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Reinhart's Federal Tax Controversy and Litigation group helps clients resolve tax controversies and avoid or minimize long, protracted battles with the IRS or various state revenue agencies. As one of the largest tax groups in Wisconsin, we offer a high level of experience and insight and have earned a reputation for obtaining significant tax reductions, both in and prior to court.
We leverage our experience and depth of knowledge to effectively resolve tax disputes, resulting in considerable savings to our clients. Our team also works closely with companies' internal tax departments and other professionals to address a wide variety of tax issues. We have obtained significant tax reductions for our clients, both in and out of court, including
Civil tax audits and administrative appeals
Criminal tax investigations and litigation
Litigation in the Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, circuit courts and local Boards of Review
Litigation in the United States Tax Court, United States Court of Federal Claims and federal district courts
Litigation in other state boards and commissions
Appeals to numerous federal and state appellate courts
We have handled a wide range of cases with amounts in dispute from thousands to hundreds of millions of dollars. Some of the issues that our Federal Tax Controversy and Litigation attorneys have successfully resolved for our clients include:
Estate tax
Gift tax
Sales and use tax
Excise taxes
Criminal tax
Tax accounting
Midco transactions
Passive loss
Derivatives
Unclaimed property
Intangibles
UPREIT transactions
Hobby loss adjustments
Related party issues
Ownership succession
Special purpose entities
Mixing bowl transactions
Property tax valuation
Property tax exemption
Nonfiler negotiations
Ad valorem and unit valuation tax issues
Mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
Corporate reorganizations and conversions
Valuation and valuation discount issues
Health Care provider tax issues
Tax-exempt organization disputes
Research and development credit
Consolidated return issues
Real estate transfer fees
S corporation, partnership and limited liability company issues
Real estate transactions, including like-kind exchanges
Payroll tax imposition and responsible person issues
Charitable contributions, including contributions of easements
Transfer pricing, including negotiations with authorities of foreign governments
Income/franchise tax allocation and apportionment
Taxation of foreign companies with U.S. activities
Taxation of U.S. companies with foreign activities
Property tax issues for tax-exempt health care providers
Income and sales tax nexus including impact on out-of-state businesses
Property taxation of utilities, telecommunications and airlines
Unemployment compensation/worker's compensation
Executive compensation and fringe benefits, including reasonable compensation issues