| Biography | Domestic and international business transactions, as well as federal, state, and international tax planning, including cross-border expansion, corporate mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, partnerships and S corporations. Adjunct tax professor at University of Connecticut School of Law. Recognized as Super Lawyer "Rising Star" for tax law; Member, Tax Club of Hartford; Member, Tax Law Advisory Board, Stafford Publications, Inc. Law school honors: Dean's Scholar, Michele Marilyn Hampton Scholarship, Member, Moot Court Board. Recent publications and presentations include: Quoted, "House Passes Extenders, Carried Interest And International Tax Reforms," Federal Tax Weekly, June 3, 2010; Speaker, "FBAR Reporting: Mastering the Latest IRS Guidance," Connecticut Society of CPAs, May 11, 2010; Quoted, "HIRE Act Heads to Passage; Health Care, Other Tax Bills Pending," Standard Federal Tax Reports, March 18, 2010; Speaker, "Subpart F Rules on Taxation of Controlled Foreign Corporations, Navigating the Complexities in Tax Planning for Multinational Companies," March 9, 2009; Quoted, "House Debates Hiring Tax Incentives; Senate Nears Vote On Extenders," Standard Federal Tax Reports, March 4, 2010; Quoted, "Practitioners' Corner: Obama's Tax Proposals in FY 2011 Budget Signal Start of Busy Legislative Season," Federal Tax Weekly, February 4, 2010; Quoted, "Voluntary Offshore Disclosures Top 14,000, Shulman Reports," Standard Federal Tax Reports, November 19, 2009; Quoted, "Voluntary Offshore Account Disclosures Nearly Twice Initial Estimate, Shulman Says," Tax Day, November 18, 2009; Speaker, "U.S. Taxation of Business Abroad," CSCPA Tax 360 Conference, November 9, 2009; Quoted, "IRS Reports 'Unprecedented' Number Of Offshore Disclosures; New Program Targets Evasion By High-Wealth Individuals," Federal Tax Weekly, October 22, 2009; Quoted, "IRS Extends Offshore Disclosure Deadline And FBAR Relief," Standard Federal Tax Reports, September 24, 2009; Quoted, "Deadline Nears for IRS Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative/Some FBAR Filings," Standard Federal Tax Reports, September 17, 2009; Speaker, "Nexus Update: When is Your Business Subject to Tax in Another State?" Connecticut Business Tax Conference, Connecticut Business and Industry Association, May 14, 2009; "Copyrights, Computer Software and the Tax Code," Connecticut Law Tribune, April 20, 2009; Speaker, "Tax Planning for the Transfer of Intellectual Property," Tax Club of Hartford, March 17, 2009; "Tax-Free Reorganization Rules Clarified in Treating Creditors of Insolvent Corporations as Holders of Proprietary Interests," Connecticut Turnaround Management Association Newsletter, January 2009; Co-author, "The Five Tax Issues Every Turnaround Professional Should Know," Connecticut Turnaround Management Association Newsletter, November 2008; "Taxing Sales of Copyrights and Computer Software: Is Capital Gain Treatment Available?" The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, June 2008; Speaker, "Taxation of Intellectual Property Transfers: Adding Value to IP Transfers Through Tax Planning," Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association (TIPLA), May 2, 2008; Speaker, "Intellectual Property Transfers: Adding Value to IP Transfers Through Tax Planning," October 30, 2007, Hartford, CT and November 6, 2007, New York, NY; "Determining Income Under the Corporation Business Tax," Connecticut Tax Practice Insight Series, Matthew Bender & Co., 2007; "Attributing Partnership Source Income to Corporate Partners," Connecticut Tax Practice Insight Series, Matthew Bender & Co., 2007; "Creating Efficiencies with Direct Pay Permits," Connecticut Tax Practice Insight Series, Matthew Bender & Co., 2007; "The Implicit Exemption from the Connecticut Sales and Use Tax for Casual or Isolated Sales," Connecticut Tax Practice Insight Series, Matthew Bender & Co., 2007; "The 'Debenture Solution' to Business Succession Planning Problems," Journal of Practical Estate Planning, 2005; "Anti takeover Provisions in IPO Firms: Irrational Exuberance or Rational Indifference?" U.C. Davis Business Law Journal, 2004. |