James

G.

Busby

James G. Busby Jr. has spent more than 27 years concentrating on state and local tax issues, including income, luxury, tobacco, real, and personal property taxes, as well as state and city sales, use, gross receipts, transaction privilege, excise, and severance taxes. Mr. Busby worked as the Chief Auditor for the Transaction Privilege (Sales and Use Tax Division) of the Arizona Department of Revenue prior to going into private practice. In a wide range of tax matters, he has counseled and represented clients of all sizes and across various sectors. Mr. Busby served as the Department of Revenue's liaison to the Attorney General's office throughout his tenure there. He also participated in the Uniformity Committee, where he provided advice to the Director on matters pertaining to tax law. In his capacity as Chief Auditor, he oversaw the audit programs for sales, use and severance taxes in Arizona, including the Cities Program, which performed audits for 74 Arizona towns.

Mr. Busby was chosen by his peers for inclusion among the The Best Lawyers in America for Tax Law and for Litigation and Controversy - Tax, is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, and was recognized as a PHOENIX Magazine Top Lawyer in Tax Law. He gives numerous presentations on state and local tax-related subjects, co-authored the section on judicial review of taxation in the Arizona Appellate Handbook produced by the State Bar of Arizona, writes the column SALT From My Saddle for State Tax Notes that addresses Arizona tax-related issues, and writes A Dash of SALT for the AZ CPA Magazine.

Mr. Busby offers a variety of state and municipal tax services, such as amnesty and voluntary disclosure negotiations; assistance with disputes (audits, appeals, negotiations, and litigation); credits and incentives; private taxpayer rulings; state, county, and city taxes, including speculative builder taxes; tax policy assistance (review, analyze, and/or draft proposed legislation), tax reviews (reverse audits and refund claims); nexus studies, personalized in-house training; due diligence and planning for mergers and acquisitions as well as transactional analysis and strategic planning.