Tax
Mar. 5, 2013
What every lawyer should know about Section 409A
Many lawyers have probably encountered Section 409A of the tax code without knowing it, and that in itself is frightening, as you'll see.
Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601
Phone: (415) 834-0113
Fax: (415) 789-4540
Email: wood@WoodLLP.com
Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
This is a tough subject. Lawyers as a rule don't like tax law. They know they must pay tax, and they know tax rules are complex. But surely that is what accountants and tax lawyers are for, right? One answer to this common viewpoint is that it is quite true that tax specialists can be brought in.
However, lawyers must know enough about tax law to recognize when they need to obtain that tax advice. That triage function can be vexin...
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