Thompson Coburn provides a full range of federal, state, local and foreign tax planning and tax transactional services, and representation before governmental agencies and tribunals in tax controversies. Our nationally recognized practice includes attorneys who have experience as in-house tax counsel and managing federal and state tax authorities, including a former director of Tax Planning for McDonnell Douglas Corporation, a former International Tax partner at Deloitte & Touche, and a former Director of the Missouri Department of Revenue. Our ability to handle transactional and controversy issues means we can approach a client’s tax work effectively.
Our work involves leading-edge, novel and creative types of transactions. For each assignment, we collaborate with our clients to establish and implement tax strategies to achieve results that are consistent with each client’s risk profile and business objectives. We frequently render tax opinions, especially in support of accountants’ treatment of tax issues for tax return and financial statement purposes.
On behalf of clients, our attorneys also are involved in the development of tax legislative proposals and administrative regulations through professional groups and other contacts. We have drafted and helped enact legislation on new and existing tax programs at both the federal and state levels.
Our tax clients include Fortune 100 and other public companies, multibillion-dollar and other closely held corporations and financial institutions, pass-through entities, large nonprofit institutions, for-profit and nonprofit health care entities, public retirement funds, regulated investment companies and individuals. Our clients are involved in manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, financial and other service businesses, health care, real estate and government contracting.