John J. Erhart

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Email: jerhart@fredlaw.com
Office: 612.492.7035
Assistant: Karen Ask, 612.492.7583

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PRIMARY SERVICES

Business & Tax Planning
International
Start Up & Rapid Growth Enterprises
Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Workouts

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Family & Closely Held Business
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sports & Entertainment

“My clients are looking for practical solutions to complex problems. It can be frustrating for non-lawyers to navigate the legal system, and my clients depend on me to guide them through the labyrinth.”

Overview

John works primarily with closely held and family-owned businesses on business planning and taxation, including their formation, acquisition, merger, sale and transition. His emphasis is federal, state and international income taxation.

John is also recognized as an expert in tax issues related to workouts and reorganizations. He is a frequent lecturer for various groups, including the Minnesota State Bar Association and Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants.

John is an officer and shareholder at Fredrikson & Byron and also chair of the firm’s Business & Tax-Planning Group.

Articles & Presentations

Treasury Announces Regulations Blessing State Tax Deduction Workaround for Pass-through Entities

November 10, 2020

By Emily M. Chad and John J. Erhart

As of November 9, 2020, owners of partnerships and S corporations in those states allowing pass-through entities to pay state tax at the entity level can deduct those taxes on their federal returns with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s blessing.

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Minnesota Businesses Anxiously Wait as State Lawmakers Battle over Implementing Federal Tax Reform

March 26, 2018

By Jessica Manivasager, John Erhart & Kurt Rempe

It was not long ago when Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), dramatically rewriting the U.S. tax code and making sweeping changes impacting both businesses and individuals.

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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Co-Speaker, “Positive Family Business Leadership and FAQs in the Time of COVID-19,” Fredrikson & Byron and Platinum Group Webinar, April 2, 2020
Co-Speaker, “Best Practices for Selecting Your Business Entity Type,” 2017 Best Practices Conference, October 26, 2017

Honors & Education

EDUCATION

Georgetown University, J.D., 1977
St. John’s University, B.A., Economics and Accounting, 1974, summa cum laude

BAR ADMISSIONS

Minnesota, 1977
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1978
U.S. Tax Court, 1980

HONORS

Minnesota State Bar Association, Pro Bono All Star, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law, 1999-present
Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” in Minneapolis Tax Law, 2014
Minnesota State Bar Association, North Star Lawyer, 2012-2015, 2017-2019
The Tax Lawyer, Member and Editor, 1975-1977

North Star Lawyer

Professional Activities

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

American Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Board of Directors, Treasurer
Internship, Offices of Congressman James L. Oberstar
Internship, The Securities and Exchange Commission

Judicial Clerkship

Honorable Gerald W. Heaney, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1977-79