Welcome to my website.  I'm Jeff Patterson, and I practice law in Montgomery, Alabama, with an emphasis on state and local taxation.  My practice includes the representation of corporate and individual taxpayers who are located within Alabama and in other states, and my representation encompasses sales and use taxes, income tax (individual and corporate), tax incentives such as the Alabama capital credit, and business privilege tax, among other areas.

Prior to forming my own firm, I served as an assistant counsel with the Alabama Department of Revenue for more than 13 years, where I litigated numerous corporate and individual tax cases, and advised the commissioner and tax-division directors on various tax topics.  After forming my firm, the Department of Revenue hired me to continue representing the Department in the first court challenge in the nation to a state “add-back” statute.  That case – Ex parte VFJ Ventures, Inc. – was decided by the Alabama Supreme Court in favor of the Department in 2008 (case #1070718) and, in 2009, the Department successfully defended against VFJ’s cert petition that was filed in the United States Supreme Court (case #08-916).  With my background and with my understanding of the Alabama Department of Revenue, I now focus my efforts on assisting businesses and individuals to navigate the complicated world of state and local taxation.

 
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