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Member Biography - Joseph X. Donovan, Counsel

Joseph X. Donovan, Counsel
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
One Post Office Square,
Boston, MA
Office: (617) 338-2860
E-Mail: jdonovan@sandw.com
AREAS OF PRACTICE

Joe Donovan joined the state and local tax practice of Sullivan & Worcester LLP in 2006 after having spent three years as Deputy General Counsel of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, where he was responsible for working with the General Counsel to manage the Department's Legal Division - the group responsible for developing public written statements of departmental policy, litigating tax cases in the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board, and drafting and providing comments on proposed tax legislation.  From 1984 to 2003, Mr. Donovan held various positions in the state tax consulting practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and its predecessor firm Coopers & Lybrand, including leader of its Northeast Region state tax practice.

Mr. Donovan is the author of the Massachusetts Sales and Use Tax Manual and co-author, with J. Gary Dean, of the BNA Multistate Tax Portfolio on Formulary Apportionment Methods.  He has been an adjunct faculty member in tax programs at Suffolk University, Northeastern University and New York University. 

In April of 2007, Mr. Donovan was appointed by Governor Deval Patrick to a special commission charged with studying Massachusetts corporate taxation.  He earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy from Cornell University and also holds a J.D., with honors, from the University of Michigan Law School.

BAR ADMISSIONS

-          Massachusetts, 1977

PUBLICATIONS

-          "Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative Offers Biotech Industry $250 Million in Tax Benefits," Practical US/Domestic Tax Strategies (October 2008)

-          "Radical Tax Changes on the Horizon for Massachusetts," State Tax Notes (September 15, 2008)

-          "Mass Law May Signal Shift In Taxes On Multistate Companies," Dow Jones Newswires (quoted) (July 16, 2008)

-          "Massachusetts Department of Revenue Restricts VDA Program for Banks and Intangible Holding Companies that Have Not Filed Returns," Practical US/Domestic Tax Strategies (June 2008)

-          "Massachusetts to Require Withholding by 'Pass-Through Entities,' Effective January 1, 2009," Practical US/Domestic Tax Strategies (May 2008)

-          "What is Massachusetts Corporate Tax Basis?," State Tax Notes (April 2007)

-          BNA Multistate Tax Portfolio on Formulary Apportionment Methods (1998)

-          "Refund Opportunities for Corporations Filing Consolidated Returns in Massachusetts," Journal of State Taxation, Vol. 8, No. 3 (1989)

-          Massachusetts Sales and Use Tax Manual (1989)

TEACHING & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

-          "The State of New England: People, Politics and Policies," Joseph W. Martin Institute for Law and Society (March 2008)

-          "Advanced Sales and Use Tax in Massachusetts," Lorman Education Services (July 2007)

-          "Special Issues Affecting the Corporate Tax Basis in Massachusetts," Boston Bar Association (June 2007)

-          "Massachusetts Developments and Outlook for 2007," Tax Executives Institute (February 2007)

-          Adjunct Faculty Member, Suffolk University

-          Adjunct Faculty Member, Northeastern University

-          Adjunct Faculty Member, NYU State and Local Taxation Institute

AWARDS & HONORS

-          Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2006 , 2007)

EDUCATION

-          J.D., with honors, University of Michigan Law School, 1977

-          A.B., Cornell University, 1973

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