Matthew S. Wiese
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PDFMr. Wiese has over 14 years of experience, with a practice primarily focused on federal taxation, estate planning, trust and estate administration, and business law.
For personal planning, he works with individuals at every level to minimize the impact of death and taxes. Such planning ranges from basic to sophisticated strategies involving wills, trusts, business entities, life insurance, and charitable giving. He also works with trustees and executors in administering trusts and estates and resolving disputes with family members or the IRS.
For business planning, Mr. Wiese counsels business owners related to taxes, corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, and succession planning. He has formed all types of business entities and been involved in all phases of complex deals.
Education
University of Washington School of Law, LLM., Taxation, 2000
University of Utah College of Law, J.D., 1996
Utah Law Review, Member, Note & Comment Editor
University of Utah, B.A. in English and Spanish, 1992
Admissions
Utah, 2003
Idaho, 2000
Nevada, 1996
Affiliations
American Bar Association: Sections of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law; Taxation; and Business Law (2003-present)
Utah State Bar: Sections of Business Law; Taxation; and Estate Planning (2003-present)
Salt Lake Estate Planning Council (2003-present)
Books
SELLING YOUR BUSINESS: HOW TO SELL A BUSINESS IN GOOD AND BAD TIMES
(BusinessZone Press) (with J. Scott Hunter) (2010 ed.)
Publications and Presentations
- Handling Post Death Issues with IRAs and Qualified Plans (National Business Institute,
August 2010)
- Essential Asset Protection Techniques and Strategies (National Business Institute, June
2010)
- Probate Process from A to Z (National Business Institute, February 2009)
- Oddities and Challenges in Probate Law (National Business Institute, December 2009)
- The Probate Process from Start to Finish (National Business Institute, December 2008)
- Accounting for Trusts and Estates in Utah (Lorman Education Services Seminar, May 2008)
- S Corporation Entity Workshop (IRS and Utah Tax Commission, 2004)
Community Activities
University of Utah Planned Giving Advisory Council (2003-present)
Columbus Foundation, Board of Trustees (2003-present)
