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Mike Bindner is a partner of Locke Reynolds, where he chairs the Tax Group. He
concentrates his practice in the areas of employee benefits, federal and state tax,
tax controversy and general business services. He is admitted to practice before
the U.S. Tax Court.
Mike has given more than 40 speeches and presentations on topics related to
employee benefits, federal and state income tax, income tax exemption, property
tax, choice of business entity and audit inquiry letter responses.
Industries:
Employee benefit and tax services for large and small businesses in many industries;
general business assistance for physician and other professional groups.
Representative Transactions:
- Successfully represented Fortune 500 business in two Indiana income tax
disputes involving taxation of sales shipped from Indiana warehouses to
out-of-state customers
- Currently counsel to board which oversees large governmental retirement
and welfare benefit plans
- Assisted large closely held business with adoption of two group deferred
compensation plans funded through rabbi trusts
- Assisted large closely held business with successful submission to IRS
under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) to correct
retirement plan operational defect that could have resulted in disqualification
of plan
- Assisted governmental benefit plan board with Social Security coverage referendum
- Assisted large closely held business with restructuring of health benefits
between insured and self insured components to meet IRS non-discrimination
rules for self insured plans
Professional Associations:
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Labor Section
- Taxation Section
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Taxation Section, past Chair
- Indiana Benefits Conference
- Board of Directors, 2004-2008
- past Chair
- St. Thomas More Society
Publications:
- Mike has published articles in the following publications: The Indiana CPA,
Indianapolis Business Journal, Marion County Medical Society Bulletin and the
Indiana Manufacturers Association Newsletter
Public Speaking:
- Current Retirement Plan Issues, Central Indiana Certified Employee Benefit
Specialists (CEBS), 2004
- New COBRA Notice Regulations, Indiana Chamber Web Seminar, 2004
- Indiana Tax Institute, past Co-Chair
- Indiana Taxation Institute, past Chair
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Assistant:
Valerie Hilgert
317-237-3968
vhilgert@locke.com
Community Involvement:
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Indianapolis
- Policy, Procedures and Legal Matters Committee, 2004-present
- Policy Committee, past Chair
- Finance Council, past Chair
- Boy Scouts of America, past Troop Committee Member and Merit Badge
Counselor
- Downtowners Toastmaster's Club, past President
- 500 Festival Associate, past Committee Chair
- Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, past Board Member
- St. Pius X Catholic Church, past Parish Council Member
- Notre Dame Club of Indianapolis, past Officer and Event Chair
- United Way of Central Indiana, past Chair of Attorneys Division
- Youth Basketball, past Coach
Education:
- University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., 1974
- Indiana University School of Law, J.D.,
cum laude, 1979
Additional Experience:
- Awarded Indiana Certified Public
Accountant (CPA) certificate, 1977
- Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., now
KPMG, tax and audit staffs
- Coopers and Lybrand, now PricewaterhouseCoopers, audit staff
Personal: Mike lives in East Geist with his wife and
children. Mike and his family are avid
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