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Stephen J. Olsen

Stephen J. Olsen

E-mail: solsen@gawthrop.com

Stephen J. Olsen concentrates his practice in taxation, estate planning and administration, business transactional matters, and business succession planning. Mr. Olsen received his law degree, cum laude, and his Master of Laws in Taxation (3.97 GPA) from Villanova University School of Law. During law school, Mr. Olsen served in the Federal Tax Clinic representing low income taxpayers before the IRS and Tax Court, and participated in the VITA tax preparation program for low income taxpayers. Mr. Olsen received his undergraduate degree in economics, with honors, from Lycoming College, where he was a member of the scholars program.

In addition to working at Gawthrop Greenwood, Mr. Olsen is currently assisting in the preparation of supplements for the seminal tax procedure treatise, IRS Practice and Procedure (Rev. 2d ed.) (WG&L 2002), written by Michael Saltzman. He is also Chester County's County Coordinator for the Wills for Heroes program and serves on the steering committee of the Chester County Community Foundation's (CCCF) Imprints Program. For more information regarding the Wills for Heroes program or CCCF Imprints program, please feel free to contact Mr. Olsen or visit the following links:

Mr. Olsen is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, Washington, DC and before the tax court. He is a member of the Chester County, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, and American Bar Associations. He is also a member of the committees on taxation of the Pennsylvania and the American Bar Association, and a member of the Chester County Estate Planning Council.

  • Areas of Practice:

  • Estate Administration
  • Estate Planning
  • Taxation
  • Business Transactions

  • Bar Admissions:

  • Pennsylvania, 2007
    Tax Court, 2008
    Washington, DC 2009

  • Education:

  • Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, LLM in Taxation, 2009
    Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, PA, J.D.
    Honors: Cum Laude
  • Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA, B.A.
  • Major: Economics

  • Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2007 - Present
    American Bar Association, 2007 - Present
    DC Bar Association, 2009 - Present
    Chester County Bar Association, 2007 - Present
    Member
  • Chester County Estate Planning Council, 2007 - Present
    Member

  • Publications

  • Michael I. Saltzman, IRS Practice and Procedure (Rev. 2d ed.)(WG&L 2002).

    Stephen J. Olsen, Chuck vs. Goliath: Basis of Stock Received in Demutualization of Mutual Insurance Companies, ___ HBTLJ _____ (2009).

  • Articles

  • Chuck vs. Goliath: Basis of Stock Received in Demutualization of Mutual Insurance Companies (pdf file - 201k)

  • Temporary Repeal of the Federal Estate Tax (pdf file - 29k)

  • Pennsylvania Tax Amnesty Program 2010 (pdf file - 853k)

  • Changes Abounded in 2009 to Federal Tax Law (pdf file - 192k)

  • Recovery Act Tax Changes for Individuals (pdf file - 877k)

  • Recovery Act Tax Changes for Business Owners (pdf file - 834k)