Overview
COMPREHENSIVE TAX SOLUTIONS
Our tax attorneys provide strategic guidance on complex and evolving tax matters. Our team includes attorneys with a master of laws (LLM) in taxation, ensuring a well-rounded approach to tax planning, compliance, and dispute resolution.
We help businesses and individuals with:
- Structuring tax-efficient transactions and business operations
- Planning for mergers, acquisitions, and cross-border investments
- Drafting shareholder, joint venture, and operating agreements
- Regulatory compliance, including rulings and determination letters
- Resolving tax disputes at the international, federal, state, and local levels
- Supporting tax-exempt organizations from formation through operational compliance
Our experienced team regularly navigates complex tax laws, simplifying the process for our clients while delivering practical, business-focused solutions. We often represent clients in federal, state, and local tax matters, including income, franchise, property, sales/use tax, and unclaimed property disputes.
M&A AND TRANSACTIONAL TAX SUPPORT
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions and cross-border investments require thoughtful tax planning, but with the right guidance, they can be navigated with confidence. We structure every aspect of a transaction to minimize risk and maximize value. From due diligence through post-closing integration, we help you address challenges and implement tax strategies aligned with your business goals.
Mergers & Acquisitions Tax Planning
We help clients structure transactions that reduce tax exposure and support strategic growth.
- Structuring tax-efficient transactions for buyers and sellers
- Conducting due diligence to identify tax risks and opportunities
- Evaluating purchase structures for optimal tax outcomes
- Advising on taxable and tax-free reorganizations
Corporate & Transaction Structuring
Our team provides practical guidance on structuring and documenting business operations.
- Advising on corporate reorganizations and entity restructuring
- Developing and reviewing operating agreements for all business structures
- Drafting and negotiating private equity fund agreements
- Advising on REIT tax structuring, compliance, and opinions
- Structuring joint ventures with tax-sensitive investors
- Reviewing S-Corporation shareholder agreements
- Guiding entity selection for tax efficiency
Inbound Investment & International Tax
We support foreign investors and multinational clients with cross-border tax strategy and compliance.
- Developing U.S. tax strategies for foreign investors
- Ensuring compliance with tax treaties and regulations
- Advising on transfer pricing and profit repatriation strategies
TAX CONTROVERSY & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Our team has extensive experience helping clients navigate tax audits, negotiate settlements, secure penalty and interest relief, and address collection efforts.
We offer strategic guidance on:
- Resolving state, local, and IRS tax disputes
- Managing cross-border tax compliance
- Addressing post-transaction tax disputes
- Defending challenges to tax-exempt status
ADDITIONAL TAX SERVICES
Beyond transaction-focused services, we offer a full range of tax planning, compliance, and advisory support, including:
- Preparing tax opinions and ruling requests
- Drafting choice of entity and tax allocation agreements
- Structuring like-kind exchanges and tax payment arrangements
- Ensuring state and local tax compliance (income, sales/use tax)
- Providing aerospace tax planning and compliance
- Preparing income, gift, estate, and fiduciary tax returns
Our tax professionals work seamlessly with other service groups to deliver clear, practical solutions to even the most nuanced issues, allowing you to focus on protecting your assets, growing your business, and planning for the future.
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It’s not usual for companies to have employees working in multiple states, especially if they hire remote workers. However, managing a workforce that is spread out over multiple locations can be challenging.
The Biden Administration’s tax policy and proposed revisions will impose dramatic changes on how we manage compensation and individual taxes.
- New Illinois Digital Asset Tax: What Businesses and Taxpayers Need to Know
New Illinois Digital Asset Tax: What Businesses and Taxpayers Need to KnowIllinois businesses participating in the digital asset marketplace will soon face a new layer of tax compliance and reporting obligations. Effective July 1, 2027, a first-of-its-kind Digital Asset Tax (DAT) will impose a 0.2% tax on the value of certain digital assets, broadly defined to include cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and other digital tokens used to store, transfer, or exchange value.
The DAT, which has been subject to legal challenges that delayed its January 1, 2027 originally scheduled implementation, will create new tax collection, reporting, and recordkeeping obligations for digital asset brokers, cryptocurrency exchanges, fintech companies, custodians, and other businesses serving Illinois customers. Organizations that facilitate digital asset transactions should use the additional lead time before implementation to evaluate potential exposure and prepare for compliance.
- IRS Penalty Disputes After Norcave: What Taxpayers Need to Know Before Challenging Accuracy-Related Penalties
IRS Penalty Disputes After Norcave: What Taxpayers Need to Know Before Challenging Accuracy-Related PenaltiesIn a recent ground-breaking ruling, the Fifth Circuit made it more difficult for taxpayers to challenge certain IRS penalties before paying them first.
In Norcave Properties, L.L.C. v. Internal Revenue Service, the court held that accuracy-related penalties are subject to the Anti-Injunction Act (AIA), a federal law that generally prevents taxpayers from using the courts to stop the IRS from assessing or collecting taxes before payment. As a result, taxpayers who want to contest IRS accuracy-related penalties generally must follow the traditional tax dispute process rather than filing a separate lawsuit in federal district court.
- Amundsen Davis Welcomes Daniel Zukerman as Partner in Chicago
Amundsen Davis Welcomes Daniel Zukerman as Partner in ChicagoWe are pleased to announce that Daniel Zukerman has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in its Tax Service Group.
- Amundsen Davis Welcomes Joseph Tierney, V
Amundsen Davis Welcomes Joseph Tierney, VWe are proud to welcome Joseph Tierney, V as an associate attorney in our Milwaukee office and a member of the Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation & Tax Service Group.

