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Amanda Wilson
Partner
Suite 1400
Orlando, FL 32801
Amanda provides sophisticated tax planning and structuring guidance for her clients. She has more than 25 years of experience advising clients on complex tax matters, with a particular focus on partnerships and real estate investment trusts. Amanda’s experience in the partnership tax area includes previously teaching partnership tax as an adjunct professor at Emory University School...
Amanda provides sophisticated tax planning and structuring guidance for her clients. She has more than 25 years of experience advising clients on complex tax matters, with a particular focus on partnerships and real estate investment trusts. Amanda’s experience in the partnership tax area includes previously teaching partnership tax as an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law, and she is the current author of the Bloomberg Tax Portfolio on Partnership Dispositions.
Amanda routinely assists clients in developing the most efficient tax structure for investments, acquisitions and operations, taking into account federal, international and exempt organization tax issues. She is also skilled in structuring deals to benefit from tax advantaged structures, including like-kind exchanges, new market tax credits, low-income housing tax credits, qualified opportunity zones, and investment tax credits available for solar and other renewable energy sources.
Additionally, she has extensive experience in corporate planning, forest and timber taxation, international planning, and federal tax controversy. Amanda’s prior work experience includes over a decade practicing in the Atlanta office of an Am Law 100 law firm, and in the national office of a Big Four accounting firm with a focus on cross-border transactions.
of Law, and she is the current author of the Bloomberg Tax Portfolio on Partnership Dispositions.
Amanda routinely assists clients in developing the most efficient tax structure for investments, acquisitions and operations, taking into account federal, international and exempt organization tax issues. She is also skilled in structuring deals to benefit from tax advantaged structures, including like-kind exchanges, new market tax credits, low-income housing tax credits, qualified opportunity zones, and investment tax credits available for solar and other renewable energy sources.
Additionally, she has extensive experience in corporate planning, forest and timber taxation, international planning, and federal tax controversy. Amanda’s prior work experience includes over a decade practicing in the Atlanta office of an Am Law 100 law firm, and in the national office of a Big Four accounting firm with a focus on cross-border transactions.
Experience
Previous Professional Experience
- Shareholder, member of tax group of an Orlando law firm (14 years)
- Counsel, member of tax practice group for an Am Law 100 firm in Atlanta (10 years)
- Manager, member of national office of Big Four accounting firm (2 years)
- Adjunct Professor, Partnership Taxation, Emory University School of Law (1 year)
Representative Matters
- Routinely advises clients on the implementation and operation of opportunity zone funds.
- Assisted client with reorganization and acquisition of S corporation by a publicly traded REIT.
- Represented numerous clients in the formation of REITs or conversion of existing entity to REIT.
- Represented clients in formation and private offering of partnership funds.
- Represented both domestic and foreign clients in structuring, negotiating, and documenting mergers and acquisitions and other corporate combinations and reorganizations.
Education
- Vanderbilt Law School, JD (1998)
- Georgetown University, BS, Mathematics, magna cum laude (1995)
Admissions
- Florida
- Georgia
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Previous Professional Experience
- Shareholder, member of tax group of an Orlando law firm (14 years)
- Counsel, member of tax practice group for an Am Law 100 firm in Atlanta (10 years)
- Manager, member of national office of Big Four accounting firm (2 years)
- Adjunct Professor, Partnership Taxation, Emory University School of Law (1 year)
Representative Matters
- Routinely advises clients on the implementation and operation of opportunity zone funds.
- Assisted client with reorganization and acquisition of S corporation by a publicly traded REIT.
- Represented numerous clients in the formation of REITs or conversion of existing entity to REIT.
- Represented clients in formation and private offering of partnership funds.
- Represented both domestic and foreign clients in structuring, negotiating, and documenting mergers and acquisitions and other corporate combinations and reorganizations.
