Alston & Bird Tax Blog

UP Front: A 2021 Sightline for Unclaimed Property Professionals

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Our Unclaimed Property Team provides a line of sight into the developing trends, ongoing policy debates, and litigated disputes that may shape the future of unclaimed property law and compliance.

  • Legislation, both federal (H.R. 8696) and state (RUUPA)
  • State compliance and enforcement programs (audits and VDAs)
  • Holder planning and implementation of compliance and risk-management best practices
  • Holder/state litigation perhaps no longer a “last resort”

Read the full advisory here.

Kendall Houghton

About Kendall Houghton

Ms. Houghton is a nationally recognized expert whose practice focuses on state and local tax planning, tax controversies and unclaimed property/escheat matters. She leads the Alston & Bird SALT practice and serves on the firm’s Partners’ Committee.

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Matt Hedstrom

About Matt Hedstrom

Matt offers clients both technical and practical advice in navigating complex state and local tax issues. His breadth of experience handling multistate tax planning, controversies and unclaimed property matters has established Matt as a skilled tactician providing nuanced counsel on an array of state and local tax matters.

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Michael Giovannini

About Michael Giovannini

Michael is a senior associate in the firm's State & Local Tax Group, focusing his practice on advising clients and providing practical planning services with respect to various state and local tax and unclaimed property issues.

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