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
- Tax Law
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Louisiana
- 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
- English
- Partner
- Kean Miller LLP
- - Current
- Attorney
- Adams and Reese LLP
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- Southern University Law Center
- J.D.
- Honors: Cum Laude, National Law School Dean's List.
- Southern University Law Center
- B.A. | Political Science
- 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
- Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Baton Rouge Chapter
- Member
- Current
- BREC Foundation, Inc.
- Board of Directors
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- HAART, Inc.
- Board of Directors
- - Current
- Volunteers of America Greater Baton Rouge
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Chairman, Board of Directors 2008-2009; Chairman, Audit Committee 2006-present
- Redstick Lofts Homeowners Association
- President, Board of Directors
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- Louisiana and Parishes Considering How to Realize Benefit from Scotus’ Wayfair Decision – Working to Change Effective Date of Enabling Legislation
- Louisiana Law Blog
- Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals Holds that the Individual Net Capital Gain Exclusion Applies to a Multi-Step Transaction
- Louisiana Law Blog
- Guest Lecturer, Georgetown University Law Center’s State & Local Tax Certificate program
- Frequent Presenter, American Bar Association – Taxation Section
- Website
- Jason R. Brown's Website Profile
- Website
- Kean Miller LLP Website
- Blog
- Louisiana Law Blog
