tax law
We provide legal counsel to clients on all matters arising from federal, state and local tax laws. Our areas of expertise and services include asset protection, consulting, corporate, estate planning, income tax, state tax, IRS audit, farm/ranch, partnership, personal, planning, property, and real estate. Our clients make up a broad spectrum of taxpayers including farmers, ranchers, business owners, partnerships, estates and trusts, and other individual taxpayers.
wills, trusts, and estates
CRITICAL DOCUMENTS
We draft critical documents, including: last will and testaments, revocable living trusts, durable powers of attorney, living wills, and health care directives.
ESTATE PLANS
Zimmerman Law provides carefully tailored estate plans that address each individual’s and family’s unique situation and financial circumstances.
accounting and payroll services
ACCOUNTING
We provide accounting and bookkeeping services to clients across North Dakota. Our team will reconcile your bank statements, generate financial reports, maintain an updated list of assets, and provide related consultations.
NEW BUSINESSES
We regularly set-up accounting systems for newly formed businesses.
ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES
We provide accounting system consulting. We also can help organize your records.
COMPREHENSIVE PAYROLL SERVICES
Our payroll service is comprehensive—we cut the checks, manage all State and IRS tax reporting, provide payroll reports, and maintain payroll records.
tax preparation
Our firm files tax returns for all types of federal and state tax payers. We serve farmers and ranchers, large and small businesses, holders of mineral interests, estates, and all business structures.
probate
We offer probate and estate administration services. We assist clients with the preparation of estate inventories and accountings, federal and state estate tax returns where required, and property transfer documents, including real property deeds.
business law
BUSINESS FORMATION
We counsel clients on the diverse legal issues for various types of entities such as sole proprietorships, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies, and we assist businesses in choosing the appropriate entity. Our attorneys also work with new business endeavors in financial planning, accessing capital, organization management, and strategic partnering.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
We assist business clients in all aspects of corporate governance, including drafting internal governing documents such as articles, bylaws, minutes and shareholder agreements. We also advise businesses in resolving disputes with major customers, suppliers, and owners.
tax consulting and planning
Zimmerman Law provides tax consulting and planning services. Our firm is well suited to consult on complex tax matters, including the sale of farms and businesses. We work closely with clients to reduce taxes associated with business activities and significant transactions. We keep abreast of the ever-changing and complex tax environment so that we can alert our clients to new planning opportunities and compliance requirements, and to provide advice that is timely to our clients' business affairs.
real estate
ACQUISITIONS AND SALES
Our representation includes negotiation of purchase and sale contracts, including contract for deed, review of survey and title work, environmental assessments and wetland delineations, soil testing, inspection and engineering issues, closing document preparation, and closing settlement statements and services, and clearing any title problems.
TITLE OPINIONS AND EXAMINATIONS
Our firm has prepared thousands of title opinions. This library of opinions gives us institutional knowledge for tracts of land in North Dakota, which can save our clients the considerable time and expense involved with researching old chains of title.