Bill Acker is a shareholder, director and corporate vice president. He maintains an “AV” peer review rating with Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest peer review rating for attorneys. He was also selected for inclusion in the 2010 issue of Michigan Super Lawyers magazine featuring the top 5% of attorneys in Michigan.
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:
J.D., University of Michigan, 1975
B.B.A., with high distinction, University of Michigan, 1972
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:
Extension/expansion of home buyer tax credit, but act early in 2010!;
Commentator, Spring 2010
Debt reductions/modifications and foreclosures may be taxed;
Commentator, Fall 2009
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
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