Tony Sayess

Tony provides a broad spectrum of practical business and tax law advice to clients. He provides federal income tax planning advice to business entities and their owners, including in structuring transactions and reorganizations in a tax-efficient manner, including ‘F’ Reorganizations and transactions involving Qualified Small Business Stock (Section 1202 Stock). He has extensive experience representing search funds, U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies and members of consolidated groups, and with cross-border planning issues. He advises on tax consequences of sales of stock, assets, and LLC interests and transfers of shares to family members. He has also assisted clients with tax controversies with the IRS, as well as with New Hampshire state tax issues.

Tony has extensive experience analyzing and advising on Tax Treaties between the United States and Switzerland, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, and Turkey, including the impact of Brexit on Treaty benefits, cross border taxation of dividends, interest, and royalties, and limitation of benefits issues.

On the business law side, Tony represents clients with formations of new businesses, conversions of corporations to LLC’s (including LLC’s taxed as S-Corporations), debt financings, buy-sell agreements, business succession issues, and buy-outs of minority interests. He represents businesses in transactions and contract law matters, including the drafting, review and negotiation of agreements, corporate governance issues, and mergers and acquisitions.

Tony has traveled to all 50 states and 48 countries, with a focus on visiting national parks. He is also an avid hiker, and a nature and wildlife photographer.