Richard L. Jones

Bar & Court Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1995
• New York, 1996
• U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Publications

• Ruling Favors Start-Ups, The Boston Globe, Quoted (July 31, 2010)
• Court Rules Mass. Same-Sex Couples Can File Joint Tax Returns, WebCPA, Quoted (July 12, 2010)
• Pro Bono 2010: The Other Gay Marriage Case, The AmLaw Daily, Quoted (July 8, 2010)
• Amnesty and Voluntary Disclosure Programs (May 2010)
• SJC to Hear Tax Break Dispute, Boston Globe, Quoted (April 6, 2010)
• Tax Benefits for Emerging Companies Intact - For Now, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (December 14, 2009)
• Taxpayer Wins State Transfer Pricing Case Involving Intercompany Administrative Services, Journal of MultiState Taxation and Incentives (October 2009)
• DOR Seeks To Limit Manufacturers’ Tax Exemption, Worcester Business Journal, Quoted (August 31, 2009)
• Important Appeals Court Ruling Leaves Tax Exemptions for Emerging Companies Intact – For Now, S&W Press Release (August 4, 2009)
• Massachusetts Tax Auditors Foiled in IDG Ruling, WebCPA, Quoted (May 8, 2009)
• "Department of Revenue Organization," Massachusetts Taxation & DOR Procedures (2004)
• "Tax Liens and Liens Arising from Death," Massachusetts Real Estate Liens (2004)

Client Advisories

• Massachusetts Department of Revenue Releases Emergency Regulation Related to “Check-the-Box” Conformity
• Life Sciences Initiative Offers Biotech Industry $250 million in Tax Benefits
• Governor Patrick Signs Major Tax Bill Including Unitary and "Check-the-Box" Provisions
• Massachusetts to Require Withholding by "Pass-Through Entities," Effective January 1, 2009
• Massachusetts Department of Revenue Restricts VDA Program for Banks and Intangible Holding Companies That Have Not Filed Returns
• U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Certiorari in Municipal Bond Case; Consider Filing Now to Preserve Interest on Refund Claims
• Governor Unveils Major Tax Package
• New Jersey Supreme Court Adopts Economic Presence Theory for Corporate Nexus

Teaching & Speaking Engagements

• "What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About the Taxation of Business Entities," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) (July 2010)
• "Recent Tax Cases and Appellate Tax Board Developments," Massachusetts Tax Update, Boston Bar Association, State and Local Tax Committee (June 2010)
• "Massachusetts Tax Update 2009," Boston Bar Association CLE Seminar (June 16, 2009)
• "Business Lawyers' Guide to Corporate Tax," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) (November 7, 2008)
• "Advanced Sales and Use Tax in Massachusetts," Lorman Education Services (July 2007)
• "Massachusetts Developments and Outlook for 2007," Tax Executives Institute (February 2007)
• "Massachusetts Tax Update: Annual Spotlight on Recent Developments," Boston Bar Association CLE Seminar (June 19, 2006)

Awards & Honors

• Chambers USA, Leading Lawyer in Tax (2010)
• "Rising Star," Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2006-2009)

Professional & Civic Activities

• Boston Bar Association, Co-chair, Tax Controversies Committee
• Boston Bar Association, State and Local Tax Committee
• American Bar Association

Education

• LL.M., Taxation, Boston University School of Law, 2005
• J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1995, Edward F. Hennessey Scholar
• B.A., cum laude, Clark University, 1992