Jill Scherff is a member of the corporate department and the family wealth planning practice group. She has a diverse practice which includes advising clients in a variety of estate planning matters and on corporate and taxation issues.
Jill's estate planning practice includes estate and gift taxation and planning, business succession planning, asset protection planning and probate and estate administration. Her practice encompasses issues ranging from basic wills and trusts to more complicated techniques, including generation skipping transfer tax planning, family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, installment sales, grantor retained annuity trusts, residence trusts, and charitable remainder and charitable lead trusts.
Jill also has significant experience advising trustees on legal issues with respect to trust administration and in advising HR departments regarding the validity and proper uses of powers of attorney.
Jill's corporate and taxation practice focuses on corporate and partnership law, corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and international taxation and business structuring, including advising clients on in-bound and out-bound business and individual tax issues. Jill also works with nonprofit organizations to seek and maintain tax exempt status and on corporate governance matters.
Memberships & Affiliations
· Cincinnati Bar Association
· Kentucky Bar Association
· Northern Kentucky Bar Association
· Northern Kentucky Estate Planning Council
· Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, E-30 Committee Member
Experience
Representation of British Software and Technology Companies
Multiple British/U.K. Software and Technology Licensors
Representation of British software and technology companies for U.S. licenses and agreements, tax, employment, immigration, entity formation, leasing and related matters
Permanent Establishment, Transfer Pricing, International Tax, Tax Treaty Analysis and Personal International Income Tax
Large Private European Companies
Permanent Establishment, Transfer Pricing, International Tax, Tax Treaty Analysis and Personal International Income Tax
Publications
February 23, 2009, Tax Law Changes and Potential Impact on Expatriates
Presentations
January 2012, "Considerations for Collecting the Assets, Preparing the Inventory and Handling Claims Against the Estate," NBI Seminar
January 2012, "Being Thorough to Close the Estate without a Hitch," NBI Seminar
October 2008, "Fundamentals of Estate Planning in Ohio: Will Drafting," NBI Seminar
October 2008, "Fundamentals of Estate Planning in Ohio: Taxation Issues in Estate Planning," NBI Seminar