
John F. Allevato
Co-Chair, Federal Taxation
Co-Chair, Wills, Estates & Trusts
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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
West Virginia, U.S.A.
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Publications & Presentations
- “Choice of Entity Tax Considerations,” 2018 WV Tax Institute
- “How Estate Planning Professionals Can Minimize the Possibility of Family Disputes in Estate Matters, 2018 Charleston Estate and Financial Planning Seminar
- “What’s All This Fuss about The West Virginia DAPT,” 2016 WVU CLE
- “The Use of Qualified Affidavits as Required by New WV DAPT Legislation,” 2016 Charleston Estate and Financial Planning Seminar
- “LLC tax Issues,” 2016 NBI Seminar
- “Joint Trusts—Not as Scary as They Used to Be,” 2015 WVU CLE
- “The Impact of the West Virginia Uniform Trust Code,” 2014 WVU CLE
- “Choice of Entity—LLC or Corporation,” 2014 National Business Institute
- “The Folly of Trust Irrevocability,” 2013 Charleston Estate and Financial Planning Seminar
- “Ethical Issues—Circular 230 Proposed Revisions,” 2012 West Virginia Tax Institute
- “Basics of Section 754 Election,” 2012 West Virginia Society of CPAs
- “Trust Administration after the West Virginia Uniform Trust Code,” 2012 WVU CLE
- “Duty to Inform under the West Virginia Uniform Trust Code,” 2012 Charleston Estate and Financial Planning Seminar
- “Top Things You Need to Know about the West Virginia Uniform Trust Code,” 2011 Tri-State Tax Institute
- "West Virginia Uniform Trust Code," 2011 WVU CLE
- "Revocable Living Trusts," 2010 WVU CLE on Planning for the Modest Estate
- “Form 990 – What You Need to Know,” 2008 West Virginia Tax Institute
- “Uniform Premarital Agreement Act and Cohabitation Agreements,” 2006 WVU CLE on West Virginia Estate Planning
- “Advance Directives and Durable Powers of Attorney,” 2004 Mountaineer CLE Seminar on Planning the Modest Estate
- “The Gift Tax – What You Need to Know,” 2003 Mountaineer CLE Seminar on Wills and Estates
- “Tax Issues for Business Lawyers,” 11th Annual Commercial Law Institute, November 2002, West Virginia University Continuing Legal Education
- “Tax Issues for Public Charities,” Lorman Business Institute, December 2001; March 2003
- “Tax Considerations in Buying or Selling a Business in West Virginia,” Lorman Business Institute, 2000
- “Tax and the General Practitioner,” National Business Institute, 1998
- “Taxing Bankruptcy Alternatives,” 1995 Columbus Bar Association Bankruptcy Institute
- “Approaches for Lawyers and Accountants in Evaluating Tax Shelters for Clients,” Columbus Tax Conference, 1984
- “The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981: Implication of the Estate and Gift Tax Changes Upon Estate Planning,” 11 Capital University Law Review 1, Winter, 1981
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