Christopher Klug
Strategic Trusted Advisors
- Biography
Christopher M. Klug is the co-founder of Basswood Counsel (formerly Klug Counsel PLLC). He represents clients with domestic and international taxation, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, and domestic and international estate planning needs.
Chris has extensive experience working with companies with domestic and international income tax planning. This work includes inbound and outbound mergers and acquisitions and other transactional tax matters. As a former tax professor, Chris has a strong background in subchapter C and S corporate taxation and partnership taxation and uses this knowledge to develop tax strategies for clients. Chris represents companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, joint ventures, real estate funds, and family offices.
He represents clients in tax audits and controversies and has experience resolving complex tax disputes.
He also represents clients with domestic and international private wealth planning. He provides comprehensive estate planning for individuals, couples, and family businesses. Chris has extensive experience in advising clients with dual or multiple nationalities, especially those living outside the US, and their families with their unique estate planning challenges. This also includes representation of clients on the unique tax considerations and opportunities for individuals and families immigrating to the US.
Chris has presented on US inbound/outbound taxation, US informational filings, taxation of US persons, and estate planning to accountants and other professionals. Chris is the author of a number of published articles on international taxation.
- Practice Areas
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Languages
- English:
Spoken, Written
- Professional Experience
- Co-Founder
- Basswood Counsel (formerly Klug Counsel)
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2021 –
Current
- Handles matters in the area of international tax and compliance, domestic tax planning, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions and taxation, international and domestic estate planning, and estate and trust administration.
- Founder and Principal
- CK Tax Services LLC
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2021 –
Current
- Handles matters in the area of international tax and compliance, domestic tax planning, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions and taxation, international and domestic estate planning, and estate and trust administration.
- Managing Partner DC
- BurgherGray LLP
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2019 –
2021
- Handles matters in the area of international tax and compliance, domestic tax planning, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, cross-border transactions and taxation, international and domestic estate planning, and estate and trust administration.
- Partner
- CKR LAW LLP Global Presence. Local Expertise.
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2019 –
2019
- Handles matters in the area of international tax and compliance, domestic tax planning, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, cross-border transactions and taxation, and international and domestic estate planning.
- Founder
- Klug Law Office PLLC
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2016 –
2019
- Handles matters in the area of international tax and compliance, domestic tax planning, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, cross-border transactions and taxation, international and domestic estate planning, and estate and trust administration.
- Education
- The George Washington University Law School
- LL.M. (2009)
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2007
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2009 -
- Michigan State University
- J.D. (2007) | Corporate
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2007
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- Michigan State University
- B.A. (2004) | General Business Administration – Prelaw
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2004
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- Publications
- Controlled Foreign Corporations and Subpart F Income
- Foreign Corporations and Form 5471 Compliance
- Foreign Disregarded Entities, Foreign Partnerships, and Check-the-Box Planning Opportunities
- Foreign Tax Credits
- Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
- The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
- The US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
- United States Tax Compliance and Tax Planning for US Executives or Investors Residing Outside the US
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