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Donald Zief
- Senior Consultant, Eisner Advisory Group LLC
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Donald Zief is a Senior Consultant specializing in real estate tax services. With 45 years of experience, he provides services to a diverse clientele, including public and private REITs, partnerships, tax-exempt organizations, foreign entities, and high-net-worth individuals.
Donald's expertise extends to advising closely held companies and families with significant real estate holdings, ensuring their tax strategies align with both their immediate and long-term financial goals.
Donald has a sub-specialty in REIT taxation and provides due diligence services to REITs, ensuring that the various asset, distribution, and income tax requirements are satisfied. He also has experience structuring various UPREITs. Donald is a co-author of the "Real Estate Investment Trusts Handbook," published annually since 1987, and which is relied upon by legal, accounting, and real estate professionals.
Before joining the firm, Donald was a Senior Manager in REIT Tax Services at a Big 4 firm. He provided REIT and partnership tax services at a senior associate level at several well-known New York City law firms.
Specialties
- Real Estate Tax
- REIT Expertise
- Tax Planning
- High-Net-Worth Advisory
- Closely Held Companies
- Private Equity Funds
Credentials & Education
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- New York University School of Law: JD, LLM -Taxation
- Rutgers Law School: JD
- Lehigh University: MBA, Finance & Accounting
- Franklin and Marshall College: BA, English
Affiliations
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
- American Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar
- New York State Bar
