Missouri Business Tax Planning Lawyers
Business owners, executives and entrepreneurs need to know the state and federal tax implications associated with their businesses. We help our clients understand the tax laws and implement plans to reduce or avoid unnecessary tax burdens. For those clients who are under audit or otherwise in disputes with taxing authorities, we offer representation at all levels of the controversy, whether in administrative stages or in court.
We help our clients avoid legal problems that distract their energies and focus from the operation of their businesses. If litigation is inevitable, our tax lawyers thoroughly research the matter and strive for an appropriate outcome.
Guilfoil, Petzall & Shoemake, L.L.C. - St. Louis Tax Attorneys Since 1963
For almost 50 years, we have advised individual and business clients on issues such as:
- Tax planning for business formation
- Mergers, acquisitions, tax-free reorganizations and spin-offs
- Tax aspects of business succession, including buy-sell agreements and gifting
- Tax planning and compliance with the new healthcare law
- Tax planning for non-profit entities, including obtaining tax-exempt status with the IRS
- IRS and state collection matters
- IRS and state audits and appeals
- Tax evasion and IRS/state criminal tax investigations
- U.S. Tax Court appeals and U.S. District Court refund suits
- Business income tax matters
- Employment tax disputes/worker classification
- Valuation disputes
- Fringe benefits
- Officer and executive compensation, including non-qualified deferred compensation plans
- Reimbursed expenses
- Offers in compromise/installment agreements
- Tax penalty relief
- Tax planning for probate, trusts and estates
