Sue A. Sprunger

• Research Triangle Office
• TEL: (919) 286-8059
• FAX: (919) 416-8359
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Senior Counsel

PO Box 13706
Research Triangle Park, NC
27709

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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, 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

• She has taught tax seminars for the IRS, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and various business leagues and organizations
• 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

Professional Affiliations

• Certified Public Accountant:  Texas, North Carolina
• American Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association:  Tax, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law