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    Meet Nik Agharkar

    Nikhil (Nik) S. Agharkar, Esq. Owner, Managing Member

    A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Nik is a highly skilled tax attorney and wealth advisor. Nik has a unique way of finding obscure sections of the tax code to help create dynamic and powerful tax-saving strategies for his clients.

    Nik works with executives, small business owners, and family offices to game plan their journey to paying the least amount of tax allowable under the law. Nik also has experience in tax preparation, ensuring that the strategies he creates for clients are implemented correctly.

    Licensed Attorney
    Certified Public Accountant
    Four Specialties, One Team

    Integrated Tax & Legal Planning.

    We deliver specialized counsel for capital, legacy, and charitable structures. Each practice is led with a coordinated lens: tax strategy, legal structure, and fiduciary design integrated from the start.

    Capital Markets Counsel

    End-to-end S-4 registration drafting, Reg D/A+/CF structuring, and Pre-IPO founder tax modeling preserving QSBS exclusions.

    Layered Trust Architecture

    Families building protection that spans generations. Coordinated funding strategies matched precisely to the family balance sheet.

    Charitable LLC Structures

    Moving beyond DAFs. Flexible structures preserving family control, holding operating businesses, and maximizing deductions.

    Deferred Sales Trusts

    Convert a fully-taxable sale into a multi-year, tax-deferred income stream anchored in IRC §453 and decades of case law.

    Strategic Solutions. Lasting Impact.

    Our Tiered Advisory Model

    From foundational compliance to comprehensive Family Office support. We meet you where you are and take you where you want to go.
    Who We Serve

    Private Client Advisory Tailored to Complexity.

    Pre-IPO Founders

    Navigating registration statements, lockups, QSBS planning, and personal wealth events surrounding a public offering.

    Multi-Gen Families

    Families building or refining layered irrevocable trust structures with operating businesses or concentrated positions.

    Sophisticated Donors

    Moving beyond DAFs and private foundations into charitable LLCs that combine philanthropic intent with continued control.

    Family Offices

    Needing coordinated tax planning, fractional CFO services, and interdisciplinary advisory team collaboration.

    Client Experiences

    The Impact of Coordinated Counsel

    Hear from the founders, families, and professionals who trust us to navigate their complexity.

    “Before working with Crowne Point, my and my corporate attorney never spoke. Nik’s team designed our pre-IPO trust architecture while simultaneously handling our QSBS modeling. The difference in having one quarterback for both tax and legal is immeasurable.”

    Tech Founder & CEO

    Silicon Valley / Manhattan
    “We were considering a standard DAF, but Crowne Point introduced us to a Charitable LLC structure. They not only formed the entity but modeled the deduction stacking and handled the 990 compliance. It gave our family complete control over our philanthropic legacy.”

    Director, Family Office

    Short Hills, NJ
    “Selling a business is stressful enough without having to translate tax implications to your legal team. The Deferred Sales Trust they structured deferred millions in capital gains, and they stayed on to advise us long after the closing.”

    Exited Business Owner

    Scarsdale, NY
    Have Questions?

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Why do I need a dual-licensed Tax Attorney
    When generalist counsel falls short, it’s usually because legal decisions are made in a vacuum without tax foresight. A dual-licensed professional acts as a single quarterback, ensuring that your securities filings, irrevocable trusts, or business structures are optimized for tax efficiency from day one, not patched together later.
    Our 7-tier advisory model is built to scale with your complexity. It starts at Tier 1 (W2 Builder) for basic tax strategy, moves up through fractional CFO and General Counsel services for growing businesses (Tiers 4-5), and culminates in full Virtual Family Office services (Tiers 6-7) for ultra-high-net-worth families needing multi-entity oversight and intergenerational planning.
    Yes. While we have physical presence serving Manhattan, Scarsdale, Short Hills, and Ramsey, we provide Private Client Advisory and federal tax strategy to sophisticated founders, donors, and family offices nationwide.
    While DAFs are simple, they surrender control and limit the types of assets you can donate. A Charitable LLC allows you to retain control, hold active operating businesses or illiquid assets, and execute complex philanthropic strategies while still enjoying significant tax deductions. We structure these to withstand IRS scrutiny.
    Firm Presence

    Serving Clients Locally & Nationwide

    Whether you are navigating a liquidity event in Silicon Valley or establishing a multi-generational trust in the Tri-State area, our coordinated counsel model is designed to support your wealth wherever you are.
    New York

    Manhattan & Scarsdale

    New Jersey

    Short Hills & Ramsey

    Nationwide

    Federal Tax & Securities Advisory