Proactive, tax-savvy business law counsel

Jeff Fugal is a corporate and tax attorney who advises clients on a full range of business and federal income tax transactional issues. As a seasoned attorney with a master’s degree in taxation, he brings deep knowledge of federal income tax law as well as business legal matters. He provides advice on the following types of matters:

• Entity formation and tax choice of entity issues
• Structuring limited liability companies and joint ventures
• Federal income tax issues in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions
• Equity compensation issues for limited liability companies
• Federal income tax advice related to the structuring of real estate transactions

Jeff’s focus is getting clients the legal and federal income tax advice they need to move their businesses forward. He works proactively to support clients in assessing and managing risk and in finding creative business solutions to their issues.

Bar Admissions

• Arizona
• Colorado

Education

• Brigham Young University (B.A., 1993)

• Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (J.D., 1996)

• University of Denver (LL.M. in Taxation, 1997)

• "Advanced LLC Issues" (Instructor)
• "Advanced LLC Issues" (Instructor)
• "Business Law Boot Camp"
• "Business Law Section CLE - Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction and Section 1202 Stock"
• "Current Issues in Joint Venture Taxation" (Instructor)
• "Drafting LLC Agreements: Essential Skills and Hands-On Training" (Instructor)
• "Estate Planning Opportunities Under The 2017 Tax Act"
• "Federal Income Tax Issues Involving Real Estate" (Instructor)
• "Helping Your Client Select the Best Entity Option" (Instructor)
• "Key Legal Distinctions between Business Entities" (Instructor)
• "Limited Liability Companies" (Instructor)
• "Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement Drafting Tips"
• "LLC Operating Agreements"
• "LLC or Inc." (Instructor)
• "LLC Trends and Developments, Understanding the World of Minority Fiduciary Obligations"
• "LLC Workshop: Choose, Draft and Maintain"
• "Management Fee Waivers - Disguised Payments for Services and Related Developments"
• "Modern Real Estate Transactions 2019: Federal Income Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions"
• "New Partnership Tax Audit Rules"
• "Real Estate Joint Ventures: An Alternative Capital Raising Strategy Webinar" (Instructor)
• "Select Choice of Business Entity Issues"
• "Tax Choice of Entity for Troubled Times" (Instructor)
• "Tax Controversy, Topics in Federal, State & EIRSA Litigation and Proposed Regulations for Disguised Payments for Services"
• "Tax Opportunities and Tax Traps for Real Estate Transactions"
• "Tax Traps in LLCs Webcast" (Instructor)
• "The New Partnership Tax Audit Rules: Updates, Developments and Practical Implications"
• "U.S. Tax Reform: Updates and Practical Implications"
• IRS Proposes Disclosure of Uncertain Tax Positions
• IRS Provides Roadmap of Audit Triggers
• Tax Opportunities and Tax Traps for Real Estate Transactions
• Zero Tax on Gains From Certain Stock Acquired Before 2012

Seminar

• LLCs Versus Corporations as Startup Structures