Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Karen Currie practices law in the area of multistate taxation, with emphasis on the state and local tax implications of mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and reorganization of businesses. Karen regularly advises clients on multistate income, franchise, sales, and other tax issues and assists clients with audit defense, negotiated settlements, and other controversy and compliance matters. She has significant experience with nexus, unitary combined and consolidated reporting, and apportionment issues. Karen has represented and advised clients in a wide range of industries, including real estate, manufacturing, distribution, retail, oil and gas, technology, and health care.

Karen regularly writes and speaks at seminars and conferences on a variety of state tax topics. She is a member of the editorial board and a contributing author for RIA's Business Entities Journal.

Karen is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the State Bar of Georgia, and the American Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Tax
• State and Local Tax Counseling
• Mergers & Acquisitions/Tax

Representative Cases

• Acquisition of DTE Gas & Oil
• Acquisition of Koldkist
• Hyatt Regency San Antonio Sale

West Practice Categories

Corporate Taxation, Estate & Gift Taxation, Excise Taxes, Income Taxation, International Taxation, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Payroll Taxes, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes, Sales & Use Taxes, State, Local & Municipal Law, Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

• Georgia
• Texas

Education

• Emory University

Published Works

• Alert: State Tax Amnesty Programs, 2009
• Maryland Legislation Requires Corporate Taxpayers to Bare It All, Corporate Business Taxation Monthly by CCH, Vol. 9, No. 7, 2008
• Maryland Legislation Requires Corporate Taxpayers To Bare It All, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2007
• The 'Technically Corrected' Texas Margin Tax Law: What Amendments Made the Cut, What Got the Ax, Daily Tax Report, 2007
• The "Technically Corrected" Margin Tax Law: What Amendments Made The Cut, What Got The Axe, Tax Management Inc., reprinted in Jones Day State Tax Return, 2007
• The "Technically Corrected" Texas Margin Tax Law: What Amendments Made the Cut, What Got the Axe, Tax Management Multistate Tax Report, Volume 14, Number 8, reprinted Jones Day State Tax Return, September 2007, 2007
• Kentucky - Telecommunications Companies Have A First Amendment Right to Pass-Through Gross Revenue Tax As A Separate Line Item, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2007
• State Tax Treatment of I.R.C. §338(h)(10) Elections And The Business Versus Nonbusiness Income Debate, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2007
• State Tax Treatment of I.R.C. §338(h)(10) Elections And the Business Versus Nonbusiness Income Debate, Tax Management, Multistate Tax Report, Vol. 14, No. 3,, 2007
• Court Finds California LLC Fee Unconstitutional.... Again, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006
• It's Back.... Economic Substance In the Tax Shelter Arena -- Federal Court Upholds Tax Assessment in Coltec, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006
• Texas Replaces Franchise Tax With 'Margin Tax' in Bid To Broaden Base, But Questions Linger for Taxpayers, coauthor, BNA Tax Management Weekly State Tax Report, Vol. 13, No. 7, 2006
• U.S. Constitution Prevails As Supreme Law Of The Land–Maryland Tax Court Finds Taxation Of Gain From The Sale Of Subsidiary Stock Unconstitutional, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006
• New Texas Tax On Margin Of Limited Partnerships And Other Businesses - Tied To Property Tax Relief, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006
• California Refund Opportunities for LLCs, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006
• Beware Of Hidden Taxes – North Carolina Imposes Use Tax On Intercompany Purchases, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• Taxes and IP in the Magic Kingdom, Gross Receipts from Destination Sales, Like Disney's, Might be Sourced and Therefore Taxed in NY if a Group Has A Member There, - Practical US/Domestic Tax Strategies, World Trade Executive, Inc., Vol. 5, No. 11, 2005
• Disney: Income Of Non-Nexus Taxpayers Included In New York Combined Franchise Tax Return, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• New Jersey Superior Court Reverses Pro-Taxpayer Decision In Lanco And Finds Nexus, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• Navigating the State Tax Implications of Limited Liability Company Conversions, Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentives, 2005
• Limited Liability Company Conversion – Navigating the State Tax Implications, Business Entities, Vol. 6, 2005
• Recent Developments – Multistate Taxation, Corporation Business Taxation Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 7, 2004
• Recent Developments – Multistate Taxation, Corporation Business Taxation Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, 2004
• Recent Developments – Multistate Taxation, Corporation Business Taxation Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 12, 2003
• Recent Developments – Multistate Taxation, Corporation Business Taxation Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 8, 2003
• Recent Developments – Multistate Taxation, Corporation Business Taxation Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, 2003
• Recent Developments – Multistate Taxation, Corporation Business Taxation Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, 2003
• Recent Developments – Multistate Taxation, Corporation Business Taxation Monthly, Vol. 4, No.2, 2002

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