Robert Nelson serves as the co-leader of Dykema's Tax Group and advises clients on business tax planning, partnership tax planning, estate planning, international tax planning, and federal and state tax controversy. Robert’s CPA designation and years of experience handling a wide variety of complex tax matters, enable him to provide his clients with unique insight into the complex interplay between accounting and tax rules. His clients include privately held family businesses, Mexican-owned U.S. businesses, large corporations, and individuals. Robert is board certified in both Tax Law and Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Bar Admissions

Texas, 1989

Education

• University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1989
• Brigham Young University, MACC, 1985
• Brigham Young University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1984
• Brigham Young University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1984

• The Ins and Outs of the Income Tax Deadline Extension—Which Returns, Deadlines Are Affected, and Which Aren’t?

  By Robert Nelson |April 2021

• IRS Extends 2020 Tax Filing and Tax Payment Deadlines, But Not 2021 Estimate Dates

  By Robert Nelson |March 2021

• IRS Issues Guidance for COVID-19 Related Mortgage Loan Forbearance and Modification

  By Robert Nelson |April 2020