Practice Areas

Education

B.B.A, University of Texas, 1980, with highest honors
J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997, with honors
Order of the Coif
Business Manager, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation

Bar & Court Admissions

North Carolina, 1997
U.S. Tax Court

Sue A. Sprunger

Research Triangle Office
TEL: (919) 286-8059
FAX: (919) 416-8359
suesprunger@mvalaw.com
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Senior Counsel

430 Davis Drive
Suite 500
Morrisville, NC
27560-6802

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Sue Sprunger stays current on the latest developments in tax law and brings more than 25 years of experience in the tax arena -- including with the Internal Revenue Service and as a certified public accountant -- to provide a full range of services in the areas of federal and state taxation.

Her practice is focused on structuring and negotiating business transactions, federal and state tax planning and controversies, wealth and estate planning, estate administration, and formation and planning with for-profit and nonprofit entities.

Ms. Sprunger's extensive experience includes advising clients in the following areas:

Structuring and negotiating tax aspects of transactions utilizing corporations, trusts, partnerships and limited liability companies
Structuring and negotiating tax provisions of single investor and leveraged equipment leasing transactions
Planning and structuring estate plans for high net worth individuals
Forming and providing tax and corporate advice to corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and tax-exempt and other nonprofit organizations
Protesting and negotiating federal and state tax assessments
Advising entities regarding federal and state employment taxes, sales and use taxes, franchise and income taxes

Additionally, Ms. Sprunger believes tax planning plays a part in the overall business strategy of a company. As such, she helps businesses, corporations and exempt organizations minimize their taxation by counseling them on formation, compliance and audit issues.

Of Note

CLE Course Co-Planner, "31st Annual Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law"
CLE Course Planner, "Basics of Will Drafting," scheduled for January 2010
Co-Author, "Encouraging Green: 2008 and 2009 Federal and North Carolina Energy-Related Incentives," February 2009 Tax Assessments newsletter
Member, Wake County Estate Planning Council
CLE Course Planner, "Transfer Taxation, Estate Audits and Estate Administration," February 2007
CLE Course Planner, "The Marital Deduction: Planning, Funding and Distributions," February 2007
Mentor, Deloitte and Touche Women's Initiative External Role Model Program
Speaker, "Funding the Marital Trust and Making Distributions," North Carolina Bar Association CLE, February 2007
Speaker, "Overview of Estate Planning," District Meetings for the North Carolina Retired Government Employees' Association, 2004 and 2005
Speaker, "Using Trusts in Estate Planning," presentation for Investment Club, November 2004
She has taught tax seminars for the IRS, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and various business leagues and organizations

News

Speaking Engagements

Sprunger to Present at NCBA Section Meeting, July 2012
Sprunger Volunteering at Wills for Heroes Event, February 2012
Sprunger to Present at Apex Career Fair, February 2012
Sprunger Selected to Speak at NCAWA Conference, September 2011
Sprunger Advises Students on “Xtreme Beginnings” in Legal Field, May 2011
Sprunger Volunteers at Financial Health Clinic Day, April 2011

NCDRC Certified Superior Court Mediator
Certified Public Accountant: Texas, North Carolina
American Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association: Tax, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law (CLE Committee Chair for 2010-2011)
North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys
Wake County Estate Planning Council