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Craig Alan Houghton

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7647 N. Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93720

TRANSACTIONS AND TAX PLANNING, Mergers and Acquisitions, Asset Sales, Stock Sales, and Bootstrap Acquisitions and 27 more

About Craig Alan Houghton

Craig Alan Houghton is a lawyer practicing transactions and tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, asset sales, stock sales, and bootstrap acquisitions and 27 other areas of law. Craig received a B.A. degree from University of California San Diego in 1976, and has been licensed for 47 years. Craig practices at McCormick Barstow LLP in Fresno, CA.

Craig Alan Houghton (Fresno, California)

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Craig Alan Houghton got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures 1
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Business Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Real Estate 1
    • Property Tax Planning
  • Estate Planning
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Property Tax Appeals
  • Other 23
    • TRANSACTIONS AND TAX PLANNING
    • Asset Sales, Stock Sales, and Bootstrap Acquisitions
    • Entity Formations, Restructuring, and Reorganizations
    • Basis, At Risk, and Passive Loss Tax Planning
    • Insolvency and Workout Tax Planning
    • Affiliated Entity and Transfer Pricing Tax Planning
    • Succession Planning (including Entity and Asset Valuation Issues)
    • Sales, Use, and Other Business Taxes Planning
    • TAX CONTROVERSIES
    • Income, Estate and Gift, Employment, Sales and Use, and other Business Tax Audits
    • California Residency Audits (Individuals and Tribal Members)
    • Penalty Abatement or Waiver Claims (including Offshore)
    • Tax Administrative Appeals (Federal and California)
    • Tax Collection Issues (including Tax Liens, Levies, and Collection Due Process Appeals)
    • Deficiency and Collection Cases in the United States Tax Court
    • Tax Refund Suits in the Federal District Courts
    • Tax Appeals in the Federal Courts of Appeals
    • TAX COMPLIANCE
    • Tax Reporting Issues (including Disclosure Issues)
    • Amended Returns and Claims for Refund
    • Accounting Method Issues
    • Non-Filed and Delinquent Return Issues
    • Federal Voluntary Disclosures (Domestic and Offshore)

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Of Counsel
    Firm Name
    McCormick Barstow LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Cases of Significant Interst
    Peracchi v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 143 F.3d 487 (9th Cir. 1998)
    Rojas v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 901 F.2d 810 (9th Cir. 1990)
    Agro-Jal Farming Enterprises, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 145 T.C. 145 (2015)

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1979, California
    United States Tax Court
    U.S. District Courts (Eastern and Central Districts of California)
    United States Court of Appeals (Ninth and Eight Circuits)
    Supreme Court of the United States
    U.S. Court of Federal Claims
    Memberships

    Associations

    Bar Admissions

    - State Bar of California
    - United States Tax Court
    - U.S. District Courts (Eastern and Central Districts of California)
    - United States Court of Appeals (Ninth and Eight Circuits)
    - Supreme Court of the United States
    - U.S. Court of Federal Claims

    American Bar Association

    -Section of Taxation, Member Various Committees
    Chair former Business Cooperatives & Agriculture Committee

    California Lawyers Association

    - Tax Section, Member Various Committees
    Executive Committee Member and Vice Chair (1998-2001)

    Federal Bar Association

    -San Joaquin Valley Chapter Secretary and Board Member (Former President)
    -Chair/Coordinator Tax Court Pro Se Program (2011-Present)

    National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws Limited Cooperative Associations Act

    -ABA Advisor to Drafting Committee

    Fresno County Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Hastings College of Law University of California
    Class of 1979
    J.D.

    New York University School of Law
    Class of 1982
    LL.M.
    Taxation
    Other Education
    University of California San Diego
    Class of 1976
    B.A.
    highest honors
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1954
    Orange, California, February 9, 1954

Craig Alan Houghton

Of Counsel at McCormick Barstow LLP
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7647 N. Fresno StreetFresno, CA 93720U.S.A.

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