I am a shareholder in the law firm of Carnahan, Evans, Cantwell & Brown, P.C. [cecb.com], practicing in the areas of tax, business, entities and real estate, including:
Corporate / LLC / business entities (formation, general representation, qualification to do business, rescission of administrative dissolution, merger, dissolution)
Business organization and planning
Business and real estate loans (including opinion letters)
Family / Business Succession Planning
Transactions: buying and selling of businesses / stock and asset purchases (including opinion letters for acquisitions, loans and other transactions)
Real Estate (residential, commercial, contracts, preparing for closing)
Like Kind Exchange (IRC § 1031)
Taxation (income, employment and sales, tax exempt status and entities)
IRS collection (unfiled returns, cancellation of debt income, installment agreements, uncollectible status, liens & levies, collection due process hearing, offers in compromise, discharge property from lien, lien subordination, injured spouse, innocent spouse)
Tax controversy (audits, protests, audit reconsideration, penalty abatement, trust fund recovery penalty / IRC § 6672, and Tax Court)
Assisting clients in initially reviewing their needs, and coordinating with outside counsel for trademark, copyright, patent registration and other issues
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- News:
- MO DOR Letter Ruling No. LR5552 held out-of-state vendor had nexus requiring collection of Missouri use tax 5/17/09
- tax consequences of canceled debt IRS audio pod cast & written transcript on http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=97726,00.html 4/28/09
- Nina E. Olson, Nat'l TP Advocate statement before U.S. House Ways & Means Hearing on tax compliance challenges facing financially struggling taxpayers 4/28/09
- IRS has a comprehensive new insolvency worksheet 4/27/09
- Free web service to determine eligibility for mortgage relief under the Making Home Affordable program (MHA) http://www.mortgagereliefonline.com/ 4/25/09