Jon P. Gaston

Jon Gaston advises public and private clients on a wide range of federal and state tax matters. Renowned as among the leading legal practitioners in the tax-exempt arena, Jon provides strategic counsel to public charities, private foundations, and various nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations.

His nearly two decades of experience spans a broad range of tax issues, including the formation and maintenance of tax-exempt status, governance, international grantmaking, regulatory compliance, tax-exempt bond financing, state and local taxation, joint ventures, dissolutions, and unrelated business taxable income planning. Nonprofit and for-profit organizations alike frequently turn to him for guidance in approaching tax matters unique to Tennessee, and he also advises clients navigating tax controversy matters, representing them before the Internal Revenue Service and state and local tax authorities in audits, administrative appeals, and tax litigation.

Adept across both tax planning and controversy, Jon offers clients comprehensive counsel across the tax landscape. His client base encompasses for-profit enterprises, corporate and family private foundations, tax-exempt health care systems, colleges and universities, public charities, social welfare organizations, high-net-worth individuals, trade associations, political organizations, and other subsets of tax-exempt organizations.