{"id":16,"date":"2014-01-22T23:10:16","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T23:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jvlawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=16"},"modified":"2014-06-05T18:53:56","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T18:53:56","slug":"do-you-have-a-tax-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jvlawgroup.com\/blog\/iv-law-group-front-page\/do-you-have-a-tax-problem.html","title":{"rendered":"Tax Problems: Should you hire a tax attorney?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tax<\/a>Why should you hire a tax attorney?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

If your tax liability is small and relatively easy to handle, hiring legal representation may not be cost-efficient.\u00a0 So when would it be a good idea to hire a tax attorney?<\/span><\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You are afraid of dealing with the IRS on your own<\/strong><\/p>\n

Facing the IRS alone can be frightening and confusing at times.\u00a0 With risks of owing a lot of money on the line and not understanding your legal rights when dealing with a government agency, it is best to leave it in the hands of professionals.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Attorney Client Privilege<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although you can hire a CPA or Enrolled Agent to handle your tax issues, hiring a tax attorney enables you to have attorney client privilege.\u00a0 Only attorneys are legally exempt from being forced to testify against you should the IRS choose to prosecute you criminally in the future. \u00a0You can feel confident in communicating your concerns and know that it is confidential.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You owe a lot of money to the IRS or the State<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0The IRS and State are more aggressive in collecting large amounts of unpaid taxes and scrutinizes the information you provide more closely. If you owe a lot of money to the IRS, you need a tax attorney to advocate and defend your rights.<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You are being levied by the IRS or on the verge of collection actions being taken<\/strong><\/p>\n

Getting a levy released or reduced is not an easy task.\u00a0 Since you only have a limited window to contact the IRS and negotiate for a levy release, it requires a lot of work in a short period of time.\u00a0 This is why you shouldn\u2019t try to negotiate with the IRS alone; seeking the help of an experienced tax attorney is imperative for any chances of a levy release or reduction.<\/p>\n

5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You haven\u2019t filed your tax returns for many years<\/strong><\/p>\n

The IRS eventually finds and contacts all non-filers and penalizes them for not filing tax returns.\u00a0 Penalties and interest are assessed for all the years you haven\u2019t filed and these penalties and interest can turn a small tax debt into a huge problem. \u00a0\u00a0You may be scared and decide to file all of the missing tax returns at once, but that isn\u2019t necessarily a good strategy.\u00a0 Our law firm will conduct an investigation with the IRS and determine what is the \u201cbare minimum\u201d number of returns you need to file to be in tax compliance and help you resolve your tax problems.<\/p>\n

6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your case is assigned to a Revenue Officer or Automated Collection Systems (ACS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0If your case is assigned to a Revenue Officer or ACS unit, you are at risk of collection actions being taken against you.\u00a0 The Revenue Officer\u2019s and ACS unit\u2019s job is to collect unpaid taxes.\u00a0\u00a0 In accomplishing this goal, the agents you deal with may be overbearing and aggressive in their collection tactics.\u00a0 You need legal representation to level the playing field and to ensure your rights are protected.<\/p>\n

7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You are being audited by the IRS<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your tax return has been selected for an audit, you should seek legal representation.\u00a0 Hiring a tax attorney to help you prepare for and participate in the audit can significantly increase your chances of a better outcome.\u00a0 During the course of the audit, you may provide more information than necessary to the auditor that could lead to further probing and potentially an expansion of the audit for prior years.\u00a0 Having a tax professional to negotiate and compromise with the auditor will likely lead to better outcomes and a quicker end to the audit.<\/p>\n

8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You owe IRS or State payroll taxes<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0If you are behind on payroll taxes, you need legal representation to determine the best course of action to take.\u00a0 The IRS and State frowns upon businesses that have unpaid payroll taxes.\u00a0 Whether you decide to stay in business or close shop with a payroll liability issue, you need competent and experienced representation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why should you hire a tax attorney? If your tax liability is small and relatively easy to handle, hiring legal representation may not be cost-efficient.\u00a0 So when would it be a good idea to hire a tax attorney? 1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You are afraid of dealing with the IRS on your own Facing the IRS alone can…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":35,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jvlawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jvlawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jvlawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jvlawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jvlawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.jvlawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102,"href":"https:\/\/www.jvlawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions\/102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jvlawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jvlawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jvlawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jvlawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}