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Timothy J. Eifler

Member, Louisville

Tim is a Member in Stoll Keenon Ogden's Louisville office and has been with the firm since 1994. He serves as the chair of the Tax practice and is also a member of the Business Litigation practice with a focus on Appellate Law and Class Action. He is involved in all aspects of the firm's tax practice, but has concentrated in complex state and local tax planning, audit defense and federal, state and local tax controversies. A significant portion of Tim's practice has also focused on tax-motivated transactional matters and the negotiation and implementation of state and local tax incentives, including tax credits, wage assessments, sales and use tax refunds and property tax abatements.

Tim is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Tax Law, and is honored as a Kentucky Super Lawyer for his legal accomplishments in the field of Tax Law. In addition to handling matters before the federal, state and local taxing authorities, administrative tribunals and federal and state courts, he has represented clients before the Kentucky General Assembly on legislative matters. Tim's work includes drafting legislation and preparing comments for legislative hearings for various trade groups.

Tim is a member of the Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, and American Bar associations. Since 1994, he has been involved with the taxation sections of the Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. He also finds time to give back to the community by serving on the Boards of Directors of various nonprofit organizations.

Education
University of Richmond School of Law
1994, J.D., magna cum laude
University of Richmond
1994, M.B.A., magna cum laude
University of Virginia
1991, B.A., cum laude
Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
United States Supreme Court
United States Tax Court
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee

Recognition

  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
  • Best Lawyers®, Lawyer of the Year, 2021
  • Best Lawyers®, Tax Law, 2006-present
  • Kentucky Super Lawyers® Honoree, 2010-2022
  • Louisville Magazine Top Lawyer, Tax Law, 2007-2016
  • Leadership Kentucky
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Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • Louisville Bar Association
  • Indiana Bar Association
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • Louisville Bar Association, Taxation Section, Chair, 1998; Co-Chair, 1997
  • Community Catholic Center, Inc., Board of Directors
  • Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
  • Council on State Taxation, Practitioner Member
  • Kentucky correspondent for CCH Publishing's CCH State Income Tax Alert
  • Contributor to CCH Publishing's "Practitioner Comment" program for CCH Kentucky State Tax Reporter
  • Greater Louisville, Inc., member, Taxation Section
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Work Highlights

Municipal Law

Berger Family Real Estate, LLC v. City of Covington, et al., 464 S.W.3d 160 (Ky. App. 2015). Holding that the City of Covington, Kentucky’s decision to circulate a petition to form a management decision was not actionable until the requisite signatures were obtained and the City acted on the petition.

Library Taxing Districts

Campbell County Library Board of Trustees v. Charlie Coleman, et al; Kenton County Library Board of Trustees v. Garth Kuhhein, 475 S.W.3d 40 (Ky. App. 2015); (separate cases decided together) Holding library districts formed by petition when setting ad valorem (property) tax rates are governed by H.B. 44 but are limited by KRS 173.790 if they seek to set a rate that will raise revenue by more than four percent over the prior year.

911 Flat Fee

Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Apartment Assoc., Inc., et al. v. Campbell County Fiscal Court, 479 S.W.3d 603 (Ky. 2015). (Holding Campbell County’s 911 flat fee on occupied residential and commercial units was not an unlawful flat property tax but a lawful fee authorized by KRS 65.760(3).

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News Publications Seminars
Federal, State and Local Economic Development Incentives, Louisville, KY Feb. 17, 2017
Kentucky State and Local Tax Developments, Louisville, KY June 22, 2016
Kentucky Constitutional Franchises: Legal Overview and History, Louisville, KY March 22, 2016
Federal, State and Local Economic Development Incentives, Louisville, KY March 10, 2016
Federal, State and Local Economic Development Incentives, Louisville, KY Feb. 28, 2016
State Taxation: Ky. Dept. of Revenue Update, Costs of Goods Sold under the Ky. Limited Liability Entity Tax; and Kentucky State and Local Economic Development Incentives, Ky. Society of CPAs Manufacturing Conference, Louisville, KY June 28, 2015
State and Local Government Law: Regulating Taxes, Lexington, KY Apr. 19, 2012
Tax Credits, Government Loans, Government Guarantees and Other Incentives Available to Businesses, Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC 22 Annual Spring Keeneland Seminar, Lexington, KY Apr. 21, 2011
Tax Credits, Government Loans, Government Guarantees and Other Incentives Available to Businesses, Professional Issues Update, Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants 2011
Local License Taxes in Kentucky – Overview and Update, Kentucky State Tax Conference, Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants Louisville, KY Jan. 11, 2010
Kentucky Property Tax, Louisville, KY Mar. 19, 2008
Minimizing Manufacturer Sales and Use Tax Liability, Lexington, KY, November 8, 2007, and Louisville, KY Nov. 9, 2007
Kentucky Sales and Use Tax, Louisville, KY Jul. 13, 2007
Recent Legislative Changes to the KY Tax Modernization Act and Litigation Update, University of Louisville School of Accountancy's 2006 Louis A. Grief Tax Institute, Louisville, KY Dec. 18, 2006
Kentucky Tax Update, 49th Annual Kentucky Institute on Federal Taxation, Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants, Louisville, KY Nov. 14, 2006
Technical Corrections to Kentucky Tax Modernization, Louisville, KY Jul. 7/12, 2006
Sales and Use Tax in Indiana and Kentucky, Evansville, INDec. 9, 2005
Kentucky Sales and Use Tax Issues and Developments, Louisville, KY Nov. 17, 2005
Kentucky Sales and Use Tax Update, Lexington, KY Jun. 20/Jul. 13, 2005
Sales and Use Tax in Kentucky, Lexington, KY Jan. 19, 2005
Sales and Use Tax in Kentucky, Lexington, KY Jul. 22, 2004
Kentucky Sales and Use Tax Update, Lexington, KY Jun. 7, 2004
Nexus Developments, Kentucky State Tax Conference, Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants, Louisville, KY Jan. 9, 2004