Whether you are planning for the financial health of your company into the future, planning to sell or finance your business, acquire a business, provide incentives for your management team, partner with third parties, or contest a proposed assessment, how you do it can dramatically impact your bottom line.  With over forty tax attorneys throughout our fifteen offices, the Holland & Hart tax team has the experience and resources to reach beyond traditional thinking and tax planning.  We apply innovative ideas and methods that deliver maximum financial benefits.  Our tax team works with passion and integrity to provide seamless, multi-disciplinary solutions to the multitude of federal, international, state and local tax issues faced by our clients. 

Recently, Holland & Hart's Tax practice was ranked number one in the states of Colorado and Wyoming by the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

M&A and Corporate Reorganizations

We provide tax planning for hundreds of merger and acquisition transactions.  These transactions involve businesses in virtually all industries located in the Mountain West, throughout the United States, and throughout the world.

International

We counsel U.S. companies on the U.S. tax aspects of their international operations.  We also routinely structure inbound investments by foreign persons in businesses and real estate located in the Mountain West and throughout the United States.

Tax Disputes

We successfully resolve tax disputes with the IRS and with state and local taxing authorities throughout our seven-state region and, when necessary, we aggressively advocate our clients' positions in litigation in the appropriate administrative forums and courts.

Executive Compensation, and other Employment Related Taxes and Benefits

We advise on corporate stock option plans, phantom stock, deferred compensation plans, equity compensation plans in LLCs and partnerships, and, employment taxes.  We can also provide documentation and advice on other tax-advantaged employee benefits such as cafeteria and other fringe benefits, qualified retirement plans and medical benefits.

State and Local

Our fifteen offices throughout seven states in the  Mountain West uniquely position us to advise and represent our clients in state and local tax matters throughout our seven-state region.  Several of our tax lawyers focus their practices on the representation of our clients in state and local tax matters.

Real Estate and Workouts

We structure and provide advice on Section 1031 exchanges, capital asset verses deal property characterization, tax implications of work-outs and restructurings, REIT transactions, conservation easements and structures which minimize both tax and non-tax liability exposure.

Renewable Energy

We have served as tax counsel on the structuring and financing of wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and biofuel projects, including advising regarding the availability and applicability of the production tax credit, the investment tax credit and the Treasury ITC grants in traditional, flip, PAYGO and prepaid PPA structures.

Fund Formation

We represent venture capital, private equity, real estate, oil & gas and hedge funds at formation and throughout their life cycle.  We assist with considering all pertinent tax issues with the fund structure, the investments and investor relations, as well as the partnership and LLC issues encountered by these funds.

Low Income Housing

We serve as counsel to developers and investors in LIHTC projects and provide advice at and prior to the initial credit application, carryover application and final allocation stages.  We provide advice throughout the life of these projects, including dispositions and recapture events.

Extractive Industries

We regularly advise on the tax consequences of oil and gas farm-outs, tax partnerships, Section 1031 exchanges, drilling funds and mining operations, including the purchase and sale of mines and leasing transactions.

MLPs

We served as tax counsel to the issuer in an MLP IPO, tax counsel to the largest equity holder in a combination of public corporation and a public MLP, and tax counsel to an MLP in a debt securities offering.

ESOPs

We counsel both ESOP-owned corporations and ESOP fiduciaries in the design and implementation of leveraged buy-outs, redemptions, corporate stock repurchases, and private equity transactions.  We represent ESOP-owned corporations ranging from several dozen employees to several thousand employees.

Private Client and Wealth Transfer

We provide comprehensive representation on estate planning and wealth management matters to individuals and families, estates and trusts, family offices, closely-held businesses, foundations, and individual and corporate fiduciaries in the United States and internationally. Our practice is focused on representing some of the wealthiest families in the United States.

LLCs and Other Alternative Entities

We are nationally recognized for our work in the areas of limited liability companies and partnerships.  We are consulted nationally on both tax and non-tax aspects of unincorporated business entities in a wide variety of capacities including financial arrangements, governance, statutory and agreement interpretation, and fiduciary duties.

U.S. Customs and Import/Export Compliance

We counsel clients on a variety of issues related to customs entry and clearance, import valuation and classification, post entry adjustments, duty preference programs, and export licensing. We regularly assist international clients with the various aspects of compliance with U.S. import and export laws and regulations.