There are actually only 3 persons permitted to practice before the IRS - represent taxpayers at Appeal Hearings, Audits and Appeals that are held administratively and in the civil arena (per IRS Circular 230).
Those three persons are an Attorney, CPA or Enrolled Agent (EA). Certified Actuaries can also represent taxpayers in some cases.
In addition to being a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist (CTRS), I have been an active licensed
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I’m being interviewed by Frank Pastore on KKLA Thursday, October 2nd at 4:25 PST.  I’ll be talking tax relief, tax tips, IRS and more!

My recent appearance on the WealthTV’s The Big Bizz Show had Russ, Sully and I realizing that IRS scams not only can catch you, but the experts too. As a Tax expert I have been dealing with the IRS and taxes for 11 years but even I am not immune to the IRS scams out there. Just the other day I received an email, complete with IRS logo saying if you click here we have $83 that
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Some people are forced to do the unthinkable, for instance, Paul Hansen, 57, of Apple Valley, Calif. shot his son in an attempt to develop a “duress” defense after IRS investigators uncovered a tax fraud scheme.
Hansen had a guilty conscience because he filed false claims with the IRS that totaled approximately $629,000 in just seven months in 2002. Additionally, Hansen admitted to engaging in a second scheme in 2005 in
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Dominic Chang, 61, a California auto-repair shop owner was sentenced to four years of probation and ordered to pay $163,498 in restitution for tax evasion.
In pleading guilty, Chang admitted that he owned and operated Dominic’s Auto Service, in Milpitas, Calif., during 1999, 2000 and 2001. Chang filed individual income tax returns reporting taxable income of zero for the calendar years 1999, 2000 and 2001 but knew that his taxable income�
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A Los Angeles man who made donations to several charitable organizations associated with a New York-based orthodox Jewish group — donations that were in fact refunded in many cases — has agreed to plead guilty to federal tax evasion charges.
In the plea agreement, Uri Mandelbaum, 70, also agreed to pay back taxes totaling more than $1.5 million.
The plea agreement with Mandelbaum is the first one involving a “donor” to charitable
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Russ and Sulley had lots of great tax relief questions for me when I appeared on their Big Biz TV show last week. One of them had to do with whether enlisting former IRS help to get out of tax debt is a good idea or not.
And actually, getting former IRS agents to help you with your tax problems is not something I recommend.
Some tax relief firms pride themselves by
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Robert E. Lehman, 57, of Indianapolis, Ind., was sentenced to eight months in prison and six months home detention following his guilty plea to making a false federal income tax return. Lehman was a personal injury lawyer. The evidence presented indicated that Lehman signed and filed false Form 1040 personal income tax returns with the IRS for the years 2002 through 2004. The returns were false in that Lehman understated
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Tax-collecting agency is questioning how many Americans have offshore accounts and how they’re being used
By Michael Rozbruch
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Have a bank account overseas?
Be sure to tell the IRS about it.
The U.S. tax-collecting agency asked Americans with overseas accounts to report them by June 30. If you haven’t done so, you could be in trouble.
Owing to globalization, more people in the United States have foreign financial accounts. There is nothing improper about setting
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I recently appeared on The Frank Pastore Show on 99.5 KKLA where we discussed the IRS audit letter and the wrong and right things to do when you get that ugly thing in the mail. If you have not filed taxes in a long time and/or if you have received the dreaded letter from the IRS read this post!
Did you know it is a misdemeanor in this country not to
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Thanks to everyone who made it out to Law Day 2008 at Whittier College.
I conducted 3 seminars on IRS solutions and my good friend and associate Bill Handel conducted a LIVE broadcast of his show, “Handel on the Law.”
Bill fielded some great questions from the public. There was one in particular concerning power of attorney that may be of interest to many of you and I wanted to share his
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The IRS Offer in Compromise program provides taxpayers that owe the IRS more than they could ever afford to pay, the opportunity to pay a small amount as a full and final settlement.

This program also allows taxpayers that do not agree that they owe the tax or feel that the tax has been incorrectly calculated, a chance to file an Offer in Compromise and have their tax liabilities
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INSTALLMENT AGREEMENTS AND IRS PAYMENT PLANS
The IRS will always accept some type of payment arrangement for past due taxes. In order to qualify for a payment plan with the IRS you must meet the following rules and provide the IRS with this information:
You must have filed all tax returns (It’s OK to owe money but you must file).
You will need to disclose all assets owned including all
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Working with the IRS To Resolve the Taxpayer’s Problem
One of the most frequent and frustrating aspects of working with the IRS is being transferred from person to person while trying to resolve a tax related problem. Sometimes, this arises as a result of the practitioner either not understanding the central issue or failing to accurately assess which section of the IRS is responsible for addressing the issue. However, the
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Q: You have received a notice (CP-504) from the IRS?
Q: You owe the IRS. What if you cannot pay it all right now?
Q: What Is “Currently Not Collectible” ?
Q: What is Installment Agreements (Ias)?
Q: What is the Taxpayer Advocate Service?
Q: Who can file an Offer In Compromise?
Q: What are the requirements for an OIC?
Q: What is the most common reason for the large
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