Tax Law

As a taxpayer, you have right. There is nothing worse than having the Internal Revenue Service or another taxing authority such as the California State Board of Equalization (BOE), the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB), or the California Employment Development Department (EDD) chasing after you. However, as a taxpayer, you have rights.

We understand that dealing with a tax problem, whether it is a tax audit by the IRS, a California sales tax audit by the State Board of Equalization or a payroll tax problem with the Employment Development Department, can be a very stressful experience. Therefore, our tax lawyers work not only to minimize the taxes our clients owe, but also to reduce their stress by taking the weight of dealing with the IRS on a day-to-day basis off their shoulders.

If you or your company undergoes a tax audit an IRS trial attorney can represent you at that audit, or in any tax appeal from that tax audit. A tax litigation attorney can represent you in Tax Court, or any other appropriate court which may include the District Court, the Court of Federal Claims, or even the Bankruptcy Court. If you have a tax problem with a California tax agency a tax litigation lawyer can represent you in California Superior Court or before the Employment Development Department, Franchise Tax Board, or State Board of Equalization.

A tax controversy attorney can also represent you if you have a tax collection problem and would like an offer in compromise or an installment agreement to pay your taxes. In addition, a tax controversy attorney can represent you in a wide range of tax problems including the abatement of tax penalties, in summons enforcement actions, wrongful levy actions, and in wrongful disclosure suits. A tax controversy lawyer can represent you if you are a tax professional and become subject to IRS enforcement proceedings such as injunction actions against tax return preparers or an alleged violation of Circular 230. In short if you have a tax problem, an IRS trial attorney can help you. Please check out some of the other tax related issues that our firm may be able to assist you with.