Bill Acker is a shareholder, director and corporate vice president.
An expert in business and taxation matters, he has authored numerous articles on tax and estate planning strategies for owners of real property; workouts and debt restructuring; tax deferred like-kind exchanges of property; partnership; state property tax and other tax matters for the Journal of Taxation, and the State Bar of Michigan Real Property Section’s professional journal, The Real Property Review.
His articles also appear in the Wayne Law Review, and State Bar of Michigan Taxation Section’s professional journal, the Michigan Tax Lawyer.
He is a frequent lecturer on the tax impact of federal tax legislation on real estate development, financing, investment and ownership, as well as the structuring of real estate and other business and joint commercial ventures. He speaks at seminars sponsored by the American Bar Association, Michigan’s Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the Real Property Section of the State Bar, the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants and for other professional groups of real estate and tax attorneys and certified public accountants.
Education:
B.B.A., with high distinction, University of Michigan, 1972
J.D., University of Michigan, 1975
Bar and Court Admissions:
State Bar of Michigan, 1975
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Federal Claims Court
U.S. Tax Court
Mr. Acker has extensive experience before the Internal Revenue Service, as well as experience before the Securities Exchange Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Memberships:
State Bar of Michigan
He is a member of the sections on taxation; corporation, banking and business law; natural resources law and real property, as well as probate and trust law.
He is a member of the council of the State of Michigan Real Property Section and chairperson of the State Bar of Michigan Real Property Section’s Tax Aspects of Real Estate Transactions Committee.
American Bar Association
Oakland County Bar Association
Mr. Acker is a member of the Steering Committee for Leadership Oakland and co-chair of the Justice System Subcommittee, which provides leadership education for Oakland County business.
Articles:
Late filings, omissions, late payment, illegal income expose taxpayers to additional tax liability; Commentator, Summer 2007
Scenic property can garner tax savings; Commentator, Spring 2007
The IRS is taking a hard look at tax returns; Commentator, Summer 2004
“The Craft Decision and Its Implications for Real Property;” Michigan Real Property Review, Winter 2002
Real Property and Federal Tax Law: Is the Family Home and Other Real Property Owned by Husband and Wife Vulnerable? Commentator, Fall 2002
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