Robert Guth represents clients in a wide range of multistate tax matters. He helps clients plan for the future, manage compliance, navigate audits, and resolve disputes with taxing authorities. Robert is also well regarded in Nashville’s nonprofit and public policy communities. He serves on the board of several nonprofits, has organized and advised community and policy organizations, and presented to law makers and public policy groups on tax topics and economic and community development.
Prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims, Robert served as assistant general counsel for taxation and as the special counsel to the Financial Control Division at the Tennessee Department of Revenue. In this role, he served as the Department’s primary attorney for corporate income and franchise taxes, the Hall individual income tax, and taxation of petroleum products. He also advised the Department on tax-increment financing and local sales tax issues. Robert earned his LL.M. in taxation and his law degree from Boston University School of Law.