Media
Insights
| Nelson Mullins Tax Report – IRS Finalizes Look-Through Rule for Domestically Controlled REITs, Contributing Author (May 13, 2024) |
| Nelson Mullins Tax Report – IRS Releases Proposed Regulations on 1% Tax on Stock Buybacks under IRA, Co-Author (April 19, 2024) |
| Partnerships – Disposition of Partnership Interests or Partnership Business; Partnership Termination, Bloomberg Tax Management Portfolio 718-3rd Edition, Author, Author (April 19, 2024) |
Events / Speaking Engagements
| Tax Issues in Transferring LLC and Partnership Interests: Navigating the Complex IRS Rules for Buying, Selling, or Redeeming Partnership Interests, Strafford, Presenter (Jan. 25, 2024) |
| Liquidation of S Corporations: Mastering Tax Implications of Liquidating Distributions, Strafford, Presenter (Nov. 16, 2022) |
| Disguised Sales – What the General Tax Practitioner Needs to Know to Avoid Running Afoul of These Provisions, Southern Federal Tax Institute, Presenter (Oct. 25, 2022) |
| Tax Credits in Real Estate, American Bar Association Section of Taxation May Meeting, Panelist (May 13, 2022) |
| Partnership Allocations of Rehabilitation, New Market, and Other Tax Credits: Navigating Complex 704(b) Rules, Strafford, Presenter (Feb. 23, 2022) |
News
| Orlando Partner Among 14 New Fellows Elected by American College of Tax Counsel (Oct. 29, 2024) |
Blogs
| IRS Releases Final Regulations on 1% Tax on Stock Buybacks Under IRA, Tax Reports, Co-Author (July 9, 2024) |
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Tax Law (2014-2025)
- Awesome Attorneys, Orlando Family Magazine (2023)
- Reader’s Choice Award, JD Supra (2018)
Professional Activities
- American College of Tax Counsel
- Member, Partnership and LLCs Committee, Tax Section, American Bar Association
- Former Chair, Real Estate Committee, Tax Section, American Bar Association
Amanda provides sophisticated tax planning and structuring guidance for her clients. She has more than 25 years of experience advising clients on complex tax matters, with a particular focus on partnerships and real estate investment trusts. Amanda’s experience in the partnership tax area includes previously teaching partnership tax as an adjunct professor at Emory University School... of Law, and she is the current author of the Bloomberg Tax Portfolio on Partnership Dispositions.
Amanda routinely assists clients in developing the most efficient tax structure for investments, acquisitions and operations, taking into account federal, international and exempt organization tax issues. She is also skilled in structuring deals to benefit from tax advantaged structures, including like-kind exchanges, new market tax credits, low-income housing tax credits, qualified opportunity zones, and investment tax credits available for solar and other renewable energy sources.
Additionally, she has extensive experience in corporate planning, forest and timber taxation, international planning, and federal tax controversy. Amanda’s prior work experience includes over a decade practicing in the Atlanta office of an Am Law 100 law firm, and in the national office of a Big Four accounting firm with a focus on cross-border transactions.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Previous Professional Experience
- Shareholder, member of tax group of an Orlando law firm (14 years)
- Counsel, member of tax practice group for an Am Law 100 firm in Atlanta (10 years)
- Manager, member of national office of Big Four accounting firm (2 years)
- Adjunct Professor, Partnership Taxation, Emory University School of Law (1 year)
Representative Matters
- Routinely advises clients on the implementation and operation of opportunity zone funds.
- Assisted client with reorganization and acquisition of S corporation by a publicly traded REIT.
- Represented numerous clients in the formation of REITs or conversion of existing entity to REIT.
- Represented clients in formation and private offering of partnership funds.
- Represented both domestic and foreign clients in structuring, negotiating, and documenting mergers and acquisitions and other corporate combinations and reorganizations.
Education
- Vanderbilt Law School, JD (1998)
- Georgetown University, BS, Mathematics, magna cum laude (1995)
Admissions
- Florida
- Georgia
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Practice Areas
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Events /
Speaking Engagements
Speaking Engagements
| Tax Issues in Transferring LLC and Partnership Interests: Navigating the Complex IRS Rules for Buying, Selling, or Redeeming Partnership Interests, Strafford, Presenter (Jan. 25, 2024) |
| Liquidation of S Corporations: Mastering Tax Implications of Liquidating Distributions, Strafford, Presenter (Nov. 16, 2022) |
| Disguised Sales – What the General Tax Practitioner Needs to Know to Avoid Running Afoul of These Provisions, Southern Federal Tax Institute, Presenter (Oct. 25, 2022) |
| Tax Credits in Real Estate, American Bar Association Section of Taxation May Meeting, Panelist (May 13, 2022) |
| Partnership Allocations of Rehabilitation, New Market, and Other Tax Credits: Navigating Complex 704(b) Rules, Strafford, Presenter (Feb. 23, 2022) |
News
Blogs
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Tax Law (2014-2025)
- Awesome Attorneys, Orlando Family Magazine (2023)
- Reader’s Choice Award, JD Supra (2018)
- American College of Tax Counsel
- Member, Partnership and LLCs Committee, Tax Section, American Bar Association
- Former Chair, Real Estate Committee, Tax Section, American Bar Association
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