Eric G. Lanning

Eric is Counsel at Frost Law with over twenty years of experience as a tax and estate planning attorney. He frequently advises business clients on how to navigate the tax issues that arise in the purchase or sale of a business and strives to provide solutions that will minimize the tax burden to the client. Eric has significant transactional experience and can assist clients with getting a business ready for sale through a reorganization or restructuring. Eric can also help the seller to structure an installment sale transaction to better manage the tax resulting from the sale of a business.

While at Frost Law, Eric has developed broad knowledge in the area of the Employee Retention Credit, serving as an expert witness in multiple cases related to the Credit. Eric has also developed deep knowledge of online investment scams involving cryptocurrency, commodities, and other investment products, and frequently advises clients about the potential deductibility of scam losses.

Eric spent many years as the in-house tax counsel at a Fortune 200 insurance company, and as a result is well versed in the taxation of insurance and annuity products and insurance companies, qualified plans, deferred compensation and employee benefits taxation. He has advised clients on the use of private placement life insurance products, as well as captive insurance companies.

Eric also has experience representing clients in tax controversy matters in front of the IRS, as well as state and local taxing authorities, and has obtained multiple favorable closing agreements and private letter rulings for clients.