Wood & Porter is a nationally recognized law firm providing tax and corporate representation at the highest levels of tax and business practice. We represent a broad client base, national and international in scope, centered on providing the highest degree of experience, expertise and client service. We represent businesses and individuals, investors and entrepreneurs, public and private companies, in projects ranging from tax planning and optimization of transactions to administrative tax controversies, tax litigation, and mergers and acquisitions.

We are broad-based tax lawyers with extensive experience across a wide array of state taxes (sales, income, gross receipts and property), federal taxes (income, excise, estate and gift), and international taxes (United States and foreign taxes, on both inbound and outbound transactions). We plan for and around these taxes. We dispute them in administrative proceedings. We litigate them in court.

Yet, despite this enormous breadth of experience, we are particularly known for our work in certain specialized areas of the tax law. We are generally noted as “preeminent authorities” on the taxation of damage awards and settlement payments. We advise plaintiffs, defendants, lawyers and even judges on tax issues in litigation, and this remains one of the most active areas of our practice. Robert W. Wood is the author of the seminal book in this area, Taxation of Damage Awards and Settlement Payments (3d Ed. Tax Institute © 2008), as well as hundreds of related articles.

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July 2009: Damages Awards for Wrongful Imprisonment Should Be Tax-Free, a new article by Robert W. Wood.

July 2009: New Age Scrutiny on Employee vs. Contractor Liabilities, a new article by Robert W. Wood.

July 2009: Sham Wow: Economic Substance and a New Sunrise, a new article by Robert W. Wood.

NEW for 2009: A new book by Robert W. Wood: Qualified Settlement Funds and Section 468B, has hit the shelves. Be sure to buy your copy today!