Practice Areas - Tax
- State and local tax
- Manufacturing
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- Cable television
- Nonprofit organizations
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| University | University of Tennessee-Martin (B.S., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2002; B.S., Communications, magna cum laude, 2002) |
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| Law School | University of Memphis, J.D., magna cum laude, 2005 University of Memphis Law Review, 2003-2005; Cecil C. Humphreys Research Fellowship, 2004-2005; University of Florida, LL.M., 2007 Graduate Editor, Florida Tax Review, 2006-2007 |
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| Admitted | 2005, Tennessee; 2007, Kentucky |
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| Born | 1979 |
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| Biography | Chris Wilson is an associate in Waller Lansden's Tax practice. He practices primarily in the area of state and local tax controversy and state tax planning. Mr. Wilson's experience focuses on Tennessee sales and use tax, franchise and excise tax, property tax, and business tax. He has assisted in the representation of various business entities in challenging tax assessments as well as in seeking tax refunds. Mr. Wilson also provides multi-state tax analysis for various business transactions in areas such as Nexus, tax apportionment, tax exemptions, transferee liability and voluntary disclosure agreements. Additionally, he assists corporations in structuring and negotiating state tax incentives for relocating or expanding operations in Tennessee. Mr. Wilson's representative experience includes assisting a landmark entertainment venue in litigation involving the application of Tennessee's Business Tax to the sale of intangibles; assisting a consumer products manufacturer in its successful appeal of the application of sales tax to the purchase and lease of an aircraft; successfully representing a manufacturer in challenging personal property and real property tax assessments; assisting an entertainment production company in administrative hearings involving the application of Tennessee property tax statutes to the lease of staging and other inventory items; assisting a nonprofit organization in obtaining a tax-exemption for a historic estate; and successfully representing a cable television company in litigation involving the application of a Tennessee sales tax exemption to cable set-top boxes and remote controls. Clerkships and Previous Affiliations: Law Clerk for the Hon. David R. Farmer, Tennessee Court of Appeals, 2005-2006; Law Clerk for Justice Bill Cunningham, 56th Judicial Circuit of Kentucky, 2003-2004. Professional Activities: Member, Nashville, Tennessee and Kentucky Bar Associations; Member, American Bar Association, including Section of Taxation; Member, Institute for Professionals in Taxation; Member, Council on State Taxation. Civic and Other Activities: Member, Sennet Society of the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville; Volunteer, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Middle Tennessee; Pro Bono Volunteer, Nashville Bar Association; Member, American Bar Association, including Section of Taxation. Articles: 11/19/2010, Limited Liability Companies with Common Ownership Prohibited From Filing Combined Franchise Tax Return; 6/14/2010, Tennessee Legislature Passes "Technical Corrections" Bill; 3/24/2010, Now is The Time for Property Owners to Take a Second Look at Real Property Tax Valuations; 9/9/2009, Bellsouth Advertising v. Chumley: Tennessee Court of Appeals Upholds Commissioner of Revenue's Variance; 7/7/2009, New Law Encourages Insurance Companies to Invest in Small Tennessee-Based Businesses by Offering Gross Premium Tax Credits; 6/17/2009, Tennessee General Assembly Amends Tennessee Tax Statutes; 6/16/2009, Possible Refund Opportunity for Tennessee Taxpayers: Tennessee Court of Appeals Holds That In-House Software Exemption Applies to Software Created by Contract Workers from Staff Augmentation Service; 5/20/2009, 2008-2009 Tennessee Tax Survey; 4/24/2009, Now is The Time Property Owners to Take a Second Look at Real Property Tax Valuations; 2/14/2009, Tennessee: State Tax Implications of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. |
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| ISLN | 919624274 |
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