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Program Description and Objectives
With the Texas Legislature in session and Texas courts continuing to grapple with previous legislation, there is much to talk about regarding Texas tax. This presentation will provide an overview of significant tax legislation pending before the current Legislature and important recent decisions delivered by Texas judges with a primary focus on Texas franchise tax and Texas sales and use tax.
About the Presenter
Mr. Colmenero practices in the areas of Federal Tax Litigation, State Tax Litigation and Wealth Transfer Tax Litigation. He represents individuals, closely held businesses, and large corporations in IRS audits, appeals, and litigation in the United States Tax Court, Federal District Courts and the United States Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Courts of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He also represents taxpayers in disputes with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the Texas Workforce Commission and has helped taxpayers resolve tax related controversies with several other states as well. With respect to state tax, Mr. Colmenero was previously a tax auditor for the State of Texas and, as a lawyer, has successfully represented taxpayers in contested proceedings involving sales and use tax, franchise tax, motor fuels tax, mixed beverage tax, employment tax and others. Mr. Colmenero has expertise in representing taxpayers through contested Texas tax proceedings including audits, Independent Audit Review Conferences, administrative hearings before the State Office of Administrative Hearings and in State court litigation. With the enactment of the revised franchise tax and a corresponding increase in audits and assessments by the State of Texas, Mr. Colmenero has assisted numerous taxpayers in challenging various aspects of the Texas Comptroller franchise tax policies and assessments and in planning business structures and business transactions to mitigate exposure to the revised franchise tax. Click here to read Mr. Colmenero full biography.
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