Logan Evan Gans

Logan E. Gans is a private wealth services and tax attorney in Holland & Knight's Miami office and co-chair of the State and Local Tax Team. Mr. Gans advises high-net-worth individuals, family offices, closely held businesses and institutional clients on complex federal, state and international tax matters, with particular strengths in Florida state and local tax (including Florida documentary stamp tax and Florida nonrecurring intangible personal property tax), business aviation tax, cross-border structuring and tax controversy.

Mr. Gans counsels clients on tax issues arising in connection with business aircraft ownership and operations, including structuring aircraft acquisitions and dispositions, analyzing federal income tax considerations such as bonus depreciation and Section 280F limitations, and addressing state and local tax issues. His aviation‑related work often arises in broader commercial, financing and international contexts and includes advising on leasing and management arrangements, operational considerations, multistate use and the use of special purpose entities. He regularly advises clients on the tax treatment of leasing arrangements, aircraft management agreements, charter and Part 135 operations, and fractional and co-ownership structures.

In addition, Mr. Gans advises clients – such as real estate developers, lenders and borrowers – on a wide range of Florida and multistate tax matters, including sales and use tax, Florida documentary stamp tax, Florida nonrecurring intangible personal property tax, property tax issues and state tax residency planning. He also counsels clients on the use of Qualified Opportunity Funds for investments in Opportunity Zones and Qualified Opportunity Zone Businesses, as well as tax structuring issues arising in connection with real estate acquisitions and financings.

Mr. Gans represents clients in federal and state tax controversy matters, including audits, penalty appeals, voluntary disclosure programs, the IRS streamlined filing compliance procedures and delinquent Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) submissions.

His international tax practice includes advising U.S. clients on outbound tax planning matters, including Subpart F, global intangible low‑taxed income (GILTI), passive foreign investment company (PFIC) and foreign‑derived intangible income (FDII) considerations, as well as counseling foreign clients on inbound investments in the U.S., involving real property, corporate restructurings, portfolio debt planning and cross‑border mergers and acquisitions.

A Florida‑licensed certified public accountant, Mr. Gans is frequently engaged in matters involving significant transaction value, including joint ventures, estate, trust and gift tax matters, partnership tax planning, pre-immigration tax planning, expatriation matters, Section 1031 exchanges, transfer pricing, tax due diligence and tax compliance.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Gans was a tax attorney at a Florida‑based Am Law 200 law firm in Miami and previously served as an international tax senior consultant with a multinational accounting firm.

During law school, he was a judicial extern for the Honorable Frederick D. Smith of the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida and served as editor‑in‑chief of the Journal of Technology Law and Policy. He was also a member of the Florida Journal of International Law and a teaching assistant for legal research and writing and appellate advocacy courses.