Practice Areas - Private Clients and Estate Planning
- Family Wealth and Estate Planning
- Tax-Exempt Organizations and Private Foundations
- Trust and Estate Administration
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Capital Commitment Subscription Financings
- Investment Funds
- Investment Fund Tax
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- ESOPs and Other Stock-Based Plans
- Executive and Incentive Compensation
- Government Audits and Investigations
- Health and Welfare Plans
- Retirement Plan Design and Counseling
- Regulatory Compliance
- Fiduciary Disputes
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| Contact Info | Telephone: +1 214-651-5564
Fax: +1 214-200-0719
http://www.haynesboone.com/john_collins/
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| University | Duke University, B.A., with honors, 1972 |
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| Law School | University of Texas, J.D., with honors, 1975 |
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| Admitted | 1975, California; 1982, Texas |
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| Born | Dallas, Texas |
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| ISLN | 908268892 |
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| Transactions | Estate and personal tax planning for individuals and families, including succession planning for closely-held businesses, establishment of charitable trusts and foundations, and family limited partnerships; Family wealth planning, including the numerous sophisticated strategies to minimize estate, gift and generation skipping transfer taxes; Employment agreements, severance agreements, code section 162(m) and golden parachute issues, and incentive bonus plans; Representing businesses in all types of ERISA-related issues, including employee benefits, health plans, executive compensation, deferred compensation plans, and compensation agreements; Design and implementation of all types of equity compensation plans, including stock options, restricted stock, ESOPs, qualified employee stock purchase plans, phantom stock, and stock appreciation rights; Planning transactions involving the use of ESOPs in corporate finance and restructuring, representing and advising fiduciaries, and representing borrowers and lenders in pension plan transactions. |
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Increased Gift Exemption - New Opportunities?John M. Collins,Danika Hudik Mendrygal,J. Mitchell Miller,Jeffrey E. Raley,William D. Ratliff,Rice M. Tilley,Rebecca Whitacre, June 10, 2011 Prior to January 1, 2011, the gift tax exemption was $1,000,000, meaning you could give away $1,000,000 over the span of your life without having to pay a gift tax. For 2011 and 2012, you can give away up to $5,000,000 without a gift tax. That is five times the amount previously allowed. If the...
IRS Initiatives on the Horizon for Tax-Exempt Organizations in 2011John M. Collins,Danika Hudik Mendrygal,J. Mitchell Miller,Jeffrey E. Raley,William D. Ratliff,Rice M. Tilley,Rebecca Whitacre, March 10, 2011 Recently, the Exempt Organizations Office (“EO”) of the IRS released a list of 2011 initiatives, including international activities and compliance. The following are just a few of the items on the IRS’s radar for the coming year. |
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