Tax

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP has long been recognized as a leader in the tax field. Our lawyers include past chairs of tax-related bar association committees and sections as well as authors, editors and lecturers on tax-related topics.

Tax-related Services

A significant portion of our tax practice encompasses partnership, corporate, international and individual income tax planning and estate and gift planning. We advise clients on virtually all tax aspects of acquiring, owning and disbursing of assets, liabilities and legal interests of the relationships of owners, suppliers, customers and creditors.

Specifically, ECJ represents individual, business and non-profit clients in the following tax matters:

  • Tax analysis and structuring of transactions, including the formation of businesses and the selection of the most advantageous form of entity
  • Tax aspects of mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations
  • Debt and venture capital financings
  • Tax aspects of real estate development, sales, tax-deferred exchanges, acquisitions, financing, leasing and condemnations
  • Tax planning for bankruptcy reorganization and other insolvency proceedings
  • Offshore investments by United States individuals or entities
  • Tax planning for foreign investment in the United States
  • Planning and administering estates and trusts of all sizes with particular attention to gift and estate taxes, transfer taxes and probate
  • Employment taxes
  • Charitable giving and tax-exempt activities
  • Handling tax disputes before the Internal Revenue Service, Franchise Tax Board, Board of Equalization and courts in various stages of regulation

The Department regularly advises clients about state and local tax issues, including real and personal property taxes, sales and use taxes, income and franchise taxes, business license taxes and unitary tax issues.

Contact an Experienced Tax Lawyer at ECJ for Your Taxation Needs

Planning for taxes is an important step toward achieving your personal or business financial objectives. For more information about Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP’s Tax Law Department, please contact us.

Tax Law Attorneys, serving clients in Los Angeles, the State of California and across the nation.