Sam Olchyk provides general tax advice for businesses and individuals. In addition, Mr. Olchyk provides strategic advice on federal tax issues that require representation before the Congress, the Treasury Department, or the Internal Revenue Service.

Relying on his experience with the tax legislative process and his background as a licensed certified public accountant, Mr. Olchyk is able to provide strategic advice and solutions to business tax problems.

Significant Matters
In his eight years as a tax attorney for the United States Congress, Mr. Olchyk worked on numerous tax legislative proposals that were enacted into law. For example, Mr. Olchyk was involved with several tax proposals that were included in the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000, and the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999.As a Legislation Counsel with the congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, Mr. Olchyk also worked on several special reports and investigations that were conducted by the Joint Committee staff. In 2003, Mr. Olchyk coordinated the Joint Committee staff business team in its investigation of Enron Corporation. In 2001, Mr. Olchyk worked on a Joint Committee study regarding the simplification of the Federal tax laws. In 2000, Mr. Olchyk worked on a report investigating allegations relating to the Internal Revenue Service handling of tax-exempt organization matters. In 1999, Mr. Olchyk worked on a study of the tax laws relating to corporate tax shelters. As a Tax Counsel with the Senate Finance Committee, Mr. Olchyk was involved with several tax proposals that were included in the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, and the Self-Employed Health Insurance Act of 1995.

Activities
Mr. Olchyk is a member of the State Bar of Texas Section of Taxation and the D.C. Bar Association Tax Section; Mr. Olchyk is a licensed certified public accountant (State of Texas).