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Sherrill D. Wolford is a partner in Dykema's Detroit office. She represents clients in federal and state tax controversies, tax planning and transactional strategies. Her practice emphasizes Michigan single business tax, state income, franchise, sales, use, and property taxes, and state and local tax incentives. Ms. Wolford has represented clients before state and local departments of revenue and in state and federal trial and appellate courts in cases that have resulted in millions of dollars of taxpayer savings. She is a frequent speaker on state and local tax issues.
Experience
Representative clients range from closely held companies to Fortune 500 Companies
Represented clients in numerous proceedings before the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, Michigan State Tax Commission, Michigan Department of Treasury, Michigan Tax Tribunal, and Michigan Court of Claims, and obtained favorable decisions in landmark state and federal tax cases in the Michigan Court of Appeals, Michigan Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Successfully defended international manufacturer in U.S. Tax Court against multi-million dollar IRS assessment
Provided multi-state tax planning for foreign-based multinational automotive suppliers
Negotiated settlement of property tax valuation cases involving electric utility personal property in jurisdictions throughout southeast Michigan
Defended employers and tax advisors in SUTA Dumping and other state unemployment insurance matters
Negotiated settlement of multi-million dollar SBT assessments against major domestic automobile manufacturer
Amicus brief in Michigan Supreme Court case granting property tax exemption to nonprofit medical clinic, Wexford Medical Group v Cadillac
Negotiated tax incentive packages with state and local governments.
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