Taxation Representation

The Tax Group at Gaw Van Male serves individuals and families, small and mid-size businesses, both private and publicly-held, corporations, partnerships, and limited liability corporations, as well as non-profit and tax-exempt entities.  It integrates with the Wealth Preservation Group and the Wine Law Group in business and estate planning for many of Napa Valley’s leading family owned wineries and vineyards.

Among the Group’s members are two attorneys with Master of Law degrees in Taxation; one is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).  We work as a team with clients’ accountants, life insurance representatives, real estate agents, investment advisors, and other professionals. 

The Group handles assessment and collection disputes with the IRS, FTB, and SBE, complex 1031 tax-deferred real estate exchanges, formation of tax-exempt entities, deferred compensation, Private Letter Rulings, and other administrative requests.

With active practices also in Advocacy, Business Enterprise, Real Estate, Wealth Preservation, and Wine Law, GVM takes a comprehensive multi-disciplinary approach to the opportunities and challenges facing its clients.

Proficiencies

Exit planning
1031 Exchanges
Entity formation planning
Corporate re-organizations
Partnerships & LLC’s
IRS appeals & controversies

Attorneys

• Bruce A. Myers,LLM,CPA
• S. Scott Reynolds, MBA
• James P. Lamping, LLM
• Michael A. Manfred, MBT
• Nicholas E. Donovan

PRACTICE AREAS

• Advocacy
• Business Enterprise
• Elder Law
• Exit Planning
• Human Resource Law
• Real Estate
• Tax
• Trade Identity
• Wealth Preservation
• Wine Law