Steven A. Dimengo
Top rated Tax attorney in Akron, Ohio
Practice Areas:
Tax,
Closely held business,
Construction litigation,
Real estate,
Construction defects
Education Qualification:
The University of Akron School of Law
Practice Areas:
Tax,
Closely held business,
Construction litigation,
Real estate,
Construction defects
3800 Embassy Parkway Suite 300Fairlawn, Ohio, 44333
First Admitted: 1986, Ohio
Professional Webpage: https://www.bdblaw.com/attorneys/steven-a-dimengo/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Ohio Bar
- U.S. Tax Court
- Member: Taxation Section: Akron Bar Association
- Chair, Taxation Section, including Sales & Use Tax Subcommittee: Ohio State Bar Association
- Member: American Bar Association
- Member: Ohio State Bar Association
- Adjunct Professor: The University of Akron Master of Taxation Program (State and Local Tax)
- Corporate Chairman: JDRF One Walk 2017
- Appointed: Ohio Tax Commissioner’s Advisory Council
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified Public Accountant (1987)
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Trustee: Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce Chair's Circle
- Member, Board of Directors: Summit Education Initiative
- Chairman: Archbishop Hoban High School Trust Fund
- Secretary and Trustee: Archbishop Hoban High School
- Member, Board of Trustees: United Way of Summit County
- Member: The 50 Club of Cleveland
Honors/Awards:
- Recipient: The University of Akron School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award (2022)
- Listed in Inside Business Magazine as a Leading Lawyer in Northeast Ohio in Tax Law, as voted by his peers (2001)
- Listed in Northern Ohio Live – Ohio’s Top Lawyers (2003)
- Listed in Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition® for Tax Law (2009)
- Named Akron Best Lawyers® ‘Tax Lawyer of the Year’ (2012)
- Recipient: Distinguished Alumni Award from the Archbishop Hoban High School Alumni Association (2013)
- Selected for inclusion in Ohio’s Super Lawyers Business Edition® for Tax Law (2014)
- Recipient: Dr. Frank L. Simonetti Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Akron College of Business (2015)
- Corporate Chair for JDRF Akron One Walk (2017)
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of AV® Preeminent™, which is the highest possible rating in both legal and ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar.
- Named in Best Lawyers in America® "Lawyer of the Year" for Tax Law (2017 & 2021)
- Selected for inclusion in Ohio’s Super Lawyers® (2004-2024), as voted by peers.
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America® (2003-2024)
- Crain's Cleveland Business Notables in Law (2022)
Educational Background:
- The University of Akron Law School, Akron, Ohio (J.D., cum laude, 1986)
- The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983)
- The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio (M.A., 1986)
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- “Basic Manufacturing Exclusions and Exemptions”
- Business Compass, a Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs publication
- The Advisor, a Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs publication
- Akron Tax Journal
- Small Business Journal
- Ohio Tax Review
- The Ohio CPA Journal
- The Akron/Canton Chapter of the Ohio Society of CPAs newsletter
- “Taxpayer Permitted to Present Newly Prepared Valuation at Board of Tax Appeals,” Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentives (2012)
- “Low Tax Rates and Incentives Give Ohio a Business-Friendly Landscape, Spurring Economic Recovery and Growth,” Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentives (2012)
- “Refund Opportunity: Sales Tax Exemptions Available for Restaurant Purchases,” a la carte Magazine (2013)
- “Under Audit: Increased Scrutiny of Restaurants for Ohio Sales Tax,” a la carte Magazine (2013)
- “How to Avoid Tax When Disposing of Real Property,” Law 360 (2014)
- Quoted in "Advocates and Opponents Weigh in on HB 5," Akron Legal News (2015)
- "Ohio Tax Incentives, Savings for Small, Midsize Business: Critical Planning Opportunities," Crain's Cleveland Business Blog (2015), https://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150322/CUSTOM04/303209999/ohio-tax-incentives-savings-for-small-midsize-businesses-critical
- "Increased Focus on Ohio Use Tax: Is Your Business an Easy Target for the Ohio Department of Taxation," Crain's Akron Business Guest Blog (2015), https://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150824/BLOGS05/150829952/increased-focus-on-ohio-use-tax-is-your-business-an-easy-target-for
- "Is That Improvement/Construction Real Property?" Properties Magazine (2016), http://digital.propertiesmag.com/publication/?m=15890&l=1&i=287062&p=48&ver=html5
- Co-Author "Ohio tax changes on the horizon, sales tax to become even more significant," Crain's Cleveland (2017), https://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20170212/CUSTOM/302129998/ohio-tax-changes-on-the-horizon-sales-tax-to-become-even-more
- Co-author "Sales and Use Tax for Remote Sellers: Ohio," Practical Law (2019), https://www.bdblaw.com/practical-law-sales-and-use-tax-for-remote-sellers-ohio/
- "Know What's Taxable: You're Probably Paying Too Much in Ohio Sales Tax on Purchases," Smart Business (2023), https://www.bdblaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/January-2023-Smart-Business-Dimengo.pdf
- “What You Need to Know About Ohio’s New and Old Tax Provisions”
- “Understanding Sales and Use Tax”
- “Tax-Free (Like-Kind) Exchanges of Real Estate”
- “Sales & Use Tax: Maximizing Sales/Use Tax Exemption for Manufacturers”
- “Sales & Use Tax in Ohio”
- “Representing Your Client in a Sales Tax Audit”
- “Ohio’s State and Local Tax Landscape – Facilitating Business Growth and Stability”
- “Ohio Sales & Use Tax: New Audit Developments & Refund Policies”
- “Ohio Sales and Use Tax Implications for the Construction and Manufacturing Industries”
- “Ohio Sales/Use Tax: Recent Trends, Developments and Planning Opportunities”
- “Nexus Issues and Considerations”
- “Minimizing Sales & Use Tax”
- “Maximizing Sales and Use Tax Exemptions to Taxation”
- “Exiting Business: Ohio Income Tax Considerations”
- “Cutting Edge Tax Planning”
- “Choice of Entity for Holding Real Property”
- “Can Anything be a Business Fixture” Ohio Tax Conference.”
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