Matthew Schippers
Estate Planning, Corporate, & Tax Attorney Member @Triplett Woolf Garretson, Llc
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WORK HISTORY
Estate Planning, Corporate, & Tax Attorney Member @Triplett Woolf Garretson, Llc
Wichita, KS, US
Estate Planning; Wills & Trusts; Entity Formation; Tax Planning; Charitable Giving; Corporate M&A Law; Real Estate TransactionsGeneral Counsel to Wichita Grand OperaEstate and tax planning—Draft customized wills, revocable trusts, health care and durable/financial powers of attorney, & living wills—Draft complex irrevocable life insurance trusts (ILITs) & grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs)—Advise clients regarding gift, estate & GST tax impact of transfers and powers of appointment—Represent trustees, executors, & administrators in trust and estate administration and representation before IRS; probate administration & pleadings; funding subtrusts; complete trust combinations/mergers under Uniform Trust Code—Complete estate and gift tax returns (Form 706; Form 709), GST allocation analysis, QTIP marital trust analysis—Nonprofit corporate formation and governance, charitable trust, & application for tax-exempt status with IRS (Form 1023)—Forensic accounting analysis for disputed trusts and estates—Analyze tax implications of S Corp election, qualified small business stock, anti-churning rules under Section 197—Effectively plan for Qualified Subchapter S Subsidiary (QSub) election and Section 355 distributions—Assist with tax aspects of divorce settlements —Analyze Form 8038 & tax certificates for tax exempt bondsBusiness and real estate transactions—Negotiate & close complex real estate transactions; draft deeds, mortgages, promissory notes, leases, options, easements, Section 1031 exchanges, tenancy-in-common agreements—Close stock & asset sales & statutory mergers, draft corporate board resolutions, promissory notes, commercial & residential leases—Draft complex asset purchase agreements, bills of sale, assignments of oil and gas interests—Form LLCs & draft operating agreements; form corporations & draft bylaws, minutes, and buy-sell agreements—Advise on entity formation, conversions, reinstatements, & dissolutions
EDUCATION
Bishop Carroll Catholic High School
High School Diploma, Valedictorian
University of Kansas School of Law
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Order of the Coif, Tax Law Certificate, Business and Commercial Law Certificate
The University of Kansas
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration and Accounting (Concentration in Psychology)
New York University School of Law
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Taxation
ABOUT MATTHEW SCHIPPERS
Partner-level legal and tax professional with a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from New York University School of Law; CPA license; and extensive experience in will and trust drafting, tax planning, charitable giving, and business transactions
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