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Karl A. Kaufman

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Karl A. Kaufman
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I focus on explaining complicated rules in simple language and finding practical solutions.

Karl’s practice emphasizes tax planning and advice, wills, trusts and probate administration, tax-exempt organizations, and Alaska Native law. 

Karl is a past president of the Anchorage Estate Planning Council, and he is a frequent speaker on federal and state tax issues, estate planning and probate, and other topics.

He entered private practice in 2010 in Portland, Oregon, after receiving his LL.M. in taxation from New York University.  Before attending NYU, Karl clerked for the Hon. Walter Edmonds on the Oregon Court of Appeals.

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Raised in Alaska, Karl enjoys the state’s outdoor opportunities with his family.  Together they ski, snowboard, mountain bike, and rock climb.  He has previously worked on the Alaska Railroad and fished on the Yukon River.  Karl volunteers with a variety of charitable organizations, including the Anchorage Library Foundation and the Alaska Community Foundation.
Admitted to Practice
  • Alaska (2014)
  • Oregon (2007)
Education
  • New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2010
    • Tax Law Review, Graduate Editor
    • Wilf Tax Scholar
  • University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 2007, Order of the Coif
    • Oregon Law Review, Associate Editor
    • Oregon State Bar, Securities Regulation Award
  • Arizona State University, B.A., 2002, cum laude
Memberships & Recognition
  • Alaska Bar Association
    • Member, Tax Law Section
    • Member, Alaska Native Law Section
    • Member, Estate Planning and Probate Law Section
  • Oregon Bar Association
    • Member, Estate Planning and Probate Law Section
    • Member, Tax Section
  • American Bar Association
    • Member, Tax Section
  • Anchorage Estate Planning Council, Vice President
  • Anchorage Library Foundation, Director
  • Alaska Legal Elite
Additional
Publications

Facilitating Fraud: The Perils of Cooperating with a Tax Avoidance Scheme, Oregon State Bar Taxation Section newsletter, (Volume 14, Number 3), Fall 2011

Litchfield Revisited: Post Valuation Appreciation of S Corporation Stock Should Not Be Included in Built-in Gain Discount, Insights (Willamette Management Associates, Summer 2011

Presentations

Making a Will, Alaska Association of Paralegals, February 2017

Initial Steps in Probate Estate Administration, Estate Administration From Start to Finish, Anchorage, Alaska, December 20, 2016

Initial Steps in Estate Administration, Estate Administration From Start to Finish, Anchorage, Alaska, December 20, 2016

Distribution and Closing the Probate Estate, Estate Administration From Start to Finish, Anchorage, Alaska, December 20, 2016

Presentations (cont'd)

Maintaining an Ethical Balance in Probate Practice, Estate Administration From Start to Finish, Anchorage, Alaska, December 20, 2016

Alaska Marijuana Taxation:  The Latest Rules (co-presentation with LBB Attorney Leslie R. Need), Anchorage, Alaska, December 9, 2016

Tax Benefits of ANCSA Settlement Trusts, Anchorage, Alaska, August 2016

Alaska Native Corporation Stock Inheritance, Anchorage, Alaska, July 2016

Alaska Education Tax Credit (co-presentation with Emily Drygas and Sheri Buretta) Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, 8th Annual Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, April 18, 2016

Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts, National Business Institute, Anchorage, Alaska, December 15, 2015

Recent Changes to Circular 230 (Legal Education Presentation), Tax Section of the Alaska Bar Association, Anchorage, Alaska, January 14, 2015

Alaska Education Tax Credit: the Ultimate ROI (co-presentation with Harry Need, Director of Gift Planning, UA Foundation), Presentation to the Alaska Native Law Section of the Alaska Bar Association, November 17, 2014