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The IRS is the largest collection agency on the planet and wields all the power of the U.S. Federal government. Any time you have a problem with the IRS, it is as if it it David vs. Goliath. So, if you find you are being unfairly bulldozed by the IRS, or have a legitimate claim or issue that they simply won’t take you seriously about, having a professional tax representative working with you will both get their attention and level the playing field for you. You will almost always be taken more seriously, because once you have legal representation, the people you are dealing with get the message that if a solution is found the issue might be pushed up to their superiors – which might reflect badly on their career, advancement, and government retirement plan. As yo what we IRS practice areas we deal in, please scan the list on the sidebar menu of this website.
No. Not for the majority of the tax services we provide on a daily basis. In fact, 80% of our business is done by phone, email and fax for clients all over —not just in Southern California. If you’re tax issue with the IRS is one of back taxes, unfiled returns, disagreements or disputes over expenses or deductions or you need help attempting to have the IRS forgive some or all of your tax debt, all of these are done by electronic communication with the IRS in various departments all around the country. If, on the other hand, you are facing a local field audit and need personal representation for the actual face-to-face meeting, it would be less costly for you to secure an enrolled agent or tax attorney close to your home, business or local IRS office where that scheduled audit is scheduled to take place. That said, for all other tax problems such as an Offer In Compromise or something, we’d be delighted to help you analyze your overall financial situation and then negotiate and advocate on your behalf.
No. Most clients are utterly relieved to have the letters stop, the calls cease, and relieved that the government sedan will not be pulling up in their driveway —relieved to know that this monster problem is finally being addressed and solved once and for all. All future IRS communication will go through our office and we will keep you informed. Hopefully you will appreciate that you can get the mail without trepidation, or answer the unexpected knock on the door without first dealing with near heart failure. When you get a tax attorney on your team, you can get back to the business of life —free of stress and anxiety, knowing we will keep you advised of our progress.
When you hire us to represent you, the first order of business is to make sure that all IRS collection activities are ceased. This includes stopping them from hassling you and talking only to us, ceasing any further bank or other account levies, and if there is a wage garnishment we will negotiate another arrangement that the IRS will almost always agree to when we make a case of the hardship it is causing you and your sincerity to work out with them. Again, our goal is to stop ALL collection activities while we negotiate the best possible outcome for your unique tax problems. We will work to protect your assets.
Tax attorneys are approved to work in all 50 States for IRS matters as the IRS is Federal, as are the U.S. Tax Courts and the Bankruptcy Courts as well. With cheap travel and our close proximity to a LAX and other regional airports, we can assist clients anywhere at anytime. We are routinely selected as tax counsel for clients who lived in California, and ah moved, or out of state clients who have property, family, or business interests here in the golden state.
Almost all attorney-client relationships have to do with whether or not the two people and their unique personalities “click.” This is a general rule for working with an attorney, a CPA, or even choosing a doctor. Give us a call and speak with one of our tax resolution professionals. We suspect that differences between our firm and many of the “paper mills” out there will become clear to you right away.
CPA’s work full time with accounting, quarterly returns, and preparing income tax returns. Some CPA’s do get involved in Audits, but it is typically not their primary business. Same goes for seasonal tax preparers and enrolled-agents. Tax Resolution Lawyers deal with the IRS and state tax agencies full-time for their clients – always working on solving problems: back taxes, unfiled tax returns, stopping bank levies and wage garnishments, etc. Moreover, when clients have us represent then before the IRS, there is an “attorney-client privileges” that protects your rights and allows you the freedom and flexibility to ask for legal advice without fear that the government will use your own words against you. The IRS cannot compel a tax attorney to divulge confidential information.
That is a clever phrase run on some late night TV commercials, and true. The visuals on those commercials make you subliminally think that it will be 3 or 4 pennies on the dollar. That is not the norm, but YES, individuals receive some amazing settlements when they are able to submit an offer to settle their taxes at a “serious discount” from what is owed, thus taking advantage of the IRS program referred to ad “Offer In Compromise.” OIC’s prepared and negotiated by tax resolution professionals are often more successful than those attempted by the individual taxpayer. The IRS needs to have your offer presented in such a way that builds a case for the discount you are essentially petitioning. If accepted, those taxes in excess of your offer are forgiven —erased forever truly giving you a ‘fresh start.’ If not accepted, the Tax Resolution Lawyers here have several other IRS programs we can help you take advantage of.
