Oregon's Joint Committee on Tax Reform has announced that it is studying a proposal to replace Oregon's corporate income tax with a gross receipts tax imposed on substantially all business tax conducted within Oregon. The proposed tax, a commercial activities tax or CAT, would be similar to Washington's business and occupation tax.

We are pleased to announce that we represented the target in the successful cross species merger of two Portland area companies engaged in the craft spirits industry.

We are pleased to announce that the firm prepared a draft bill for introduction into Congress, advised an association of taxpayers seeking to introduce federal legislation that addresses states' rights to tax certain income, and work with congressional staff members for introduction of the bill.

The firm is pleased to have had the opportunity to address attorneys and certified public accountants from throughout Washington and Oregon at a two-day conference titled "Estate Planning from A to Z".

We are pleased to have represented a taxpayer before Oregon's Supreme Court on the question of whether a federal statute preempts the state's right to tax certain income earned by an out-of-state taxpayer.