Bruce L. Olson

Nonprofit Organizations

Mr. Olson is a leader in organizing and advising nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations in Utah and other States, including private grantmaking and operating foundations, support organizations, colleges and universities, donor-advised funds, and large and small public charities. As an IRS practitioner and draftsman of the Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act, he provides cutting edge nonprofit advice relating to organizational documents, securing and expediting IRS exempt status, compensation issues, unrelated business income tax, for-profit subsidiaries, charitable contributions, international operations, and more. The Utah Legislature has relied on Mr. Olson to provide advice and recommend statutory changes in nonprofit law since 2000.

Tax Controversies – Federal and State

Mr. Olson has decades of experience handling controversies for nonprofit and commercial taxpayers before the IRS and Utah State Tax Commission, including representation at the audit level, appeals division, and in the courts. He has been a member and chair of numerous IRS practitioner groups and has established working relationships with IRS and Tax Commission officials at all levels. He has helped taxpayers with all types of tax and penalty disputes, collection issues, offers in compromise, excise taxes, and sales/property taxes.