Stephanie Lipinski Galland has extensive legal experience in state and local taxation with an emphasis on representation before state and local taxing authorities in income, franchise, sales, use and unclaimed property controversies. She has represented clients in developing, implementing and defending tax positions in state audits. Her experience in a Fortune 500 company, as a tax partner in a national law firm and in the Virginia Department of Taxation provides her with valuable skills in all areas of taxation.
Stephanie Lipinski Galland has extensive legal experience in state and local taxation with an emphasis on representation before state and local taxing authorities in income, franchise, sales, use and unclaimed property controversies. She has represented clients in developing, implementing and defending tax positions in state audits. Her experience in a Fortune 500 company, as a tax partner in a national law firm and in the Virginia Department of Taxation provides her with valuable skills in all areas of taxation.
Stephanie’s experience includes working on a firm government contracts team with government contractors in developing responses to federal and state RFPs, subsequent modifications and appeals of terms and conditions. She has worked on multistate, state and local income, sales and property tax issues with a concentration on matters regarding tax and business planning, mergers and acquisitions (including due diligence issues), administrative appeals and negotiated settlements, tax incentive negotiations and maintenance, audits, unclaimed property issues including audits and voluntary disclosures, tax audits and multistate voluntary disclosures. Stephanie has additional experience in European VAT and Canadian HST. She advises clients on record maintenance as it affects audits, tax record maintenance and SEC issues.
She has also worked with contractors on compliance issues under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) and the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (“FASA”) to ensure that the underlying contracts meet all necessary requirements. In addition, she has worked with clients on proprietary information disclosure agreements (unilateral and bilateral), memorandums of agreement, teaming agreements and due diligence for teaming agreements.
She possesses broad experience in corporate governance, including interaction with operations and supply chain functions. This experience includes structuring domestic and international transactions, negotiating contract terms with third party vendors, negotiating with governments on the national, state/provincial and local levels for economic development projects and finance and tax accommodations. Stephanie also drafts and negotiates tax provisions in licensing agreements between brands and affiliated companies for both trademark and trade dress and with unrelated parties for use of various trademarks.
Stephanie's experience in both the corporate and law firm environment provides her with an understanding of how to work within a team not only to plan but to implement overall goals and objectives. In 2019, she was recognized in Washingtonian magazine's list of the best lawyers in D.C. for tax law.
A frequent author and presenter, Stephanie is sought for her extensive knowledge in the area of taxation. She lectures on the State and Local Tax Program at Georgetown University Law School as an adjunct professor. She earned her B.A. from Christopher Newport University and her J.D., with an Emphasis on Taxation, from the College of William & Mary.
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11.19.2020
Stephanie Lipinski Galland Named to Washingtonian’s Best Lawyers 2020
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09.15.2020
Lipinski Galland and Wingfield Publish Article on Tax Compliance and Potential Solutions for Companies in Law360
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08.20.2020
116 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©; Most Total Lawyers in Virginia
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08.11.2020
COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Part I - State & Local Tax (SALT) Compliance During COVID-19: What to Do When You’re Behind
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05.14.2020
Lipinski Galland Quoted in Law360 Article on COVID Considerations for State Tax Administrations
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04.01.2020
North Carolina Department of Revenue Expands Penalty Relief for Taxpayers Affected by COVID-19
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03.20.2020
Virginia Announces Payment Extension and Penalty Waiver for Corporate and Individual Income Taxpayers in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
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05.23.2019
Virginia Issues Guidance for Remote Sellers Concerning Sales and Use Tax Collection Requirements
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01.02.2019
Stephanie Lipinski Galland and Dave Albo Named to Washingtonian's Top Lawyers 2018
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12.07.2018
Stephanie Lipinski Galland Co-Authors Bloomberg Tax Article on State and Local Tax Issues for Virginia Data Centers
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08.28.2018
Stephanie Lipinski Galland and Kyle Wingfield Author Virginia Section of ABA Sales & Use Tax Deskbook
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06.22.2018
The U.S. Supreme Court's Historic Ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair Changes the Landscape for State Sales and Use Tax Collection
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06.12.2018
PODCAST: What Government Contractors Need to Know About State and Local Taxes
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05.25.2018
IRS Notice on State and Local Tax Deductions
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12.28.2017
Virginia Real Property Tax Prepayment Limitation Under the New Federal Income Tax Law
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09.25.2017
Kyle Wingfield and Stephanie Lipinski Galland Write for Virginia Business Magazine on Virginia Tax Amnesty Program
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08.28.2017
Gross Receipts From Sales of Exported Goods Not Subject To Virginia BPOL Taxes
