Matthew Erskine

Managing partner

Matthew Erskine, JD, is the managing partner of Erskine & Erskine LLC, a fourth-generation law firm, and The Erskine Company, LLC, a consulting firm. He focuses on strategic planning and legal services for business owners, professionals, individuals, families, collectors and inheritors of unique assets. He is also active in numerous community organizations in the Worcester, Massachusetts area, including the American Antiquarian Society, the Worcester Economics Club, and the John J. Kittredge Numismatic Foundation. After graduating from Lawrence Academy, he received his BA in Medieval History from Carleton College and his JD from Suffolk University Law School.

Accounting

Cracking the code: BOI and trusts for accountants

The imminent arrival of beneficial ownership information reporting raises questions about indirect control, such as through trusts.

By Matthew Erskine

December 20
Estate taxes

Why progressives should push to scrap the estate and gift tax

During the 2020 presidential campaign, Democratic candidates made many proposals for changes to the Tax Code, ranging from changes to the tax rates to the imposition of a new 5 percent excise tax and a national sales tax.

By Matthew Erskine

September 30
Tax planning

Selling art? Don't forget the taxes

Taxation of income from art sales is complicated by who, exactly, the seller is.

By Matthew Erskine

May 11
Real estate investments

Sanity check for qualified opportunity zone investments

A deadline is looming to maximize the stepped-up basis afforded to realized capital gains invested in qualified opportunity zone properties and businesses.

By Matthew Erskine

August 16