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Brian Gaudet works with private and public companies to help design tax-optimal legal entity structures and day-to-day transaction flows. Brian has wide-ranging experience handling domestic and international transactional tax work for buyers, sellers, and investors as well as experience in state & local tax and tax incentive work, including Qualified Opportunity Zone transactions.

Brian also has Tax & Business practice experience that includes estate planning and trust & estate administration. Brian’s Corporate practice experience includes corporate governance & compliance, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, restructuring, and real estate structuring. He approaches issues tactically, with years of experience developing practical legal strategies for clients. For more than a decade, he served as the Head Tax Counsel at CVS Health.

Brian regularly writes on issues related to his tax practice, including IRS Source-of-Income Rules and Business Interest Deduction Limitations for Health Care Entities.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) awards on Sept. 22, with the goal of

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) on Oct. 28 announced $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) awards with the goal of

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In a bipartisan effort to pass new legislation to extend and provide for increased reporting under the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) Program, on April 7, 2022, members of Congress introduced
Continue Reading Bipartisan Proposed Legislation Released for Qualified Opportunity Zone Investments

The United States Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) on Sept. 1 announced $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) awards with the goal of
Continue Reading U.S. Treasury Announces $5 Billion Allocation of New Markets Tax Credit Awards

On June 5, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-39 providing relief for Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) and their investors (QOF investors), and clarified previously issued relief to
Continue Reading IRS Provides COVID-19 Relief for Qualified Opportunity Funds and Their Investors