Tim Burns, JD, CPA, MBA
State & Local Tax | Economic Incentives | Tax Controversy
Estate & Business Succession Planning | CPA Professional Education
Tim Burns provides practical tax, legal, and advisory guidance for CPAs, business owners, and professional organizations. His work focuses on helping clients and practitioners identify opportunities, manage risk, and move beyond compliance toward more strategic business decisions.
Contact Tim at Tim@timburns.com or call 985-373-3939.
Professional Practice
Tim Burns advises businesses, professional firms, and closely held enterprises on complex tax and legal matters requiring clear analysis and sound judgment. His practice emphasizes practical problem-solving, risk management, and advisory planning — helping clients address compliance requirements while identifying opportunities for long-term value.
- State and local tax matters
- Federal and state economic incentives
- Estate planning strategies
- Tax structuring and compliance risk
- Multistate nexus and apportionment issues
- IRS and state tax controversy matters
- Business succession planning
Continuing Professional Education
Tim Burns develops and presents continuing professional education programs for CPA societies, professional associations, and firm-level training. His programs are technically grounded, practical in focus, and designed to provide immediately usable guidance for practitioners.
A recurring theme in Tim’s programs is helping CPAs move from compliance to advisory — identifying planning opportunities, communicating value, managing risk, and providing more strategic guidance to clients.
Qualification standards, documentation requirements, compliance risks, and advisory considerations.
Installment agreements, penalty abatement strategies, negotiation considerations, and professional responsibilities.
CPA Firms
Nexus exposure, audit triggers, multistate compliance concerns, and documentation best practices.
Planning coordination, structural considerations, and identifying advisory risk areas.
Advisory service opportunities, value communication, pricing considerations, and the role of CPA judgment as technology changes traditional compliance work.
Programs are available in webinar, conference presentation, firm training, and chapter meeting formats.
Background
Tim Burns brings more than 30 years of experience in public accounting, tax law, business advisory, and public service.
He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives on fiscal and regulatory matters and currently serves as General Counsel to Florida Marine Transporters, a privately held maritime transportation company.
He has taught as an adjunct professor at the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University and at Loyola University.
His combined experience in accounting, law, corporate operations, education, and government provides a practical perspective on real-world tax, regulatory, and business matters.
Contact
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- tim@timburns.com
- 985-373-3939
- linkedin.com/in/tim-burns-08622531