Waheeda Ghani,
Esq., LL.M
Ms. Ghani is a highly accomplished tax attorney with extensive experience in tax litigation, corporate transactions, and international tax planning. With a career spanning prestigious law firms, government service, and private practice, she brings a wealth of knowledge and a proven track record of delivering exceptional results for her clients.
Areas of Practice
Tax Planning & Controversy
Business Transactions
Non-Profit & Private Foundation Start-Ups
Career Highlights
Ms. Ghani’s began her career counseling field attorneys on complex federal tax questions, supervising litigation teams, and representing the U.S. federal government in appellate court tax controversy cases.
She has since held associate attorney roles, representing clients in complex tax litigation, including audits, appeals, six-figure levies, and criminal tax cases. She is currently a tax attorney at Tax Planning Solutions in Orlando, Florida, where she continues to represent clients in a wide range of tax controversy matters before government tax authorities.
Ms. Ghani is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, Florida, and the U.S. Tax Court.
Skilled Tax Diligence at the Federal Level
Ms. Ghani has represented clients across a broad range of complex tax matters in federal and government courts. Her federal tax diligence and planning experience includes:
Representing U.S. private equity funds in the acquisition of software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, involving intricate cross-border structures spanning the U.S., UK, Germany, and India.
Representing a public U.S. corporation in the purchase of another public U.S. corporation, with a total deal value of approximately $5 billion.
Advising a Korean corporation on the stock purchase of a California-based fuel company and a Japanese corporation on the stock purchase of a California-based software company.
Representing a U.S. manufacturer in the asset purchase of a U.S. corporation, including drafting the asset purchase agreement and option plan.
Representing a U.S. corporation in the acquisition of a U.S. software company, drafting investors' rights agreements, share purchase agreements, and option grants.
Knowledgeable International Representation
In international tax matters, Ms. Ghani has assisted clients with complex cross-border transactions and planning, including:
Counseling a U.S. manufacturer through a year-long deal aimed at an eventual IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, analyzing whether to open a joint venture in Hong Kong or establish an entity in mainland China.
Representing a U.S. corporation in the purchase of a software company in India and the subsequent transfer of acquired IP to a Singapore entity.
Representing a U.S. private equity fund in the purchase of a UK software company with branches in France, Germany, India, and Ukraine.
Assisting a U.S. corporation in the dissolution of a Japanese subsidiary.
Representing a U.S. private equity fund in the purchase of an Australian corporation with branches in the Dominican Republic and Panama.
Experience With Partnership Structuring & Corporate M&A Transactions
Ms. Ghani has an impressive portfolio of corporate mergers, acquisitions, and partnership structuring matters, including:
Representing selling stockholders of a U.S. corporation in the $17 million sale of their business to a partnership.
Representing a South African stockholder in the corporate restructuring of their multinational business.
Representing U.S. buyers in the $11 million purchase of a domestic S corporation, including pre-sale entity restructuring.
Representing a U.S. corporation in the $28 million sale of its business to a domestic corporation.
Representing a U.S. corporation in the $18 million sale of its business, including pre-sale entity restructuring.
Representing investors in the formation and structuring of 24 partnerships and nonprofits to generate Low-Income Housing Tax Credits under I.R.C. Sections 42 and 142.
Dedicated Passion for Helping Others
Ms. Ghani's is deeply committed to her clients. She understands that facing tax issues can be stressful and demanding, and she works tirelessly for those she represents. From obtaining penalty abatements to achieving favorable outcomes at hearings and negotiating significant reductions in penalties owed, Ms. Ghani has the knowledge and resources you need.
Whether you are an individual, a business, or a multinational corporation, Ms. Ghani brings the same level of dedication, skill, and passion to every matter she handles. She is not just your attorney — she is your advocate.
Bar Admissions
Washington, D.C.
Florida
US Tax Court
Education
Master of Laws in Tax - Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
J.D. - American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.
B.A. - American University, Washington, D.C.
Awards
Ms. Ghani's academic excellence and professional achievements have been recognized through numerous honors and awards, including the following:
Certificate of Excellence and Outstanding Performance in Oral Advocacy – American University Washington College of Law
Merit Scholarship Recipient – American University Washington College of Law
Published Note: The Taxation of Private Equity Funds: Whether Private Equity Should Incorporate Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act