Jason R. Brown

Jason Brown is a partner in Kean Miller’s business and corporate practice group and he practices with the firm’s state and local tax team. For nearly twenty years Jason has advised local, regional, national and international businesses having operations and interests in the state on all aspects of Louisiana taxation. Jason practices, principally, in the area of tax controversy and dispute resolution, assisting clients navigate Louisiana’s unique two-tiered, independent system of state and local tax levy, administration and enforcement at every stage of the audit, assessment and appeal processes, from audit intake, field work and review; to administrative protests and appeals; to formal tax litigation before the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals and Louisiana’s courts. His experience extends to all taxes imposed by the state of Louisiana and its various local jurisdictions, including sales/use; corporate income/franchise; severance; ad valorem (property); withholding; occupational license; hotel occupancy; and other miscellaneous taxes. Jason has a particular expertise in the thorny area of Louisiana tax procedure, ensuring taxpayers’ protest/appeal rights (in both the assessment and refund contexts) are protected.

Jason also advises clients on tax planning opportunities, including credits and incentives; seeking and obtaining refunds (administratively and, after denial, through appeals to the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals and the courts), voluntary disclosure agreements; private letter rulings; and in legislative matters (where he is often consulted to formulate and present taxpayers’ perspective – generally or by specific industry – on proposed substantive or procedural law). Jason is the firm's representative to the Independent SALT Alliance, a national association of state and local tax attorneys.

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Tax Law

Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning

Gov & Administrative Law

Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs

Louisiana

Since 2001

5th Circuit

United States District Courts for the Middle Districts of Louisiana

United States District Courts for the Western Districts of Louisiana

United States District Courts for the Eastern Districts of Louisiana

Partner

Kean Miller LLP

2009 - Current

Attorney

Adams and Reese LLP

2001 - 2009

Southern University Law Center

J.D.

2001

Honors: Cum Laude, National Law School Dean's List.

Southern University Law Center

B.A. | Political Science

1998

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Activities: President of the Student Government Association, Member of the Southern University System's Board of Supervisors.

Louisiana State Bar

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

Baton Rouge Bar Association

Member

Current

Activities: Volunteer Committee

Forum 35

Member

Current

Independent State and Local Tax Alliance

Member

Current

Louisiana and Parishes Considering How to Realize Benefit from Scotus’ Wayfair Decision – Working to Change Effective Date of Enabling Legislation

Louisiana Law Blog

2018

Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals Holds that the Individual Net Capital Gain Exclusion Applies to a Multi-Step Transaction

Louisiana Law Blog

2018

Louisiana Department of Revenue Releases Post-Wayfair Guidance for Remote Sellers,

Louisiana Law Blog

2018

Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Rate Changes Cut the Additional Temporary Penny and Raise the Rate on Business Utilities – Effective July 1, 2018

Louisiana Law Blog

2018

Louisiana Supreme Court Rules Act 109 Limitations on the Credit for Taxes Paid to Other States are Unconstitutional, Creating a Potential Refund Opportunity for Certain Taxpayers

Louisiana Law Blog

2018

Guest Lecturer, Georgetown University Law Center’s State & Local Tax Certificate program

Frequent Presenter, American Bar Association – Taxation Section