Larry J. Brant

Larry Brant, Principal at Foster Garvey PC, focuses on tax planning and advice, tax controversy and business transactions. He regularly advises clients in structuring mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other business transactions.

Larry is a past Chair of the Oregon State Bar Taxation Section.  He was the long term Chair of the Oregon Tax Institute and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Portland Tax Forum.  Larry is an Expert Contributor to Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Catalyst.  He is a Fellow in the American College of Tax Counsel.

Larry publishes articles on numerous income tax issues, including Taxation of S Corporations, Reasonable Compensation, Circular 230, Worker Classification, § 1031 Exchanges, Choice of Entity, Entity Tax Classification, and State and Local Taxation.  In addition, he regularly speaks at national, regional and local tax institutes, including the NYU Tax Institute, the Florida Tax Institute, the Portland Tax Forum and the Oregon Tax Institute.

Larry was the 2015 Recipient of the Oregon State Bar Tax Section Award of Merit, recognizing him for professionalism, reputation, leadership, and service to the tax community and the community at large.

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Mark C. Peltz

Mark Peltz has more than 35 years of experience delivering domestic and international tax planning services to corporations and high-net-worth individuals. At his firm Mazars, he represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the state and city of New York, and foreign taxing authorities. He negotiates foreign concession agreements, reviews foreign tax credit calculations, participates in cross border financing and bilateral transfer pricing agreements, and litigated and settled a major territorial tax issue in Hong Kong. Mark’s expertise extends to corporate bankruptcy issues, and he played an integral role in a major corporate Chapter 11 filing, assisting in tax restructuring and pursuing recoverable tax benefits for the company. Mark graduated from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. He received a Juris Doctor degree and a Master of Laws degree in Taxation from New York University School of Law.

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