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06.16.2017
Virginia Imposes Fees for Requests for Certain Actions by the Department
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06.13.2017
Maryland New Tax Credit for Energy Storage Systems
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03.13.2017
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - March 2017
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03.07.2017
Stephanie Lipinski Galland Quoted in Bloomberg BNA's Daily Tax Report
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03.18.2016
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - March 2016
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09.25.2015
Stephanie Lipinski Galland Published in Summer 2015 Edition of The Tax Lawyer
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05.20.2015
Maryland’s Denial of Credit for Tax Paid in Other States Declared Unconstitutional
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03.17.2015
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - March 2015
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03.06.2015
U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Direct Marketing – Out of State Retailers may be in for a Shock!
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12.18.2014
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - November/December 2014
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11.05.2014
Article about Stephanie A. Lipinski Galland published in State Tax Notes
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10.29.2014
Comment Period Begins for VA Tax Guidelines for Pass-Through Entity Withholding
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10.23.2014
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - September/October 2014
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09.04.2014
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - August 2014
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07.31.2014
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - July Update
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05.13.2014
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - April Update
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05.12.2014
North Carolina Update: State Tax Developments Spring 2014
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05.06.2014
District of Columbia Tax Revision Commission and Office of Tax and Revenue Comments
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04.11.2014
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - March 2014
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02.28.2014
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - February 2014
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02.03.2014
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - January 2014
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11.26.2013
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - November 2013
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11.12.2013
State and Local Tax Issues in Construction
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10.30.2013
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - October 2013
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09.30.2013
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - September 2013
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08.21.2013
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - August 2013
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07.19.2013
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - July 2013
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06.14.2013
Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - June
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05.21.2013
Maryland Court of Appeals Clarifies its Opinion on Tax Credits and County Level Income Taxes
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05.08.2013
SESALT Newsletter - May 2013
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04.02.2013
SESALT Newsletter - April 2013
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11.15.2012
Opportunity to Reduce Delaware Unclaimed Property Liability through Voluntary Disclosure
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05.16.2012
Williams Mullen Adds to State and Local Tax Law Team in Washington, D.C. - Attorney Stephanie Lipinski Galland Joins as Partner
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01.18.2019
The Next Generation of SALT Issues
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05.31.2018
Advanced State & Local Tax Institute - Georgetown University Law Center
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01.19.2018
State & Local Tax Due Diligence and M&As
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03.04.2016
Federal Bar Association Tax Law Conference
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02.09.2016
SALT Institute – Mid-Year Update
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08.05.2015
38th Annual Advanced State & Local Tax Institute
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07.27.2015
Tax Practice & Procedure Monthly Roundtable
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02.05.2015
State Taxes in a Modern World
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12.08.2014
NYU 33rd Institute on State and Local Taxation
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10.24.2014
Southeast State & Local Tax Law Fall Update
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03.10.2014
State & Local Tax Law - Information Sharing Session
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06.04.2013
Williams Mullen Spring 2013 Richmond Tax Forum
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04.26.2013
A DASH OF SESALT WEBINAR: Results from the VA General Assembly Session and Practical Guidance for Tax Professionals
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03.18.2013
ABA/IPT Advanced Tax Seminars
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01.29.2013
Williams Mullen Winter 2013 Richmond Tax Forum
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11.29.2012
31st Institute on State and Local Taxation
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10.26.2012
A DASH OF SESALT: "Understanding Your Biggest Corporate Expense"