Thank You for Attending the 2014 TEI
69th Annual Conference

We enjoyed meeting many of you at the Tax Executives Institute’s 69th Annual Conference in Houston, TX last month. We are proud to be a Gold Sponsor of TEI.

Ivins, Phillips & Barker, founded by two of the original judges on the United States Tax Court, is one of the few law firms in the nation specializing exclusively in the practice of tax law.  Our attorneys are experts in corporate tax, international tax, tax accounting, partnerships and joint ventures, tax controversy and litigation, employee benefits and executive compensation, and trusts and estates.  We serve many of the largest and most sophisticated companies in the country and pride ourselves on outstanding service – addressing client matters with a sense of urgency and providing prompt, efficient, and practical advice.  Our recent work includes:

Tax Accounting

• New repair regulations
• Accounting method changes
• Issues concerning UNICAP, revenue recognition, and deductibility of employee bonuses

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

• Pension plan de-risking strategies
• Section 409A
• Deduction strategies for corporate rate reductions
• Healthcare reform
• Domestic partner benefits

Corporate, International and Partnership Tax

• Tax-free and taxable acquisitions and dispositions, including spin-offs
• Group restructurings
• Joint ventures and investment funds
• Worthless stock and debt transactions
• Repatriation strategies
• Foreign tax credit planning
• FATCA

Tax Controversy and Litigation

• Audits and appeals
• Tax court and refund litigation
• Tax sharing agreement litigation and arbitration (including representing parties in settling disputes and serving as arbitrator and expert witness)

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For information on our areas of practice/attorneys and to view our publications, we invite you to visit our website.