Mackenzie Hughes served as lead counsel in substantially reducing a sales tax assessment on hazardous waste disposal on behalf of a Fortune 500 company.
Our tax attorneys include lawyers who are also certified public accountants who bring years of experience working at some of the nation’s most respected accounting firms to our practice. They use this extensive experience to proactively counsel businesses, municipalities, public authorities and individuals in all aspects of federal, state and local tax matters. They also work closely with the attorneys and clients of our Estates & Trusts and Health Care practices to review and analyze specific tax issues.
Services include:
- Tax appeals and audits at federal and state levels
- Tax controversies and tax litigation
- Advising start-up ventures, closely held corporations, general and limited partnerships and limited liability companies
- Advising and drafting ownership succession plans
- Providing tax counsel in mergers, acquisitions and financing
- Independent tax opinions on significant corporate tax matters
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Mary Anne Cody
Partner
Clayton H. Hale, Jr.
Partner and Co General Counsel
Ami S. Longstreet
Partner and Co General Counsel
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Ian S. Ludd Joins Mackenzie Hughes LLP Business Department
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Ian Ludd has recently joined the business department of Mackenzie Hughes LLP after graduating cum laude with both a Juris Doctor degree from the Syracuse University College of Law and a Master of Public Administration degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. During Law School Ian was a member…
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Important Changes to New York’s School Tax Relief (STAR) Program
New York State has a school tax relief (STAR) program available to New Yorkers who own their home as their primary residence and earn less than $500,000 per year. Previously, this relief was in the form of a partial exemption on the school tax bill. New York started issuing STAR checks instead of partial tax…
Read moreNew Tax Bill Drastically Changes Treatment Of Alimony
For the last seventy-five years, a spouse paying alimony (also known as “maintenance” or “spousal support” in New York and many other jurisdictions) has been able to deduct the alimony award from his or her tax return each year. Likewise, the spouse receiving the maintenance has the obligation to include the total amount of alimony…
Read moreEstate and Gift Law Changes under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The new legislation signed into law on December 22, 2017 has significant estate planning changes. The federal estate, gift and generation skipping tax exemption amount is now doubled to $11.2 million per person. This exemption is portable between spouses. The new legislation also increased the annual gift exclusion amount from $14,000 to $15,000 as of…
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