Matt Boch helps clients navigate state and local tax issues and leverage economic development incentives to further their business goals. Clients rely on Matt for his multistate tax experience as well as his deep understanding of the Arkansas tax world.
Matt is experienced in all major tax types: sales and use taxes, income taxes, property taxes, and miscellaneous taxes. He guides clients through all the stages of tax controversies, from the point of an initial audit, through administrative appeals, and on to litigation when necessary. He advises companies on tax planning and compliance as well.
Matt also represents clients seeking economic development incentives and regularly negotiates and implements incentive packages, helping clients address any obstacles that may arise along the way.
As a leader in the field, Matt frequently publishes and presents on tax and incentive issues to national and local organizations and publications. Within Arkansas, he serves as tax counsel and an ex officio board member to the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Matt authors the Arkansas Tax and Incentives Update blog published by Dover Dixon Horne and speaks regularly with various local taxpayer or trade associations. Matt is an active member and former chair of the Arkansas Tax Advisory Council and of the Arkansas Bar Association Section of Taxation.
At the multistate level, Matt serves on the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Taxation State and Local Taxes Executive Committee, and he is an active member of the Council on State Taxation (COST), the Institution for Professionals in Taxation (IPT), the Independent SALT Alliance (ISA), the Tax Counsel Network (TCN). Matt also serves on the board of the National Association of State Bar Tax Sections and as an advisor to the Taxpayer Defense Center of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation.
In addition to tax and incentives matters, Matt also advises businesses on other regulatory, corporate, and commercial matters. Within Dover Dixon Horne, Matt is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and spearheads the firm’s digital transformation efforts.
Matt is married to Caroline Rothert Boch, who grew up in Hot Springs. They have three children, Charlotte, Thomas and David. In his free time, he enjoys exploring the outdoors, listening to music, and reading history.