Stacy Thomas is a shareholder in the Jackson office and has practiced with the Firm since 1996. He primarily focuses on the areas of federal and state taxation, tax disputes, and tax planning. Stacy routinely represents clients before federal, state and local taxing authorities and in litigation. He is experienced with the procedural aspects of tax controversies and the substantive issues associated with estate, gift, sales, income, franchise, property and other taxes.
Stacy is a graduate of Mississippi State University and serves on the advisory council for the Adkerson School of Accountancy at MSU. He received his law degree from Vanderbilt University. After clerking two years with the Mississippi Supreme Court, Stacy continued his education at New York University, where he received a Masters of Laws in Taxation. He is a frequent writer and speaker on tax topics and is actively involved in a number of professional organizations.
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Author – Taxation Chapter of West's Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law
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Co-presenter – "Digital Age SALT Issues – Applying Old Rules to New Technology," Council on State Taxation, Southeast Regional Tax Seminar, June 2, 2010
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Co-presenter – "The Impact of Bankruptcy and Restructuring on Property Tax Valuation," 2010 Annual Conference, Southeastern Association of Tax Administrators
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Co-author – "Family Limited Partnerships: The Pendulum Swings or Have FLPs Flipped?" Journal of Practical Estate Planning, December, 2004 through January, 2005.
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Presenter – "How to Spot a Taxable Estate," Barristers Educational Services Seminar, July 2004
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Presenter – "FLPs Historical Perspective and Current Issues," 2003 Tax Clinic of the Taxation Section of the Mississippi Bar Association
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Presenter – "Formation of Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies," Mississippi Tax Institute, October 2003
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Member - Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants (President 2011 – 2012)
- Member - Board of Governors, Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants (2009 – 2010)
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Tax Law since 2007
- Named the Best Lawyers' 2012 Jackson-MS Litigation & Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year
- President - Central Chapter of Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants (2007 – 2008)
- Chair - Taxation Section of the Mississippi Bar Association (2005 – 2006)
- President - Estate Planning Council of Mississippi (2002 – 2003)
- President - Jackson Tax Forum (2002 – 2003)
- Member - Advisory Council to Adkerson School of Accountancy, Mississippi State University
- Member - Taxation Section of Mississippi and American Bar Associations
- Mississippi
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Tax Court
- New York University, LL.M. in Taxation, 1995
- Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1992
- Mississippi State University, B.P.A., 1989, summa cum laude