
Frank L. Brunetti - Of Counsel/Partner Emeritus
Biography
Frank L. Brunetti has been practicing law for forty years in the areas of estate and wealth preservation, tax planning for business entities and complex tax matters.
Mr. Brunetti handles all aspects of client financial, family and tax matters including gift and estate planning, tax exempt organizations, family business arrangements and corporate tax matters. He has extensive experience in federal and state individual income and corporate tax compliance and tax controversy matters. He is admitted to the New Jersey and New York Bars as well as the United States Tax Court.
In addition to practicing law, Mr. Brunetti is a Professor of Taxation and Law at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he teaches several graduate tax courses. He is the author of numerous articles and books in the income tax and estate planning field, including Fundamentals of Federal Tax Accounting published by the American Law Institute-American Bar Association. He continues to lecture extensively on topics that include tax accounting, corporate taxation and estate planning to name a few. Mr. Brunetti is also an Observer Member of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Cooperation in International Tax Matters.
Publications
Title | Publisher | Date |
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Impact – Guide to Exceeding the Standard Deduction | Commerce Clearing House | November 30, 2018 |
Federal Tax Accounting (2019) | Commerce Clearing House | September 24, 2018 |
(Co-Author) Young Lawyers Advisory Board: The Anniversary of Bail Reform | New Jersey Law Journal | April 2, 2018 |
(Co-Author) Rafizadeh Limits IRS’s Ability to Assess Tax on Foreign Accounts | Tax Notes | March 19, 2018 |
Negotiating Bilateral Tax Treaties, Manual Revision | United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, Geneva, Switzerland | 2016, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2003 |
Compensatory Distribution of Partnership Interests | Tax Notes, Volume 150, Number 10 | March 7, 2016 |
@ISSUE: Is enough being done to catch tax cheats? | Asbury Park Press | May 8, 2015 |
Post-Assessment Income Taxes Held Non-Dischargeable Under U.S. Bankruptcy Code | New Jersey Law Journal | January 29, 2015 |
The Trusteed Individual Retirement Account | New Jersey Law Journal | December 17, 2014 |
Is the Right to Receive an Insurance Dividend an Incident of Ownership | New Jersey Law Journal | September 9, 2013 |
Defining Ponzi-Scheme Losses | New Jersey Law Journal | June 2012 |
A Primer for Tax Whistleblowers | The Tax Magazine® | April 2012 |
Yes, the IRS can Pierce the Corporate Veil | New Jersey Law Journal | February 2012 |
Circumventing the Priority of Federal Tax Liens | Real Estate Tax Digest | 1997 |
Circumventing the Priority of Federal Tax Liens | Real Estate Tax Digest | 1997 |
Fundamentals of Tax Accounting Methods and Periods | American Law Institute - American Bar Association | 2007 |
Accounting Methods and Periods | CCH Solutions Tax and Business Advisory Library | 2000 |
Right to Disclaim in Avoidance of Federal Tax Lien in Dispute | Real Estate Tax Digest | January 1999 |
Significant Changes Proposed to Rules for House GRITS | Real Estate Tax Digest | 1997 |
Articles
Federal Government Providing Tax Relief in Light of COVID-19, Will New Jersey Follow?
March 25, 2020
IRS Advising Virtual Currency Owners to Pay Back Taxes
August 2, 2019
The SECURE Act of 2019
July 11, 2019
Remote Material Participation Approved by US Tax Court
June 12, 2019
Does Your Retirement Plan Protect Your Home from Medicaid Recovery?
May 20, 2019
Why Forming an LLC to Operate Your Cannabis Business May Not Be Tax Wise
August 13, 2018
Property Tax Deductions for 2017 May Not Include 2018 Prepayments
July 11, 2018
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Makes Modifications Created by the ABLE Act
May 18, 2018
Will IRS Modify Schedule UTP for Uncertain Tax Positions?
May 16, 2018
IRS to Ramp Up Criminal Prosecution to Combat Offshore Tax Avoidance
April 9, 2018
IRS Notice of Deficiency Ruled Untimely in Win for Scarinci Hollenbeck Client
January 23, 2018
New Partnership Tax Audit Rules Effective January 1, 2018
October 4, 2017
IRS Streamlines Application Process for Small Exempt Organization Status
July 26, 2017
News & Events
Videos
Tax Return Strategies Used For Wealth Building
October 9, 2012
March 6, 2012
Tax Issues that Impact Your Wealth Part VII
February 27, 2012
Tax Issues that Impact Your Wealth Part VI
February 21, 2012
Tax Issues that Impact Your Wealth Part V
February 13, 2012
Tax Issues that Impact Your Wealth Part IV
February 2, 2012
Tax Issues that Impact Your Wealth Part III
January 20, 2012
Tax Issues that Impact Your Wealth Part II
January 16, 2012
News & Events
Recent Articles
- American Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section)
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Bergen County Bar Foundation (1994-1999)
- New Jersey Supreme Court Ethics Committee (Bergen County, 1984-1988)
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. Tax Court
- New York
- New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1977)
- Duquesne University School of Law (JD, 1973)
- Rutgers University (BA, 1970)