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Tax Advisory Services

Helping clients navigate the complex tax laws and regulations that impact transactions.

Stout offers deep expertise in all aspects of tax law – from federal, state, local, and foreign income issues to sales, property, and payroll taxes. Our team has the knowledge and experience to quantify issues and offer effective solutions. Our experience includes C corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and asset structures.

M&A Tax Services

Our tax experts have the transaction-based knowledge to identify and proactively address unwanted tax risks. Our focus on tax due diligence surfaces potential deal breakers and addresses tax exposures. We collaborate with clients and their counsel to arrive at creative structures and solutions with the goal of minimizing tax risks and costs. Our team’s transaction experience ranges from small domestic deals to large, muti-jurisdictional transactions. Our services include:

Tax due diligence for both buy- and sell-side clients
Tax structuring for all types of transactions, including restructuring and bankruptcy
Tax modeling and comparative benefit analyses for buyers and sellers
Tax attribute/Section 382 Loss Limitation studies
Sales tax and ERC remediation

Tax Provisions

Stout’s tax professionals combine technical expertise with practical experience when assisting clients with quarterly and annual income tax provisioning. We serve all types of companies, ranging from private to public and start-ups to established businesses. Our services include:

Preparation and review of quarterly and annual income tax provisions
Financial statement remediation and restatement assistance
Deferred tax analysis and tax bases balance sheet analysis
Tax accounting support related to business combinations or discontinued operations
Accounting for uncertain tax position services

Specialized Tax Services

Stout’s tax team assists private equity firms with reconciling their capital accounts to ensure accuracy of partnership books and partners’ K-1s. Additionally, we provide companies with various state and local tax consulting advice related to state filing requirements, measuring potential state tax exposures, and any remediation options available to mitigate identified risks. Our services include:

Partnership lifecycle services
Multi-state tax consulting services
Accounting method studies
Transaction cost analysis
Representation and warranty insurance consulting
Embedded intangibles

Capitalization Studies

Stout’s real estate capitalization studies help determine which construction, building improvement, and acquisition costs should be capitalized and depreciated over time rather than expensed immediately. Depending on your holdings, tools like cost segregation studies, repair studies, and fixed asset reviews can be utilized to maximize federal income tax deferral benefits. Through a capitalization study, a company can optimize their tax deductions, accelerate tax depreciation, and increase cash flow on their investments, including acquired, self-constructed, and leasehold improvement property.