Dean Mead’s Chair of the Tax and Corporate department, Stephen R. Looney, speaks frequently throughout the country and his speaking tour is especially busy this year with 10 stops in seven cities. A list of dates, locations and presentation topics is provided below.

Mr. Looney is the chair of the Tax & Corporate department at Dean Mead in Orlando. He represents clients in a variety of business and tax matters including entity formation (S and C corporations, partnerships, and LLCs), acquisitions, dispositions, redemptions, liquidations, reorganizations, tax-free exchanges of real estate and tax controversies. His clients include closely held businesses, with an emphasis on medical and other professional services practices. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Southern Federal Tax Institute, as well as former Chair of the S Corporations Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tax Section. He is Board Certified in Tax Law by the Florida Bar, as well as being a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He may be reached at slooney@www.deanmead.com.

2017 Tour Dates:

Tax Law Blog Series

By: Stephen R. Looney

• Built-In Gain Tax Not Triggered By S Corporation Conversion of LLC Interest
• ESOP Participants Treated as Related Persons for Deduction Deferral Purposes Under Section 267(a)(2)
• Stock Surrender and Repurchase Lacks Economic Substance
• Part I: Passive Activity Loss Limitation and Real Estate Professional Tax Rules
• Part II: Passive Activity Loss Limitation and Real Estate Professional Tax Rules
• Part III: Passive Activity Loss Limitation and Real Estate Professional Tax Rules