Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Andrew M. Ferris is a general tax practitioner with a special emphasis in the areas of state and local taxation and tax-exempt organizations.

In the area of state and local taxation, he regularly counsels businesses, individuals and public utilities on sales and use, income, franchise, and property tax issues. He regularly handles the filing and management of administrative appeals to state and local departments of taxation. Mr. Ferris has represented clients in numerous state and local tax tribunals and in appeals to state appellate and high courts.

In addition to state and local tax litigation, he regularly advises businesses and individuals on state and local tax planning and compliance and on the state and local tax consequences of corporate transactions. He has significant experience in negotiating and obtaining tax abatements, incentives and economic development grants and loans. Mr. Ferris has also represented clients in drafting, analyzing and advocating the enactment of state and local tax legislation and uniform tax laws.

Mr. Ferris has represented clients in a wide range of controversies with the Internal Revenue Service and has obtained technical advice and rulings from the IRS national office on federal income tax issues. He has organized and obtained determination letters for tax-exempt organizations and has counseled tax-exempt organizations on compliance issues involving mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures with for-profit partners, executive and physician compensation, tax-exempt financing and filing Forms 990 & 1023. He also has experience in counseling clients on state charitable trust law.

Mr. Ferris is a frequent lecturer and author on tax matters and has been a guest lecturer for the Tax Executives Institute (TEI), the Direct Selling Association (DSA), the Ohio State Bar Association, the Ohio Gas Association and the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association. He is a member of the American, Ohio and Columbus Bar Associations.

Areas of Practice

• Tax: Controversy & Litigation
• Tax: State & Local

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1995
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member)
• Columbus Bar Associations (Member)
• Ohio State Bar Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• New 2007 "Rising Stars" Announced

Education

• University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1995
  J.D.
• Miami University, 1990
  B.S.

Address

Capitol Square
Suite 2100
65 East State Street
Columbus, OH 43215-4260

Phones

(614) 462-4787

Faxes

(614) 462-2616

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bakerlaw.com