Haynes and Boone, LLP - Ken Bezozo

Haynes and Boone, LLP is a vetted, long-standing Preferred Provider with CPAmerica.   Although there is no established exclusive benefits for CPAmerica members, firms have found their services to be beneficial.  You may contact Ken Bozozzo to scope your project and discuss terms.   Members will be billed directly.  

HAYNES AND BOONE TAX OVERVIEW
With more than 40 tax attorneys located in multiple offices, both in the United States and abroad, Haynes and Boone has the depth and experience to be strategic business advisors for our clients in all areas of federal, state, local and international taxation. As a full-service law firm with a significant tax practice, we frequently assist clients in dealing with the tax and business issues relating to the following:

Corporate Tax
Our tax attorneys provide a wide range of corporate tax related services. We represent a variety of business entities, including public, privately-held, mid-sized, and start-up companies, as well as S and “check the box” corporations and have substantial experience providing strategic tax planning advice related to complex corporate matters, such as corporate acquisitions and tax-free reorganizations, restructurings, stock offerings, debt financings, mergers, spin-offs, split-ups and leveraged buyouts. We also regularly advise clients in private equity, venture capital, and investment funds transactions.

Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Investment Funds
Clients often seek to structure their investment and business activities through pass-through entities, including partnerships and limited liability companies. We assist clients with joint ventures between larger entities, start-up ventures between individuals and/or smaller entities, and investment funds for U.S. taxable, tax-exempt and foreign investors.

Tax Controversy
Our tax attorneys regularly represent clients in disputes with taxing authorities at the federal, state, and local levels. We have extensive experience successfully representing business and individuals in both civil and criminal tax controversy matters.

Bankruptcy Tax Issues
Our tax attorneys assist in all phases of restructurings and bankruptcies, from working with debtors and creditors in modifying or restructuring indebtedness, to deciding whether a bankruptcy filing is necessary. We assist in structuring tax efficient plans of reorganization, evaluating and designing methods to preserve valuable corporate tax attributes, advising with respect to the modifications of debt instruments, representing debtors before the Internal Revenue Service and other taxing authorities in resolving disputes over pre-petition and administrative tax liabilities, dealing with the IRS and other tax authorities in obtaining rulings and closing agreements where appropriate, and pre-bankruptcy planning to manage sales, employment and other tax liabilities.

State and Local Taxes
We provide a wide scope of multi-state tax advice tailored to our clients’ needs. We represent clients in connection with audits, administrative and court hearings with state and local taxing authorities, as well with their general business transactions.

Mergers and Acquisitions
Our tax attorneys are experienced in representing a range of public and private entities, private equity funds, high-wealth individuals, banks, and others in a variety of M&A transactions. Appropriate tax planning in connection with any M&A transaction and our attorneys work hard to ensure that our clients’ goals are met in the most tax-efficient manner possible.

International Taxes
We advise clients, both individuals and business, in connection with a full array of international transactions. Whether the transaction of concern is inbound or outbound, we can advise on the appropriate tax structure and treatment.

Real Estate Transactions
We frequently advise clients with respect to a wide variety of real estate transactions, including the acquisition, development and sale of various types of properties, formation of large real estate portfolios, and international investments. This includes structuring deals that involve sophisticated vehicles like real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs). We also frequently assist clients make use of legitimate tax deferral strategies, including like-kind exchanges.



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