State & Local Tax

Balch & Bingham's State and Local Tax (SALT) Practice has extensive experience in all areas of state and local taxes. Our state and local tax attorneys routinely advise and counsel clients about state and local sales and use, property, business license, gross receipts, franchise, income, and other state taxes.

Our SALT attorneys regularly work with clients on state and local tax matters including:

• Represent clients in state and local tax litigation at all levels of the state courts and before the administrative law judges.
• Assist clients in preparing for, conducting, and negotiating state and local tax audits, appeals, and refunds.
• Obtain state revenue rulings and opinion letters.
• Obtain state and local tax incentives, including tax abatements, income tax credits, site preparation grants, and enterprise zone benefits.
• Have either drafted or co-drafted most of the major tax incentive legislation in this state.
• Draft tax legislation for clients and advise clients on pending legislature and other recent tax developments.
• Provide tax planning for business transactions to minimize state and local taxes.