Hire a Tax Attorney to Resolve Tax Problems
As the old saying goes, “the only two definites in this world, death, and taxes”. If you make money in this country you can expect that the IRS will expect that you should be filing a tax return by April 15th. If you are a business owner than you will have a whole different set of tax requirements that you must complete according to a strict schedule that was established by the IRS.
If you are always in compliance with the rules than chances are you will never need to worry about having to take a trip to see your local IRS office for an in-person interview. However, if things go horribly wrong and you find yourself on the wrong side of the IRS and they end up either sending you an audit notice or even worse a demand notices for payment of a debt.
In either case, you need to have an advocate on your side and that should be a tax attorney or an enrolled agent approved by the IRS. The IRS allows you to have a representative with you or in lieu of your presence during the audit and you should do that for sure. It will help you to be sure that you get the best possible outcome.
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Why specifically a Tax Attorney?
As with any official proceeding that makes an allowance for you to have a legal representative you should always take advantage. If you find yourself either with a notice of a pending tax return audit or a notice of a tax debt from the IRS you should always seek out the advice from a tax professional, tax lawyer and or an enrolled agent.
In this case, you should be looking for an experienced tax attorney in order to help you to get the best possible result with your interaction with the IRS. The reason why you should look for an attorney that specializes in tax law is that they will be the one who knows the ins and outs of the most current tax laws to ensure that you get the best opportunity to get a positive outcome.
When should you first contact a tax attorney?
In the event that you are contacted by the IRS via an official letter, you should begin thinking about contacting a tax attorney. Since you normally only have a finite amount of time to respond to the letter before things can be put into motion that you may or not necessarily like. Depending on the type of notice you either are being asked to come in and speak with an IRS agent (in the case of an audit of your tax return) or you receive a notice that is telling you that you owe some amount of back taxes or have a tax debt.
The sooner you respond to the letter and attempt to make some type of arrangement for the tax debt the better off you will be. The absolute worst thing you can ever do is assume that the trouble you are in will just go away. So, the first thing you should do would be to contact a tax attorney and set up an initial consultation to get a feel for what was going to happen to you during the whole process.
What can a tax attorney do for you?
Fortunately, the IRS has established a number of programs and processes that are all designed to resolve most tax issues. With that in mind, it is always best to have the help of an experienced tax attorney who knows as much as there is to know about the tax laws and how the IRS works in order to be able to help as much as they possibly can.
Whether you need to them as a representative during an upcoming audit interview or you need them to help you to be able to correctly fill out the necessary documents that the IRS will need in order to get the best results that you possibly can.
Another benefit of having a tax attorney on your side is in the event that the IRS determines that the circumstances in your case warrant the filing of criminal charges. This is the most serious of all possible things that the IRS has the authority to do is to file criminal charges. This generally would stem from the fact that they determine that you were looking to intentionally avoid filing a tax return(s) or intentionally defraud the government.
In the event that formal charges are filed by the IRS, a tax attorney will be your best representative in court and they will be able to help to defend you in any of the criminal court proceedings.
The bottom line is, you never want to take anything that has to do with the IRS in an official capacity lightly, it is better to err on the side of caution and get in touch with a tax professional to be sure that you are doing the right things.
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