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Scott J. Mariani

JD Partner

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Scott is a Partner based in Withum’s Whippany, NJ office, and a member of the Firm’s Healthcare Services and Not-for-Profit Services Teams.

He is a nationally recognized presenter on topics related to healthcare and tax-exempts with over 25 years of tax consulting and compliance service experience to both the healthcare and tax-exempt industries, including integrated healthcare delivery systems, hospitals, academic medical centers, physicians, colleges and universities, foundations, associations, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. In addition, Scott also provides tax compliance and tax consulting services to high-net-worth individuals. In addition to traditional tax services, Scott’s other specialized areas of tax expertise include Form 990 planning; governance; executive compensation and employee benefits; community benefit; tax-exempt bonds; joint ventures; unclaimed property; intermediate sanctions; corporate restructuring, including mergers and acquisitions; fair market analysis and due diligence services; and IRS and state audit examination representation.

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Education:

  • JD, Seton Hall Law School

Professional Affiliations:

  • Member, American Bar Association (ABA)
  • Member, American Health Lawyers
  • Member, Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
  • Member, Board of Directors, HFMA New Jersey Chapter

Scott is a frequent author and speaker on healthcare and not-for-profit industry-related tax matters and issues with the Healthcare Financial Management Association. Scott has provided pro bono tax services to the Bergen County Legal Services for individuals who require tax advice but cannot afford to pay an attorney or accountant; his pro bono work was recognized with an award from the Bergen County Legal Services.

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Governance: Document Retention

Share Governance: Document Retention 7th and Final in a Series As a follow-up to our initial tax tip in this series entitled “Governance Issues for Tax-Exempt Organizations”, which was released on April 25, 2012, WithumSmith+Brown has compiled a list of what we believe to be “best practices” with respect to each topic included in the…