Harry Teichman is a member of Berger Singerman’s Business, Finance & Tax Team in Tampa. With more than 25 years of experience, Harry advises businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, and individuals on a broad range of tax, corporate, and estate planning matters. He counsels clients on the tax aspects of complex transactions, including energy-related and tax credit transactions, as well as business acquisitions, dispositions, and other strategic business initiatives.
Harry represents pass-through entities, real estate developers, startup ventures, not-for-profit organizations, franchisees, and closely held businesses across a variety of industries. He regularly advises clients on day-to-day tax and business matters, corporate structuring, succession planning, and wealth transfer strategies.
In addition to his transactional practice, Harry has extensive experience representing clients in tax controversies before the Internal Revenue Service, Florida taxing authorities, and state and federal courts. He also advises clients on partnership and corporate governance matters, franchising, employment agreements, leases, wills, and trusts.
- Represented taxpayer/former partner of partnership in a one-million-dollar deficiency case in U.S. Tax Court, which resulted in refunds over a period of years of more than $200,000.
- Served as tax counsel to seller of online cannabidiol business in $500 million+ sale with rollover equity.
- Served as tax counsel to U.S.-based developer in offshore real estate development engaged in joint venture with local construction firm.
- Served as lead counsel in the $10 million+ sale of an accounting firm.
- Served as tax counsel to investor in offshore telecommunications venture.
- Served as tax counsel to syndicator of biogas credit transaction.
- Served as tax counsel to investor partnership with respect to a $10 million State of New York Brownfield Tax Credit.
- Provided tax advice to foreign personal representative with respect to estate and income tax matters on contracts held by estate.
- Represented taxpayer against the State of Florida in excise tax case, causing the overturn of the Florida
- Department of Revenue’s position and recovery of client’s attorney fees.
- Served as tax counsel to assisted living facility in obtaining not-for-profit status.
- Provided tax advice to departing partners in buy-out transaction involving multi-tiered redemptions.
- Provided tax advice in partnership buy-in for dentists in expanding multi-location practice.
- Represented seller in dental practice roll-up with value in excess of $30 million.
- Served as lead counsel to sale of dermatology practice with value in excess of $5MM.
- Successfully represented spouse in obtaining innocent spouse relief in US Tax Court overturning IRS determination and removing lien from family property.
- Successfully represented taxpayer in US Tax Court to obtain removal of deficiency related to previously undocumented deductions.
- American Bar Association
- Tax Section
- The Florida Bar
- Tax Section
- Business Law Section
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2019-2022