Tax Planning & Analysis

Clients grappling with real estate and business law issues can often benefit from seasoned tax guidance. Consulting an experienced and knowledgeable tax planning attorney can save you time, money and aggravation. At McShane & Bowie, our tax planning lawyers provide comprehensive tax advice regarding structuring of real estate ownership and development, the sale or exchange of real estate including 1031 deferred exchanges designed to minimize liability and leverage advantageous tax planning strategies, business formation, and merger and acquisitions.

We provide Michigan and federal tax planning counsel, including advice and representation for issues related to:

• Financing and Tax-Exempt Financing  
• Real Estate Acquisitions, Sale, Ownership and Development
• Brownfield redevelopment tax credits, historical rehabilitation tax credits and other tax credits that allow property developers to lessen their tax burden if their development projects conform to certain regulations;
• 1031 deferred exchanges, multiparty and reverse exchanges: Few people realize that 1031 exchanges are not limited to real estate property, and can also be beneficial for personal property transfers;
• Formation of C-Corporations, S-Corporations and Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), Partnership and Joint Ventures:  Real estate and businesses can enjoy tax advantages by forming S-corporations, Partnerships, Joint Ventures or Limited Liability Companies. We can help you choose the form that best suits your unique needs;
• Act 198 Industrial Facilities Real Estate Tax Relief for New and Rehabilitated Industrial Buildings;
• Family Limited Partnership (FLP) and Family Limited Liability Companies (FLLC): Ownership of real estate and business can be advantageous for some clients to be in FLP's and FLLC's.
• Employee Leasing Company
• Single Business Tax
• Real Estate Tax Assessment and Appeals
• Business Entity Formation and Reorganization
• Merger and Acquisitions

The tax planning attorneys of McShane & Bowie take great pride in helping clients structure or reorganize their real estate holdings and businesses to get optimal tax benefits. The importance of strategic tax planning cannot be overstated – contact our seasoned attorneys today for advice that gets results.

Our attorneys experienced in tax planning and analysis include:

Our lawyers provide effective legal and business advice to clients throughout the State of Michigan including in cities such as Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Holland, Muskegon, Flint, and Traverse City.  We also regularly represent clients located in smaller cities or rural areas as well as from cities and states throughout the United States.  Many of our clients do business across the United States and abroad.