Jonathan D. Reiff

Since 1981, Jon Reiff has handled a wide range of personal and business tax and estate planning matters. His practice includes multi-generation estate tax planning for parties with complex business and other holdings, ordinary trust and estate planning for individual and blended families, and tax matters relating to businesses. He is rated AV by Martindale Hubbel Lawyers rating service.

Mr. Reiff authored an article on tax effect of lapse of Crummey powers, 58 Taxation for Accountants 150 (1997), reprinted in 25 Taxation for Lawyers 346 (1997); "Lease Purchase Funds in a Declining Market", 32 Oil and Gas Tax Quarterly 367 (1984), reprinted in Southwestern Legal Foundation, Oil and Gas Accounting Institute (1985); three other law review articles, and a book on foreign policy adopted by the U. S. Army. He conceived and drafted an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code imposing a statute of limitations on taxable gifts which was enacted in 1997.  He is also a former Regular Army officer and former Captain, U.S. Army Special Forces Reserve.

REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS

Multi-generation estate planning for parties with significant diverse assets, postponing estate tax until the death of grandchildren, if ever;

Ordinary individual trust and wills estate planning, settlement of estates, and probates;

Tax and business matters including tax free reorganization, spin off, and acquisitions; identifying the tax effects interrelated charitable organizations and privately held business transactions; tax controversies and litigation with the Internal Revenue Service or Oklahoma Tax Commission; and substantial innovative and successful tax saving strategies.