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Richard W. Goldstein

rwgoldstein@goldsteinjones.com
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Phone: 212.232.2410
Fax: 212.232.2412

110 Wall Street, 11th Floor
Manhattan, New York 10005

Richard W. Goldstein is a founding partner of Goldstein Jones LLP, a law firm focused on tax matters. He has focused his practice in the area of state and local taxation for the past 15 years and is a contributing commentator to the highly regarded CCH New York State Tax Reporter service. He has handled tax matters for many of the world's largest corporations and high net worth high profile individuals. Richard has represented clients in court in New York, Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Richard has extensive experience representing clients in state and local tax disputes especially in New York State and New York City Including:

  • corporation income and franchise tax
  • sales & use tax
  • personal income tax
  • employment taxes
  • unincorporated business tax
  • real estate transfer tax
  • commercial rent tax
  • hotel occupancy tax
  • withholding tax

Richard's core values include providing his clients with personalized, sophisticated and effective services.

Education

Juris Doctor, Fordham University School of Law, 1992

Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 1989

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

New York State
New Jersey
United States Tax Court
United State District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

New York State Bar Association
Tax Section

Articles, Press & Speeches

CCH New York State Tax Reporter Service, Contributing Commentator.

New York's Work-at-Home Rule Needs Work (author), State Tax Today, November 29, 1999.

Telecommuter Tax Trap (quoted), Forbes, May 1, 2000.

New York State & Connecticut Personal Income Tax Allocation In Conflict (speaker), The Stamford Tax Association, September 30, 2004.

CCH , Incorporated Internet Legal Research Focus Group, New York City, NY, November 30, 2004.

Selected Accomplishments

  • Represented a multinational bank in tax court to obtain a $1,000,000+ income tax refund.

  • Obtained a $2,000,000 New York State personal income tax refund for the retired chief operating officer of a major multinational corporation.

  • Successfully represented the chief operating officer of a major insurance company in a New York State income tax audit.

  • Successfully negotiated a settlement of corporation income tax liability for a multinational retail corporation.

  • Negotiated a voluntary disclosure agreement related to New York State sales and use taxes on behalf of a major publisher of professional books and reference materials.

  • Successfully and discreetly resolved New York State and New York City outstanding personal income tax issues of a well known television celebrity.

  • Successfully and discretely resolved New York City personal income tax issues of the General Counsel of a multinational bank.

  • Successfully and discreetly represented the Chief Operating Officer of a Dow Jones Industrial Component multinational corporation in a New York State and New York City personal income tax audit.