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James G. Busby, Jr.'s practice involves all areas of state and local tax law including state and city sales, use, gross receipts, privilege, excise and severance taxes, as well as income, real and personal property taxes

Before entering private practice, Mr. Busby served as Chief Auditor and Principal Tax Analyst for the Transaction Privilege (Sales) and Use Tax Division of the Arizona Department of Revenue.  During Mr. Busby's time at the Department, he argued and settled cases for the Department, advised the Director on tax policy issues as a member of the Uniformity Committee, and acted as liaison to the Attorney General's office.  As Chief Auditor, he administered Arizona's sales, use and severance tax audit programs, including the Cities Program, which conducts audits for 75 Arizona municipalities.

Mr. Busby has advised and represented numerous clients of all sizes, and from many industries, in a variety of tax matters, and lectures extensively on state and local tax topics.

Some of the state and local tax services Mr. Busby provides include:

• Amnesty and Voluntary Disclosure Negotiations
• Assistance with Controversies (Audits, Appeals, Negotiations & Litigation)
• Credits and Incentives
• Due Diligence and Planning for Mergers and Acquisitions
• Nexus Studies
• Personalized In-House Training
• Private Taxpayer Rulings
• State, City and County Taxes
• Tax Policy Assistance (Review, Analyze and/or Draft Proposed Legislation)
• Tax Reviews (Reverse Audits) and Refund Claims
• Transactional Analysis and Strategic Planning