Scott A Knott

The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A.
600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3800, Miami, FL 33131

(786) 623-4231 (Phone), (305) 379-6222 (Fax)

District of Columbia Bar (Member, Tax Section); The Florida Bar (Member, Tax Section); American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section).

914297916

1999

University of Rhode Island, B.S.B.A., 1994

University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1999; Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., Taxation, 2003

Abbott Laboratories and U.S. Subsidiaries v. United States, U.S. Court of Fed. Claims No. 06-778 (statute of limitations issue with respect to timeliness of claims for refund relating to Foreign Sales Corporation commission predeterminations); American International Group, Inc. v. Commissioner, U.S. Tax Court No. 00852-04 (proper treatment of salvage and subrogation costs of a property and casualty insurance company); Boeing Co. v. United States, 123 S. Ct. 1099 (2003) (Amici Curiae for Brunswick Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Reebok International Ltd., et al.) (allocation of R&D expenses in computing export benefits); Borden, Inc. v. United States, U.S. Court of Fed. Claims No. 93-779T (qualification of property for energy tax credit); Clara Weyh-Templin v. Commissioner, U.S. Tax Court No. 018831-02 (innocent spouse relief under the equitable provisions of I.R.C. 6015(f)); Nenkin Shikin Unyo Kikin, a.k.a., Government Pension Investment Fund v. Commissioner, U.S. Tax Court No. 10356-00 (successfully claimed entitlement of arm of Government of Japan to exemption from tax under I.R.C. 892 with respect to U.S. source investment income, and related commercial activity issues); Nenkin Shikin Unyo Kikin, a.k.a., Government Pension Investment Fund v. United States, U.S. Court of Fed. Claims No. 06-218 (successfully claimed refund of all taxes withheld with respect to the U.S. source investment income of an arm of Government of Japan under I.R.C. 892); SunAmerica, Inc. and Subs. v. Commissioner, U.S. Tax Court No. 10438-06 (Internal Revenue Service challenged the computation of the reserves under I.R.C. 807 of a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) with respect to Guaranteed Investment Contracts and asserted certain other insurance tax issues).

600 Brickell Avenue 38Th Floor, Miami, FL 33131

(305) 375-0111 (Phone), (305) 379-6222 (Fax)

The Ferraro Law Firm

25 years

Tax Law
Tax Whistleblower

District of Columbia (2000)

Georgetown University Law Center - Georgetown University, L.M.
University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, JD
University of Rhode Island, BS

District of Columbia Bar
American Bar Association
Florida State Bar

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The Ferraro Law Firm
4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd Ste 700, Coral Gables, FL 33146
(305) 375-0111 (Office)

Dist. of Columbia - Active 2000
Florida - Member in Good Standing 1999

Tax Partner at Ferraro Law Firm - 2007-present
Senior Tax Associate at Baker & McKenzie, LLP - 1999-2007

Georgetown University Law Center
Degree - LL.M - Master of Laws - Tax
Graduated - 2003
University of Miami School of Law
Degree - JD - Juris Doctor - Law
Graduated - 1999

Tax Fraud / Tax Evasion - 100%, 24 years, 200 cases

English

American Bar Association - Tax Section, 1999-present