Columbia, MD

10440 Little Patuxent Pkwy Suite 300, Columbia, MD 21044
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Contact Information

Email: info@askfrost.com
Phone: (240) 755-8303
Fax: (888) 235-8405

Hours of Operation

Available 24/7 | In-Office By Appointment Only

Our law firm is conveniently located in the Town Center of Columbia in Maryland. The Columbia Town Center is home to a variety of large and small businesses, healthcare facilities, and a community college. If you live, work, shop, or study in the area, our Columbia law firm is just down the street for your convenience. The attorneys at Frost Law have been serving national and international clients since 2011. Therefore, don’t hesitate to visit our law firm.

Parking

Free parking by the office building

Nearby Locations

  • The Mall in Columbia
  • Downtown Columbia
  • Merriweather Pavilion

Driving Directions

From US-29 (1.7 mi)
  1. Take exit 18A-18B to merge onto Broken Land Pkwy(1.1 mi)
  2. Turn right at Hickory Ridge Rd (0.1 mi)
  3. Turn left onto Merriweather Dr (0.2 mi)
  4. Turn right onto Little Patuxent Pkwy (0.2 mi)
  5. Turn left onto Mall Access Rd (449 ft)
  6. Turn right twice and our office will be on the right (266 ft)
From MD-32 (3.5 mi)
  1. Take exit 16A to merge onto US-29 N toward Columbia (1.6 mi)
  2. Use the right 2 lanes to take exit 18A-18B to merge onto Broken Land Pkwy (0.11 mi)
  3. Turn right at Hickory Ridge Rd (0.1 mi)
  4. Turn left onto Merriweather Dr (0.2 mi)
  5. Turn right onto Little Patuxent Pkwy (0.2 mi)
  6. Turn left onto Mall Access Rd (449 ft)
  7. Turn right twice and our office will be on the right (266 ft)

Public Transit

Bus – Route 51/Silver

Get off at Columbia Mall
Route 51/Silver bus schedule‍

Columbia Tax Attorney

Frost Law's Columbia, MD office serves the surrounding area with a team of tax, business, and estate attorneys, supported by accountants and other professionals. This page covers some of what we handle, including tax compliance, state tax credits, and mergers and acquisitions, along with other tax matters. If you have questions or want to schedule a confidential consultation, please get in touch with a Columbia tax lawyer or other professional.

Tax Compliance

Staying compliant with federal and state tax law involves more than filing on time. A Columbia tax attorney can help review past filings for errors before the IRS or the Comptroller of Maryland finds them, catch up on missed returns, and put a system in place so compliance stops being an annual scramble. Getting ahead of a filing gap tends to cost far less than waiting for a notice to arrive.

Taxation of Digital Assets

One example of a common filing gap is with digital assets, like cryptocurrency, which the IRS treats as property. This means most transactions involving them, including converting to cash, trading one coin for another, or spending crypto on goods or services, can trigger a taxable gain or loss. Form 1040 now asks a direct question about digital asset activity, and the IRS has pursued exchange records through legal process to identify unreported transactions. We help clients figure out what's actually taxable and catch up on reporting they may have missed.

State Tax Credits

Maryland offers a number of state tax credits that businesses and individuals often don't realize they qualify for. SALT cap workarounds, for instance, let certain pass-through entities pay state tax at the entity level instead of the individual level. This helps some owners work around the federal cap on state and local tax deductions. A Columbia, MD tax lawyer can review whether this kind of election makes sense for your business structure.

The Small Retailer Property Tax Relief Credit offers targeted relief for smaller retail businesses carrying property tax obligations, though the eligibility requirements are specific enough that plenty of qualifying businesses never file for it. Beyond this, a range of local tax credits exist at the county and municipal level. They are often tied to activities like job creation or investment in certain areas, and sorting through which ones actually apply to your situation is usually where the real savings show up.

International Estate Planning

Cross-border tax issues come up the moment an estate involves assets, family members, or citizenship in more than one country, and the rules get complicated quickly. Gifts and inheritances from foreign nationals, in particular, can trigger reporting obligations that many people don't expect, even when no tax is actually owed on the transfer itself. We help clients sort out what needs to be reported and coordinate with counsel abroad when a matter calls for it.

