Bryan S. Appel is an associate on Berger Singerman’s Business, Finance & Tax Team and a member of the Wealth Preservation and Tax Planning Group based in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office. He concentrates his practice in domestic and international tax and wealth planning while assisting the firm’s corporate and real estate practice groups in analyzing and drafting business transaction documents in connection with corporate mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions, as well as other transactions to achieve tax compliance and tax efficiency.
Bryan’s tax practice is rooted in compliance and consulting, including cross-border merger and acquisition transactions, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) withholding procedures requiring foreign financial institutions to report foreign assets held by U.S. account holders, pre-immigration tax planning for non-resident aliens, and tax effective structuring for closely-held businesses.
In addition to Florida Bar admission, Bryan is currently in the process of obtaining admission as a Certified Public Accountant in Florida.
- Florida Bar
- Business Law Section
- Tax Section
- Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section
- Young Lawyers Division
- Broward County Bar Association – Young Lawyers Section
- Penn State – Greater Fort Lauderdale PSU Alumni Chapter
- Jewish Federation of Broward County
- Greater Fort Lauderdale Tax Council
Daily Business Review, "Before Taking a PPP Loan, First Consider the Employee Retention Credit"
April 17, 2020
Daily Business Review, "Before Taking a PPP Loan, First Consider the Employee Retention Credit"
April 17, 2020
Client Alert - COVID-19: CARES Act: Important Tax Code Changes
March 30, 2020
South Florida Business & Wealth, "How to Get Employer Tax Credits for Paid Sick Leave, Family Leave"
March 27, 2020
Daily Business Review, "Tax Extenders: Limited Benefits and Limited Certainty for Limited Taxpayers"
January 7, 2020
Law360, "Sometimes GILTI Is A Pleasure"
January 31, 2019
November 6, 2019
Bryan Appel, Panelist, "NSU's Tax Law Panel," for The Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Society
April 10, 2019
December 14, 2018
November 15, 2018
Sometimes It’s Good to be GILTI
January 18, 2019
Tax Breaks for Investment in Opportunity Zones – Proposed Treasury Regulations
October 30, 2018
Tax Aspects of Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds – A Prequel
August 29, 2018