Justin L. Yarnell is an associate in the Business Practice Area in the Columbus office with a focus on tax and corporate transactions. He is licensed to practice law in Ohio and Indiana, and is a Certified Public Accountant in Ohio.

Justin has significant experience in tax compliance and controversy, including IRS audits, and federal, state, and local tax returns and notices. During his time in the IRS, Large Business & International Division, he ensured that private and public c-corporations, s-corporations, and partnerships were compliant with the tax code.

Since he moved to the private practice of law, Justin has worked on a variety of business and tax matters, including:

– Drafting, Review, and Analysis of Contractual Agreements

• ESOPS
• Operating Agreements
• Purchase and Sale Agreements
• Bylaws and/or Code of Regulations
• Conflicts of Interest Policy
• Patent and Technology License Agreement
• Promissory Note
• Bill of Sale
• Shareholder Agreement

– Executive Compensation

• Stock Options
• Bonus Awards
• Earnouts
• Long Term Incentive Plans

– Business Law

• Entity formation
• Ohio WBE Program
• Fiduciary duties
• Purchase / Sale of businesses

– Tax Issues and Tax Planning

• IRS Tax Notices, IRS Refund Assistance
• Partnership or LLC interests, Contributions, and Distributions
• S-Corporation elections, QSUBs
• 9100 Relief
• Employee Retention Credit
• Liquidation Preferences
• US – Foreign Tax Treaties
• Filing an AAR and reporting the adjustments under the BBA Regime
• Property tax
• Sales tax
• Ohio Tax Abatements
• IRS 501(c)(3) Tax Exemption Applications, Form 1023 and Form 1023-EZ

• Justin Yarnell Joins Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
  November 09, 2022

• Speaker

  Corporate Formation and Business Taxes

  July 17, 2023
• Author

  IRS Agents Are Not Your Enemy

  January 24, 2023
• Author

  Are Your Ohio Construction Contracts at Risk?

  November 18, 2022