Samuel C Ullman

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Bilzin Sumberg's Tax Group provides sophisticated tax counseling and representation on issues of state, federal and international significance. Our profound understanding of business operations helps us repeatedly reinforce sound decision-making and inspires confidence from clients in every aspect of the business world.

The Tax Group provides sophisticated tax counseling and representation to individuals, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, charitable organizations and trusts. Our lawyers' work includes traditional tax planning, representation in tax litigation, estate planning, probate administration, the representation of nonresident aliens and foreign business organizations from Europe, Central America, South America and Asia in their U.S. activities and the representation of U.S. citizens and domestic business organizations in business conducted abroad. Our attorneys provide tax analysis and advice in the structuring of real estate, corporate and other commercial transactions, as well as in litigation matters and settlements.

Business Tax Transactions

Our attorneys are extremely knowledgeable in the planning and structuring of U.S. and international corporate and real estate transactions, including entity selection, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships, reorganizations and refinancing of debt. We also advise clients on general corporate tax matters and tax issues that arise in the operation of businesses. The Tax Group is experienced in obtaining assurance and other rulings from the Internal Revenue Service and various state departments of revenue.

State and Local Tax

Bilzin Sumberg has significant experience representing clients in a wide array of state and local tax issues, including corporate income taxes, intangible taxes, sales and use taxes, transfer taxes and internet and electronic commerce taxes. Our lawyers have extensive experience with the tax structure of many states and enjoy good working relationships with state revenue officials in many states.

Our tax attorneys have successfully represented taxpayers in audit controversies at all levels, and in protests of tax disputes before revenue departments in many states. We have regularly assisted taxpayers in obtaining favorable rulings from those agencies. When informal resolution cannot be reached with the appropriate agency, our attorneys have effectively litigated tax issues in administrative tribunals as well as in trial and appellate courts.

Tax Controversy

Our tax attorneys represent clients from a variety of industries involving tax disputes at the federal, state and local levels.

Bankruptcy Tax Counsel

Our attorneys have served as special tax counsel for several high profile bankruptcy cases.

Estate Planning

Bilzin Sumberg boasts a sophisticated trusts and estate practice that provides both domestic and international clients with the appropriate advice to suit their individual needs. We assist clients in preparing complex tax-planning strategies to minimize estate, gift and generation skipping taxes, including sales of assets to intentionally defective grantor trusts; implementation of irrevocable life insurance, grantor retained annuity and charitable trusts; and implementation of family limited partnerships and limited liability companies. We also assist clients in preparing, preserving and transferring family-owned businesses.

Tax-Exempt Organizations

Our tax attorneys assist tax-exempt organizations in a wide array of services, including formation and maintenance of their exempt status, joint venture agreements and drafting of corporate governance documents. Our clients rely on our advice in compliance issues, and when challenged by the Internal Revenue Service, their defense in audits, investigations and litigation.

In addition, the Tax Group structures transactions between exempt and for-profit entities, the conversion of exempt organizations to for-profit organizations, and the termination of exempt entities.

Legislative and Regulatory Matters

Our attorneys have participated in the development of federal, state and local tax legislation and counsel clients with respect to rules, regulations, proposed tax legislation or regulatory actions that may have significant adverse impact on their businesses and personal fortunes.

We assist our clients in obtaining technical revisions to, and clarifications of, pending legislation and regulations under new tax laws and regulations, representing them before Congress, the Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Revenue, the Florida Legislature and other rule-making bodies.

Certified Tax Law Attorney - Florida Bar

Samuel C Ullman
Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP
200 S Biscayne Blvd #2500
Miami FL 33131-5340
Tel: 305 374-7300
Fax: 305 351-2299
E-mail: sullman@bilzin.com

Practice Areas
- Tax
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency Tax
- Business Tax Transactions
- Tax Controversy
- Tax-Exempt Organizations
- State and Local Tax
- General Corporate
- Mergers & Acquisitions

Samuel C. Ullman is a Partner in the firm´s Tax Group and a member of the Corporate & Securities and Wealth Transfer Groups. He regularly counsels clients on federal and state and local tax matters in business transactions. Sam represents clients in entity selection, joint ventures and partnerships, mergers, acquisitions and business combinations. He also has substantial experience in tax issues related to tax-exempt organizations and bankruptcies. He regularly represents clients regarding tax controversies before the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities, as well as in federal and state courts.