Law Firm Overview

At The Law Offices of Donald G. Koch, we offer tax planning, representation, compliance, and related accounting services. We are admitted in all tax courts and administrative agencies.  We have over twenty-five years of experience in accounting and law. Our work has been heavily concentrated in substantive and procedural aspects of taxation and has included tax return preparation, financial planning, representation of taxpayers before federal and state administrative agencies and litigation.

Areas of Practice

• Accounting
• Bankruptcy Tax Discharge Counseling
• Business Formation
• Compromises
• Estate and Financial Planning
• Federal NYS and NYC Tax Advocacy
• Hardships
• IRS NYS and NYC Audit Representation
• Litigation Support Services
• Probate Administration
• Settlements
• Tax Appeals Negotiation and Litigation

Published Works

• Expenditures Incurred in Proceedings for the Appraisal of Dissenting Minority Shareholders' Stock, Even If Required by Law, Are Capital Expenditures, 37 Brook. L. Rev. pp. 230-239, Fall, 1970
• How To Best Utilize Excess Qualifying Distributions of Private Foundations, 42 J. Tax'n pp. 180-183, Warren Gorham Lamont, New York, New York, March, 1975
• Computing the Tax Consequences of a Change of Domicile from New York to Florida, CPA Journal Vol. 45 pp. 78-81, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, New York, New York, October, 1975
• Acceleration of Future Interests Through Charitable Contributions, CPA Journal, Vol. 45, pp. 42-43, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, New York, New York, March, 1976
• Tax Saving Using Installment Sales, CPA Journal, Vol. 47, pp. 56-57, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, New York, New York, March, 1977
• Tenancies by the Entirety Under the 1976 Tax Reform Act, CPA Journal, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 60-62, and No. 6, pp. 73-74, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, New York, New York, May and June, 1977
• Gifts of Life Insurance After 1976, CPA Journal, Vol. 48, pp. 66-67, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, New York, New York, January, 1978
• A Plan for Distributing Deferred Compensation to High-Bracket Executives, Management Accounting, Vol. 61, No. 10, pp. 30-33, The National Association of Accountants, New York, New York, April, 1980
• When IRA's Prove Too Popular, ABA Banking Journal, Vol. 76, pp. 77, 80 and 83, American Bankers Association and Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp., Washington, D.C., November, 1984
• NYC Regular Place of Business Requirement, CPA Journal, Vol. 55, pp. 52-55, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, New York, New York, January, 1985
• Real Estate as a Basis for Extension of Estate Tax Payment Time, CPA Journal, Vol. 55, pp. 61-63, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, New York, New York, February, 1985

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law, Taxation Law, Business & Commercial Law, Estate Planning, Litigation & Appeals, Probate & Estate Administration, Tax Litigation