Will S. Becker
Associate
Will's practice focuses on federal income tax matters and Texas margin tax and sales and use tax matters, with an emphasis on real estate, asset securitization, corporate mergers and acquisitions and corporate spin-offs and split-offs. Will assists clients in analyzing such tax matters and their impact on corporations, S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, real estate investment trusts, real estate mortgage investment conduits, hedging transactions and other derivatives. Additionally, Will has assisted nonprofit clients in forming public charities and private foundations, including filing for federal income tax exemption for such entities.
Publications
- IRS Safe Harbor - M&A "Success-Based" Fees (June 2, 2011)
- Carried Interest Tax Provisions of the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 (May 28, 2010)
- "President Obama’s Proposal Regarding U.S. Federal Income Tax Deferral and Enforcement against Tax Havens" (May 5, 2009)
- "Review of Tax Provisions in the Economic Stimulus Package" (February 26, 2009)
In The News
- "Carried Interest Tax Provisions of the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010," featured on The National Law Review (June 4, 2010)
Events
- Guest Lecturer, Graduate Schools of Business and Architecture, University of Texas at Arlington, Asset Repositioning and Turnaround Strategies Program (Fall 2009, Spring 2010 and Fall 2010)
