Jon G. Finkelstein

Jon is the Co-Partner in Charge of the Passthroughs and Incentives & Credits groups for the KPMG Washington National Tax Practice where he primarily focuses on providing tax planning advice to partnerships, limited liability companies, and other passthrough entities. Jon has significant experience in structuring complex joint ventures, restructurings, acquisitions, and dispositions involving real estate funds, operating businesses, and real estate assets.

Jon is a former Chair of both the Real Estate Committee of the American Bar Association (Tax Section) and the Passthroughs and Real Estate Committee of the District of Columbia Bar Association (Tax Section). Jon is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law School and the Villanova University Graduate Tax Program.

Jon frequently publishes articles in leading tax publications and speaks at professional conferences across the country.

Prior to joining KPMG, Jon was a partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP, an international law firm.

Jon has a JD degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota, and a BA degree from Columbia University

About the KPMG Passthroughs group

The Passthroughs group is responsible for providing insight to KPMG professionals and clients regarding the federal taxation of partnerships, real estate investment trusts, and S corporations across all major industries. In addition, the Passthroughs group advises in specialty areas such as like-kind exchanges, oil and gas, leasing, and excise taxes. Client services include transaction structuring, the issuance of opinions, and requesting private letter rulings.