Chamberlain Hrdlicka

Tax Controversy & Litigation

Chair, Tax Controversy Practice Group and Shareholder

John Hackney specializes in Federal and state tax controversy matters and tax litigation, including tax-related examinations and administrative appeals involving individuals, business enterprises, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations and others.  John has extensive expertise on a broad variety of both substantive and procedural tax issues often involving sophisticated and complex legal issues including significant Family Office matters, tax penalty abatements, Section 469 passive activity losses, tax issues associated with private aircraft ownership, estate and gift tax valuation issues, captive insurance, syndicated conservation easements, and related activities, Employee Retention Credits (ERC), research and development credits, accounting method issues, Section 1031 “like-kind exchanges”, and Section 183 hobby losses.

John often serves as a trusted advisor for high-wealth individuals and has extensive experience in the tax arena that precedes his law practice.  He has a master’s degree in accounting with a tax concentration, and prior to attending law school, he worked as a CPA for PricewaterhouseCoopers in its tax department focusing on compliance work for large private equity clients and wealthy families. John also previously served as an attorney-advisor for Judge Thomas B. Wells of the U.S. Tax Court.

English

State Bar of Georgia - Tax Section

University of Virginia – B.S. in Commerce – Finance and Accounting Concentration

University of Virginia – M.S. in Accounting – Tax concentration

University of Georgia – J. D., cum laude