Description:

Job Description:
Position Summary:
The Transactional – Tax Senior Associate advises businesses, investors, partnerships, corporations, nonprofit organizations, tax-exempt entities, foundations, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals on sophisticated tax planning, transactional structuring, compliance, governance, and controversy matters. The role serves as a strategic advisor on federal, state, and local tax issues arising from mergers and acquisitions, financings, restructurings, joint ventures, business operations, and organizational planning.

The Senior Associate independently manages complex tax matters, leads transaction-related tax analyses, supports tax controversy matters, counsels nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, and contributes to business-development efforts within the Tax Practice. The ideal candidate combines strong technical tax knowledge with practical business judgment, leadership capabilities, and a client-focused approach.

Overview:

Advises clients on federal, state, and local tax matters.
Supports tax planning, tax compliance, and transactional tax structuring initiatives.
Advises on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings, and joint ventures.
Represents clients in tax controversy, audit, administrative appeal, and IRS proceeding matters.
Advises nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations on governance, compliance, and organizational matters.
Supports foundations, charitable organizations, religious organizations, and affiliated entities.
Assists with business structuring, risk management, and tax-efficient organizational planning.
Participates in client-development and practice-growth initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Leadership:

Lead sophisticated tax planning, transactional, compliance, and controversy matters.
Mentor and develop junior attorneys and legal professionals.
Review and oversee tax analyses, research, and work product prepared by associates.
Assist with practice-development, training, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Support strategic growth of the Tax Practice.

Core Responsibilities:

Advise clients regarding federal, state, and local tax issues.
Structure and support mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, financings, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions from a tax perspective.
Counsel clients regarding partnership taxation, corporate taxation, pass-through entities, and business structuring matters.
Conduct complex tax research and prepare legal memoranda, analyses, and strategic recommendations.
Advise nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations regarding formation, governance, compliance, and operational issues.
Counsel clients regarding 501(c) qualification requirements, IRS compliance obligations, and exempt-organization governance matters.
Assist clients with Form 1023, Form 990, charitable registration, fundraising compliance, and related regulatory obligations.
Advise clients regarding UBTI, private foundation rules, intermediate sanctions, and tax-exempt operational issues.
Represent clients in IRS audits, administrative proceedings, appeals, tax controversies, and related disputes.
Assist with matters involving multistate taxation, apportionment, transfer pricing, income tax issues, and state and local tax matters.
Advise boards, executives, fiduciaries, and organizational leadership regarding governance and fiduciary responsibilities.
Draft and review governance policies, organizational documents, tax analyses, and transaction-related agreements.

Why You Should Apply
At Michael Best, we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that provides a variety of resources designed to enhance its employees' overall well-being, both at work and at home. Competitive base pay, outstanding benefits, opportunities for learning and growth, programs designed to help you plan for the future, and perks that inspire your downtime are all part of our total compensation package.

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP and Michael Best Strategies LLC, (collectively known as "Michael Best") are steadfastly committed to providing equal employment opportunity and maintaining a workplace for employees and applicants for employment that is free from discrimination based upon age, race, religion, color, disability, marital status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process please contact our Recruiting team at 414.225.4999 or careers@michaelbest.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

For Colorado applicants only: The annual compensation range for this role in our Colorado Office is between $210,000 and $280,000. The salary range reflects our good-faith expectation for this role at the time of posting. Final compensation will depend on experience, skills, and internal equity. Individuals in this role are eligible to participate in Michael Best's bonus program, subject to the program's conditions and restrictions. This position is considered full-time and is therefore eligible to participate in employer-sponsored benefits, including medical, dental, vision, as well as elective or voluntary life, disability, accident coverage, paid holidays, paid time off, and eligible reimbursements. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in the firm's 401k plan. Application review will begin promptly and will continue until the position is filled.

Job Requirements:
Position Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor's degree
J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
Excellent academic credentials.
Active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

Experience:

Approximately 7-10+ years of tax, tax-exempt organization, tax controversy, or related transactional law experience.
Extensive experience advising clients regarding tax planning, tax compliance, mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, partnerships, and corporate transactions.
Experience with IRS proceedings, audits, administrative appeals, and tax controversy matters.
Experience involving multistate taxation, apportionment, transfer pricing, and income tax matters preferred.
Experience advising tax-exempt organizations, nonprofits, religious organizations, nonprofits, religious organizations, foundations, or affiliated entities preferred.

Skills & Competencies:

Advanced knowledge of federal, state, and local tax law.
Strong knowledge of partnership taxation, corporate taxation, and transactional tax planning.
Familiarity with nonprofit governance and tax-exempt organization compliance.
Experience with tax controversy, audit defense, and regulatory matters.
Excellent legal research, analytical, and drafting abilities.
Strong client-counseling, leadership, and project-management capabilities.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.
Required: Use approved AI-enabled tools responsibly and effectively to improve quality, efficiency, and decision-making, consistent with organizational policies, confidentiality, and applicable laws.

Other:
Valid authorization to work in the U.S.

Recruitment Agencies: Michael Best is not accepting unsolicited agency resumes for this position. Please do not forward resumes to our careers email address or any Firm employees. Michael Best is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.