Michael Pitts

Fiduciary tax professional with over 20 years experience in the fields of taxation and financial planning. Subject matter expert in estate and gift tax, trust income tax, generation-skipping transfer tax, and private foundations. Responsibilities include consulting with colleagues and clients regarding fiduciary tax issues, working with client counsel and tax advisors, coordinating the filing of tax returns for trusts, foundations, and estates, and overseeing the administration of Individual Retirement Accounts.

Corporate tax specialist focusing on accounting for income taxes, tax research, and tax compliance. Compliance experience includes preparation and review of Federal and state corporate, partnership, and trust returns. Significant ASC 740 experience includes purchase accounting, stock-based compensation, and FIN 48. Other experience includes like-kind exchanges, acquisition due diligence, shutdowns and dispositions, taxation of corporate aircraft, and employee benefits.

Certified Public Accountant focusing on income tax consulting and compliance. Experience includes preparation and review of Federal and state income tax returns for corporations, partnerships, and high net worth individuals, audit of corporate tax provisions, mergers and acquisitions, and international taxation.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Excellence Award in Corporate Tax 2005, Kathryn C. Buckner / PricewaterhouseCoopers Fellow 2004

Massachusetts Mutual Scholar, 2002