals and objectives. The program is designed to offer advice that will be implemented to minimize tax in compliance with the relevant tax laws. Our services range from relatively simple, straightforward tax strategies to highly complex and creative solutions designed to address a particularly unique situation.

Major Qualifications

The main focus of our tax practice is carrying out business transactions in the most tax efficient manner. Our tax attorneys also possess in-depth experience in dealing with the Internal Revenue Service on income tax audits. In addition, we commonly deal with state and local tax issues, including sales tax audits, documentary and intangible tax matters, and other taxes affecting business matters.

Many of our tax attorneys are CPAs and have worked in Big 5 accounting firms before joining the Firm. Most also hold Master of Law degrees in Taxation from some of the best law schools in the country. Few law firms in Florida can offer similar capabilities in this diverse and often complex area.

Areas of Law

For both individuals and business entities, we have demonstrated expertise in these areas:
* Entity selection
* Income tax planning for business transactions
* IRS tax audits
* State and local tax matters
* Sales tax audits
* Documentary and intangible tax matters
* Foreign in bound income tax planning
* Tax exempt organizations
* Restructuring
* Mergers and acquisitions

In the real estate arena, our tax attorneys have extensive experience structuring tax credit transactions and tax-free, like-kind exchanges of real property.

We have orchestrated a variety of debt for debt and stock for debt exchanges in the corporate area.

Examples of additional areas of experience of our tax attorneys include:
* Charitable deduction planning
* Business Entity agreements for acquisitions and syndications, including qualification for business tax credits and providing for allocations of income and/or loss to accomplish the tax objectives of the parties
* Tax controversy work, including representing the client before the IRS
* Structuring and planning for taxable and tax free mergers and reorganizations in the acquisition or divestiture of a business
* Planning and drafting non-qualified deferred compensation agreements, stock option plans and employment agreements for key employees
* Shareholder agreements providing for buy-sell rights, rights of first refusal, maintenance of tax favored status and other related matters
* Tax planning for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations, principally pertaining to minimizing U.S. tax for foreign investors in a U.S. business enterprise
* Representing non-profit corporations with regard to qualifying for tax exemption and complying with the myriad tax rules for operations

Broad & Cassel
390 N Orange Ave #1400
Orlando FL 32801
Tel: 407 839-4200
Fax: 407 425-8377
E-mail: info@broadandcassel.com

Broad and Cassel offers full-service legal representation for individuals, public entities and private enterprises — from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 1946, we have office locations throughout the state to serve your legal needs. Our lawyers know Florida's economy, its history, and its business and political leaders. Over the years, we have developed a keen understanding of how government works at the local, regional, state and federal levels.

In many areas, we have been largely responsible for drafting and shaping the law. Our knowledge and expertise, combined with our focus on excellent client service, has made Broad and Cassel one of Florida’s leading law firms.

OUR APPROACH

At Broad and Cassel, our attorneys strive to serve as trusted advisors to clients throughout the United States and abroad. We form lasting relationships: every client in our Firm is a peer, partner and friend. We make it our mission to understand your business, because we care about your success. We tailor our approach individually to your needs, keeping everything in mind — from the smallest details, including your interests and your issues, to the bigger picture — the nation’s economy and its ever-changing statutes and laws.

OUR PLEDGE TO YOU

Cost-Effective Counsel Results, responsiveness and value. At Broad and Cassel, we are committed to providing you with the most cost-effective legal counsel. We have the expertise to address a diverse range of issues. We also use paralegals wherever appropriate to minimize the legal expenses for our clients. This combined approach keeps costs down for our clients.

Broad and Cassel works with a diverse array of clients and we are thus familiar with the unique issues and challenges they face. We help our clients create and enhance the value of their business and explore opportunities for development and growth. We are sensitive to fees and costs and approach each matter with an eye toward achieving the objective.

Our attorneys are dedicated to understanding our clients’ business goals and objectives and the industries in which they compete. This extraordinary level of knowledge enables us to bring added value to our clients.

EXPERIENCE THAT COUNTS

Our firm is comprised of practice groups, or teams of lawyers focused on specific industries and areas of law. In so doing, we become so much more than competent legal technicians. We strive to be counselors, advisors, and problem solvers to our clients. As a result, our attorneys are continually recognized and honored for their outstanding achievements in providing sophisticated legal services.