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For many years Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett has been one of the leading tax firms in Alabama. The attorneys are heavily involved in financial and tax planning for individual, corporate, partnership, trust, cooperative taxpayers, and public and private foundations and charities. The Firm works closely with a wide range of clients in analyzing and evaluating the tax effects of various proposed transactions from the viewpoint of federal, state, and local taxation, including tax credit and tax benefit transactions. The attorneys of RSJ&G are involved in extensive planning and drafting of a wide variety of agreements having planned tax results.

The Firm represents taxpayers in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and the State Revenue Department from the audit level through appeals and to litigation. The Firm’s attorneys litigate in state and federal courts as well as in the United States Tax Court and the Court of Claims.

The Firm advises business clients in such areas as state income tax, privilege tax, sales tax, ad valorem property tax, gross receipts tax, and various excise and license taxes. Legislation relating to various state tax laws for a variety of clients and business trade associations is reviewed and drafted. RSJ&G’s attorneys also work with clients with respect to city and county taxes of all descriptions.