Joshua David Odintz

Joshua D. Odintz is a tax attorney in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Odintz focuses on tax policy, tax controversy and tax planning matters. He is a co-leader of the Public Policy & Regulation Group's Tax Policy Team.

Mr. Odintz represents clients before the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Congress and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He assists clients in seeking legislative and regulatory changes to tax laws, as well as monitoring key legislative and regulatory developments. Significant issues include OECD Pillars One and Two, global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI), base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT), foreign-derived intangible income (FDII), foreign tax credits, debt versus equity, the deductibility of research expenses, interest limitations, mark-to-market on financial products, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Common Reporting Standard, Build Back Better Act and Inflation Reduction Act.

Further, Mr. Odintz represents clients under investigation by Congress regarding tax issues.

Mr. Odintz also advises clients on domestic and international tax controversy matters at all phases, from audit and administrative appeals through litigation. He has experience handling cases involving methods of accounting, transfer pricing, Section 199, research credit, tax accounting, attorney-client privilege and work product, among others.

Mr. Odintz works with multinational businesses to structure their inbound and outbound investments, including in light of the significant changes under OECD/G20 Pillar Two.

Mr. Odintz is active in Holland & Knight's pro bono program and serves as co-chair for the firm's Washington, D.C., office.

In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Odintz is a frequent speaker at the International Fiscal Association (IFA), Tax Executives Institute (TEI), American Bar Association (ABA), University of Chicago Tax Conference, International Bar Association (IBA) and District of Columbia Bar.

Mr. Odintz spends his free time writing tax articles for various publications. He is a frequent contributor to the Knight Watch column in TAXES magazine, and his most (in)famous article, "The TCJA is Not for Losers," appeared in Bloomberg's Tax Management International Journal.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Odintz was a tax attorney at a multinational law firm's Washington, D.C., office, where he was on the management committee of the firm's North America tax practice.

In addition, Mr. Odintz has held high-level government positions with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Senate Committee on Finance. He previously served as a senior advisor for tax reform to the assistant secretary at the Treasury Department, where he advised senior treasury officials on tax reform options and issues. Mr. Odintz also served as the chief tax counsel to President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform and was instrumental in formulating the tax proposals in the commission's report. Additionally, Mr. Odintz served as the acting tax legislative counsel at the Treasury Department.