Biography
Kara Kraman focuses her practice on the resolution of state and local tax controversies at the audit, administrative, and judicial levels in New York State and City and throughout the United States.
She has experience litigating and advising on issues relating to bank taxes, corporate income taxes, insurance taxes, sales and use taxes, fraud, personal income taxes, real estate transfer taxes, and utility taxes. She also regularly works with clients to identify tax planning opportunities and to resolve controversies before they result in litigation.
Kara has published articles on state and local tax topics in Forbes, State Tax Notes, and Tax Law360. She is also a contributing author of the treatise Tax Planning for Corporations and Shareholders, published by LexisNexis.
Outside the Firm
Kara is an avid scuba diver and enjoys being out on the water in a boat of any kind.
News & Views
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New York State ALJ Rules on Taxation of a Nonresident’s Income from Restricted Stock Units and Dividends from Those Units
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The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight: September 2024
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightCraig B. Fields, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Nicole L. Johnson, Kara M. Kraman, Melanie L. Lee, Mitchell A. Newmark
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The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight: August 2024
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightCraig B. Fields, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Nicole L. Johnson, Mitchell A. Newmark, Irwin M. Slomka, Kara M. Kraman
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The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight: July 2024
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightCraig B. Fields, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Nicole L. Johnson, Mitchell A. Newmark, Irwin M. Slomka, Kara M. Kraman
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Potential State and Local Tax Implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
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The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight: June 2024
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightCraig B. Fields, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Nicole L. Johnson, Mitchell A. Newmark, Irwin M. Slomka, Kara M. Kraman
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The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight: May 2024
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightCraig B. Fields, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Nicole L. Johnson, Mitchell A. Newmark, Irwin M. Slomka, Kara M. Kraman
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New Jersey Tax Court Awards Company a Refund Based on Its Use of Market-Based Sourcing for Years Prior to New Jersey’s Adoption of the Same
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The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight: April 2024
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightCraig B. Fields, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Nicole L. Johnson, Mitchell A. Newmark, Irwin M. Slomka, Kara M. Kraman
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The BR State + Local Tax Spotlight: March 2024
The BR State + Local Tax SpotlightCraig B. Fields, Eugene J. Gibilaro, Nicole L. Johnson, Mitchell A. Newmark, Irwin M. Slomka, Kara M. Kraman
Affiliations
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
Credentials
Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
Education
- Georgetown University, BA
- College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, JD
- New York University School of Law, LLM