Mark J Nowicki

Mark J. Nowicki has represented clients throughout Florida since 1983 with respect to their tax and estate planning needs. The firm represents varied and diverse clients including professionals, closely held businesses and their owners, individual taxpayers, estates, beneficaries and others. The firm has particular expertise in representing clients with agricultural interests.

Mr. Nowicki has expertise in all facets of business and individual tax planning including business succession planning, executive compensation planning, life insurance planning, estate settlement, probate and real estate matters. The firms transactional and estate planning documents are crafted to ensure compliance with each client’s unique and individual requirements. Overall and most importantly Mr. Nowicki is dedicated to providing competent, innovative and comprehensive representation of his clients with respect to their business, tax and estate planning needs.

Practice Areas

Since 1983, Mark J. Nowicki has been providing a comprehensive range of legal services concentrated in tax planning, estate planning, trust and probate administration and general commercial practice including real estate. Prior to that time, Mr. Nowicki practiced accounting with Touche Ross & Company, Certified Public Accountants in Miami. Mr. Nowicki has assisted a multitude of clients and their families with their tax and estate planning needs.

Mr. Nowicki’s practice encompasses the following areas:WILLS  TRUSTS AND  ESTATE PLANNING

• Wills
• Revocable Living Trusts
• Irrevocable Trusts
• Insurance Trusts
• Charitable Trusts
• Specialized Tax Planning Trusts
• Perpetual, Generation-Skipping, and Dynasty Trusts

ASSET PROTECTION

• Wealth Preservation
• Creditor Protection
• Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements

ADVANCED ESTATE PLANNING

• Family Limited Partnerships
• Private Foundations
• Public Charities
• Family Holding Companies
• Private Annuities
• Estate Freezes
• GRATs, GRUTs, SPLATs, etc.
• QDOT’s
• QPRT’s

TAX PLANNING

• Income Tax Planning
• Estate Tax Planning
• Estate and Gift tax Return Filings
• IRS Controversies, Audits, Representation at Appeals, Collections, Installment Agreements, Offers in Compromise
• Tax Court Representation
• Federal Tax Compliance
• Representation of “non filers”

REPRESENTATION OF FIDUCIARIES

• Probate Administration Large and Small Estates n
• Trust Administration Guidance
• Executor and Personal Representative Guidance
• Fiduciary Accountings
• Fiduciary Tax Compliance

REAL ESTATE

• Closings
• Title Insurance, Agent for Old Republic Title Insurance Company
• Deeds
• Contracts
• Mortgages
• Tax Free Exchanges

BUSINESS LAW

• Corporate
• Partnership
• LLC’s
• Purchase and Sale of Businesses
• Shareholders Agreements
• Non- Competition  Agreements

Mr. Nowicki is a member of the Tax Section of the Florida and Colorado Bar Associations and is Board Certified in Tax Law by the Florida Bar of Legal Specialization. Mr. Nowicki is a title agent for Attorneys’ Title Insurance Funds, Inc. and has significant experience in transactions involving purchase, sale and financing of agricultural property.