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Dana Apfelbaum’s Guest Column in Treasure Coast Business Magazine

Published: October 23rd, 2019

By: Dana M. Apfelbaum

Dana Apfelbaum authored a guest column entitled, Choose the Right Structure When Starting Your Business, published in Treasure Coast Business magazine’s 2019 fall edition. Apfelbaum is a business law, tax and estate planning attorney who practices in Dean Mead’s Treasure Coast offices. Starting and running a business requires making important decisions. Different business entities can […]

Posted in Articles, Tax Law Blog, Partnerships and LLCs, Tax Planning

Brian Malec Elected Fellow of American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Published: April 15th, 2019

By: Brian M. Malec

Brian M. Malec, a shareholder in the Estate and Succession Planning department of Dean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth, Capouano & Bozarth, P.A., has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).  He is one of 124 lawyers in Florida and 2,500 lawyers across the globe to have earned this distinguished […]

Posted in Press Releases, Articles, Trusts and Estates Blog, Asset Protection, Estate & Trust Administrations, Trustees & Personal Representatives, Tax Planning, Estate, Gift & GST Tax, Estate, Gift & GST Planning

Florida DOR Publishes Report on Impacts to Florida Taxpayers due to TCJA

Dean Mead Attorney French Brown
Published: February 15th, 2019

By: H. French Brown, IV

As previously discussed in multiple Dean Mead articles, the 2018 Florida Legislature did not have the time available to fully understand and estimate the impact from the 2017 Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.  Therefore, the Legislature directed the Florida Department of Revenue to conduct an analysis of the impacts on Florida taxpayers. You can find […]

Posted in Articles, Tax Law Blog, State Taxation, Tax Planning, State Tax

FINDING YOUR ZONE – Florida’s Opportunity Zones Confirmed

Dean Mead Attorney French Brown
Published: June 22nd, 2018

By: Charles H. Egerton H. French Brown, IV Michael D. Minton Brian M. Stephens

The U.S. Treasury announced exciting news for eager investors this week in publishing the approved list of qualified sites for the new Opportunity Zones for all 50 states. Florida successfully had 427 Opportunity Zones approved from its list – creating unique areas in every Florida County upon which improvements may be developed using this new […]

Posted in Articles, Tax Law Blog, Tax Reform, State Taxation, Tax Planning, Real Estate Blog

Brad Gould Earns Florida Bar Board Certification in Tax Law

Published: June 21st, 2018

By: Brad Gould

Fort Pierce, FL — Dean, Mead, Minton & Zwemer announced today that Brad Gould, shareholder in the Fort Pierce office, has earned Board Certification in Tax Law from The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization & Education. This is a significant milestone in Gould’s legal career because he is now distinguished as a specialist and […]

Posted in Articles, Tax Law Blog, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trusts and Estates Blog, Estate & Trust Administrations, Partnerships and LLCs, S Corporations, Tax Planning, Estate, Gift & GST Tax

Department of Revenue Bulletin: Property Tax Relief for Citrus Equipment

Dean Mead Attorney Robert Goldman
Published: June 12th, 2018

By: Dennis G. Corrick Robert S. Goldman

On June 1, 2018 the Department of Revenue issued a bulletin which serves as a reminder of property tax relief available in tax year 2018 for certain citrus fruit packing and processing facilities. The bulletin, PTO 18-02, follows the 2018 enactment of a Florida law (Laws of Florida Ch. 2018-118) providing that tangible personal property […]

Posted in Articles, Tax Law Blog, Tax Planning, Agribusiness, Property Taxes, Government Relations & Administrative Law, Ad, Ad Valorem Taxes

Charles Egerton and Edward Waters on the Tax Consequences of a Mitigation Bank in the Journal of Passthrough Entities

Published: June 1st, 2018

By: Charles H. Egerton

Charles H. Egerton and Edward A. Waters, attorneys in Dean Mead’s Tax Department co-authored the article, “Update of the Tax Consequences of the Formation and Operation of a Mitigation Bank”, published in the Tax Tip column of the Journal of Passthrough Entities, Volume 21, Issue 3, May-June 2018, a publication of CCH.

Posted in Articles, Tax Controversies, Real Estate Tax, Tax Planning, Land Use, Environmental, Agribusiness

Built-In Gain Tax Not Triggered By S Corporation Conversion of LLC Interest

Published: October 18th, 2017

By: Stephen R. Looney

An S corporation that was previously a C corporation is subject to the built-in gains tax under Section 1374 if appreciated assets held by the corporation (measured from the beginning of the S corporation’s first taxable year) are disposed of during the “recognition period.”  The built-in gains tax is imposed at the corporate, rather than […]

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