Richard L. Jones

Mr. Jones is a partner and leader of Sullivan & Worcester’s Tax Group. He concentrates on state tax and local tax (SALT) litigation and transactional planning involving corporate, personal income and sales/use tax matters. Mr. Jones has more than two decades of experience before the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board, the Supreme Judicial Court, various state Departments of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service on a range of issues, including corporate nexus, domicile, apportionment, step transaction, and unitary reporting. He has served clients across sectors including technology, financial services, retail, media, manufacturing, telecommunications, e-commerce, software and construction. Mr. Jones has developed a strong record in representing clients in SALT controversies over the years, including a string of recent victories in landmark Massachusetts tax cases. Mr. Jones formerly taught State and Local Taxation as an adjunct professor at Northeastern University, D’Amore-McKim Graduate School, M.S. degree in Taxation Program. He is active with the American Bar Association’s Tax Section, and co-chairs the SALT Subcommittee on Income & Net Worth. Mr. Jones previously served as co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Tax Section and its State Tax Committee. He is co-author of “Taxation,” Vols. 4 – 4C of Thomson Reuters’ Massachusetts Practice Series and frequently writes and speaks at seminars on SALT topics. Mr. Jones has also appeared as a guest on National Public Radio (NPR) programs to discuss SALT issues. He earned his J.D. Degree from Boston University School of Law and his LL.M in Taxation from Boston University School of Law.