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S. Michael Chittenden

Special Counsel
Washington +1 202 662 5295 mchittenden@cov.com Download V-card
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Michael Chittenden practices in the areas of tax and employee benefits with a focus on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), information reporting (e.g., Forms 1095, 1096, 1098, 1099, W-2, 1042, and 1042-S) and withholding, payroll taxes, and fringe benefits. Mr. Chittenden advises companies on their obligations under FATCA and assists in the development of comprehensive FATCA and Chapter 3 (nonresident alien reporting and withholding) compliance programs.

  • Advised a large multinational retailer on the development of a comprehensive Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 (FATCA) compliance program, registration of foreign financial institutions within its expanded affiliated group, and the application of FATCA regulations and intergovernmental agreements to entities and retirement plans located in several foreign countries.
  • Advised several large insurance companies on Form 1095-B reporting, including TIN solicitation requirements, error correction, identification of the employer sponsoring a group health plan, association plan reporting, VEBA reporting, multiemployer plan reporting, and other aspects of the regulations, and drafted extensive comments for submission to and testified before the IRS and Treasury Department regarding the challenges faced by insurers in soliciting and reporting the TINs of covered individuals.
  • Represented a large energy company in a multifaceted dispute with the IRS related to numerous alleged information reporting and withholding failures, including the imposition of intentional disregard penalties.
  • Advised a large financial company on the proper tax treatment of more than 200 different types of earnings and deductions for federal income tax withholding, FICA taxes and Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) tax purposes, as well as state income tax withholding and state unemployment insurance tax treatment in more than 20 states and numerous counties, school districts and cities.   
  • Advised an auction service provider on the application of Section 6050W reporting to its business with a focus on whether it operates a third-party payment network.
  • Advised large employers on Form 1095-C and Form 1094-C reporting, including issues related to self-insured coverage, multiemployer plan reporting, reporting for nonemployee directors, retirees, and part-time employees, and TIN solicitation requirements.
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Memberships and Affiliations

  • American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
  • The District of Columbia Bar, Taxation Section
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  • Washington, DC Super Lawyers, “Rising Star” Tax and Employee Benefits (2015-2017)

Practices

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2009

  • cum laude

Johns Hopkins University, B.A., 2000

  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland