Curtis Osterloh

Curtis J. Osterloh is a tax attorney at Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP in Austin, Texas. His practice focuses onLitigation and Controversy - Tax and Tax Law, including disputes involving state, local, and federal tax assessments. Curtis represents businesses and individuals in administrative proceedings, Texas district courts, and federal tax court, and he advises clients on the tax implications of business transactions and other matters involving state and federal tax law.

Before joining Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP, Curtis worked for the Internal Revenue Service as a revenue agent. His prior government experience provides insight into tax audits, assessments, and administrative procedures, which he applies when representing clients in disputes with taxing authorities.

Curtis has obtained more than one hundred tax letter rulings from the Texas Comptroller’s Office involving a wide range of tax issues. He has also represented clients in numerous matters involving the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the Internal Revenue Service, including audit disputes, administrative appeals, settlements, and litigation.

A significant portion of Curtis’s practice involves representing mixed beverage taxpayers before the Texas Comptroller’s Office. He has handled matters involving audits, redetermination hearings, and tax assessments related to mixed beverage taxes in Texas. Curtis has also represented clients in matters involving liquor-by-the-drink taxes in Tennessee.

Curtis also represents clients in disputes involving aircraft sales and use tax assessments. He served as lead counsel for Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP in an administrative hearing involving the structured purchase of a corporate aircraft and the application of Texas sales and use tax laws. The matter was ultimately resolved favorably for the client and other similarly situated taxpayers.