Peter H. Winslow
(Partner)
Peter has over 30 years of substantive tax experience, beginning with four years in the Refund Litigation and Interpretative Divisions of the Internal Revenue Service. He came to the firm in 1979 and concentrates on audit and controversy work and the tax issues that affect insurance companies. Peter is the lead counsel on several pending cases involving insurance company taxation. He also is involved in tax planning issues and has extensive knowledge on issues involving insurance reserves, reinsurance, valuation, accounting and other tax issues involving insurance companies. He has served as an expert witness on insurance tax matters in litigation and in proceedings involving insurance company tax issues, and is a frequent speaker and writer on insurance tax issues. Peter is the founder of the Withholding Information Network, providing information on reporting and withholding issues relevant to the insurance industry. Peter also has represented the insurance industry on the IRS Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Taxing Times, a newsletter published by the Taxation Section of the Society of Actuaries.
Peter H. Winslow, admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio; 1976, District of Columbia; 1979, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1975; Order of the Coif); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1978). Co-Author: "New Law Revamps Life Insurance Company Taxation," Part I, 62 Journal of Taxation 292; "DRA Introduces New Concepts in Taxation of Life Insurance Companies," Part II, 63 Journal of Taxation 48, 1985. Author: "Exempt Organizations Declaratory Judgments," Tax Management Portfolio, 421. Attorney, Interpretative and Refund Litigation Divisions, Chief Counsel's Office, Internal Revenue Service, 1975-1979. Member, IRS Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee, 1992-1993. Board Member: Taxing Times Editorial Board, Society of Actuaries Taxation Section. Member: Federal and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations.