Tax considerations are integral to the structure of virtually every business transaction. Farrell Fritz attorneys work to ensure maximum tax advantage for our clients. We help corporations and individuals with federal and state tax planning and handle all levels of tax controversy work. We also secure rulings from the Internal Revenue Service on a variety of tax matters on behalf of clients before the Internal Revenue Service and in the U.S. Tax Court. We help clients to decide upon the most beneficial legal and tax form in which a new business should be organized. We are experienced in structuring and advising partnerships, limited liability companies, S corporations and C corporations to address both of these objectives. We represent and advise businesses on tax matters affecting all aspects of their operations, including capital contributions, mergers and other reorganizations, distributions, redemptions, tax-free and taxable sales or acquisitions of stock and assets, shareholder agreements, shareholder disputes, executive compensation, and liquidation and dissolution. We work with real estate investors on matters involving acquisitions, dispositions, and like-kind exchanges. We have assisted not-for-profit organizations, such as private foundations and public charities, in all stages and aspects of their operations, including the creation of not-for-profit organizations and the filing of their exemption applications. We have also represented not-for-profits in corporate restructurings, mergers, joint ventures, compensation matters and dissolutions. In addition, we have counseled not-for-profits on issues related to excise taxes and to the maintenance of their not-for-profit status, including private inurement and excess benefit transactions.