Tax Audits:
Analyze the audit letter and help you respond to IRS requests for documentation. Represent you at the audit, presenting documents and making persuasive arguments supporting your position.
If necessary, prepare a Protest and represent you at Appeals.

Criminal Investigation:
Respond to administrative summonses.
Articulate your position to the IRS Special Agent. If necessary, represent you before the Supervisor, District Counsel, the Assistant United States Attorney and grand jury.

Collection Division:
Help prepare financial statements to most beneficially demonstrate your financial condition. Handle all communication with Automated Collection Service.

Have you classified "Currently Uncollectible," so the IRS will withhold collection enforcement action until you earn enough money to make payment.

Negotiate Installment Payment Agreements to free you from worry about collection enforcement action and establish a monthly payment plan.

Prepare and negotiate an Offer in Compromise, where collectibles or liability are in doubt. Reduce what you owe to what you can pay.

Represent clients who contest employment tax assessments, based on the issue of whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor. Represent responsible officers.

Litigation:
Represent you in United States District Courts, U.S. Tax Court and the United States Claims Court when you have tax problems and disputes or in criminal cases.

If necessary, represent you on the appeal of those cases to higher Courts, including the United States Supreme Court.

Tax Planning:
We can prepare estate plans and wills, business agreements and tax opinion letters advising you of the ramifications of investments.

Innocent Spouse Defense:
We can assist you with those cases when "happily ever after" isn't so happy. If the below describes your situation, we can help.

• The taxes owed are your spouse's or ex-spouse's.
• You are no longer married to that spouse.
• You thought your spouse would pay the taxes on the original return.
• You didn't know about the items changed in the audit.
• You would suffer a financial hardship if you were required to pay the tax. You would not be able to pay for basic living expenses like food, shelter, and clothing.
• You did not significantly benefit (above normal support) from the unpaid taxes.
• You suffered abuse during your marriage