Mergers & Acquisitions

How a merger or acquisition gets structured at the outset can significantly change what's owed once the deal is done. A Columbia, MD tax attorney can review whether a joint venture, a full acquisition, or a different structure altogether fits what you're trying to accomplish, since the choice carries its own tax and liability consequences.

Insolvencies and liquidations bring a different set of considerations, particularly around how debt is treated and what happens to remaining assets once a business winds down. We help clients work through these situations with an eye toward minimizing tax exposure wherever possible.

Taxable asset acquisitions and taxable stock acquisitions are structured very differently for tax purposes, even when the underlying business being bought or sold looks the same from the outside. The choice between the two affects what the buyer can depreciate going forward and what the seller owes at closing, which is why we review this structure well before a deal is finalized.

Bankruptcy

The right bankruptcy chapter depends less on how much debt you owe than on what you’re trying to protect. Chapter 7 clears qualifying unsecured debt through liquidation of non-exempt property, while Chapter 13 lets someone with steady income keep a home or car by following a court-supervised repayment plan instead.

Businesses facing debt they can’t grow out of have Subchapter V and Chapter 11 to consider: the first lets a company reorganize while it keeps operating, and the second does the same at a fraction of the cost and time for a company of smaller scale. A bankruptcy lawyer in Columbia, MD can help make sure you don't end up filing under the wrong chapter, since fixing that mistake later tends to cost real time and money.

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Columbia, MD

10440 Little Patuxent Pkwy Suite 300, Columbia, MD 21044

Available 24/7 | In-Office By Appointment Only

(240) 755-8303
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Getting Here

Right off Route 50, next to Westfield Annapolis

We're on the fourth floor of the office building at the corner of Bestgate Road and Annapolis Mall Road. Pick your route below for turn-by-turn directions.

  • From MD-178 (Generals Highway) 0.5 mi

  • From MD-450 (West Street) 1.7 mi

  • From US-50 / I-97 1.1 mi

  • Public transit: Annapolis Transit Purple Route Bus

Do I need an appointment?

Yes. In-office meetings are by appointment so an attorney is ready for you. Call or book online and we'll usually find a time within a few business days.

Is the building accessible?

Yes. The building has step-free entry, elevator access to the fourth floor, and accessible parking in front.

How long are consultations?

Most first meetings run thirty to sixty minutes. We use the time to understand your situation and outline your options.

Can you help with IRS problems?

Yes. Our tax controversy attorneys handle audits, appeals, liens, and offers in compromise with the IRS and the Comptroller of Maryland.

How we help clients in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County

Every attorney in this office focuses on one of four areas. Choose yours to learn more, or call and we'll point you to the right person.

Tax Controversy

IRS and Comptroller of Maryland audits, appeals, collections, liens, and offers in compromise.

Tax Controversy

Business Law

Entity formation, contracts, succession planning, and counsel for owners across Maryland.

Business Law

Estate Planning

Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and probate administration for families in Anne Arundel County.

Estate Planning

Bankruptcy

Chapter 7, 11, and 13 filings, plus options for resolving tax debt through bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy Options
Our Annapolis office

Where Frost Law started, and still calls home

Frost Law has served clients from Annapolis since our founding. Maryland's capital is home to many of our longtime clients, from state employees and military families to the small businesses that line West Street and Main Street.

Our office sits in a quiet professional building beside Westfield Annapolis, surrounded by the shops and restaurants where our attorneys eat lunch and shop for their own families. We're proud to serve the neighbors we see every day.

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FAQs & Other Office Locations

Do I need an appointment?

Yes. In-office meetings are by appointment so an attorney is ready for you. Call or book online and we'll usually find a time within a few business days.

Is the building accessible?

Yes. The building has step-free entry, elevator access to the fourth floor, and accessible parking in front.

How long are consultations?

Most first meetings run thirty to sixty minutes. We use the time to understand your situation and outline your options.

Can you help with IRS problems?

Yes. Our tax controversy attorneys handle audits, appeals, liens, and offers in compromise with the IRS and the Comptroller of Maryland.

Columbia, MD
10440 Little Patuxent Parkway

24 mi

Baltimore, MD
400 East Pratt Street

28 mi

Washington, DC
1100 15th Street NW

32 mi

Rockville, MD
51 Monroe Street

38 mi

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