Merline & Meacham, P.A.  

Merline & Meacham, PA provides professional consultation and planning related to individual, corporate, partnership, trust and other areas of income tax law.  The firm does not prepare income tax returns for clients.  However, the firm’s attorneys provide advice and consultation to income tax return preparers.  In addition, Merline & Meacham, PA represents taxpayers in audits and disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and the South Carolina Department of Revenue, including IRS Appeals hearings and assisting clients in litigation matters in federal and state courts. 

The firm advises clients about the income tax implications of various transactions, including:

• Tax-deferred real estate exchanges under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code
• Condemnation and eminent domain takings
• Litigation settlements
• Foreclosures and bankruptcies
• Corporate mergers and tax-free reorganizations
• Business sales and purchases
• Partnership and LLC formations, transactions, restructuring, amendments and terminations

All of the shareholders of Merline & Meacham, PA are certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as specialists in taxation law.  Merline & Meacham, PA’s attorneys routinely work as part of a team with our client’s financial advisors, business consultants and accountants.