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Whiteman Osterman & Hanna tax partner Scott Shimick recently participated in the Albany Business Review's Table of Experts on Tax Reform. Scott joined representatives from UHY, Teal Becker & Chiaramonte, The Bonadio Group, Wojeski & Company, and Staff Ciampino at the Business Review's offices to discuss the impact of the new tax changes and regulations. Click here for a full recap.

As part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”), Congress added Sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 to the Internal Revenue Code, creating the Qualified Opportunity Zone tax benefits.  Owing in part to confusion over the provisions, the Qualified Opportunity Zone tax benefits have not been as widely publicized and discussed as most of the other provisions of the TCJA.  However, the IRS has recently issued proposed regulations and a Revenue Ruling that have brought clarity [...]

     ALBANY, N.Y. (October 24, 2017) – Robert S. Reynolds, partner at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has been selected by a nationwide peer review to be listed among the nation’s top lawyers in The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in the practice area of Trusts and Estates.       Mr. Reynolds is a partner in the Firm’s Estate Planning and Administration and Federal and State [...]