AREAS OF PRACTICE (IRS Tax Controversy)
 

The Wyman Law Firm provides services in all areas of IRS Tax Controversy.  We focus our efforts on choosing the right remedy to sustain the taxpayer's position against challenges made by the Internal Revenue Service.
 


IRS Assessment Defense

IRS Collection Defense

Miscellaneous Areas


IRS Assessment Defense

Representation During IRS Examinations (Audits)

Respond to Correspondence Audits

Tax Litigation (Notice of Deficiency)

The firm helps sustain clients’ position in federal tax disputes by assisting with compliance and disclosure obligations, and representing them in audits, administrative appeals, and litigation. The firm can also assist you in obtaining private letter rulings from the IRS related to proposed transactions and also renders its own opinion regarding tax consequences.

Refund Claims & Suits (Federal District Court)

Representation During IRS Appeals

Resolve IRS Tax Liabilities

Unfiled Tax Returns (Substitute for Return)

IRS Audit Reconsideration

An Audit Reconsideration is an procedure to challenge an assessment placed on a taxpayer's account by the IRS after an audit or after the IRS calculates the taxpayer's taxes by preparing a Substitute for Return (see below).  There are often preferable options to an Audit Reconsideration.  However, in applicable cases, the Audit Consideration is a invaluable tool for resolving tax liability. 

 


IRS Collection Defense

Direct Debit Installment Agreements

Minimize chances that the IRS will file a lien against you by obtaining a "Direct Debit Installment Agreement."

Partial Pay Installment Agreements

An installment agreement for individuals that only lasts for the remainder of the Collection Statute of Limitations (CSED) that minimizes your monthly payments based on your ability to pay under local and national standards.  It is called a "partial pay" because not all of the liability will be paid during the terms of the agreement. 

Currently Not Collectible Status

Removal of IRS Bank and Wage Levies (Garnishments)

Removal of IRS Notice of Federal Tax Lien (NFTL)

Collection Due Process Appeals

Offer in Compromise (doubt as to collectibility)

Using IRS procedure to have the IRS compromise (reduce) your liability by establishing that there is doubt that the the IRS can legally collect such before the expiration of the Collection Statute of Limitations (CSED). 

Offer in Compromise (doubt as to liability)

Using IRS procedures to have tax liability, including interest and penalties, compromised based on a factual argument that you do not owe the liability. 

Penalty Abatement

Representation During IRS Appeals

Bankruptcy Planning For Tax Matters

When you are forced to file Bankruptcy, it is generally your last resort.  It is imperative that your plan ahead, so you can discharge as many taxes as possible.  Unfortunately, not all types of federal taxes (IRS) can be discharged, and, even if a type of tax is dischargeable, there are several waiting periods you must meet to maximize the amount of taxes discharged.  With property planning, combined with the use of some of the above techniques, Attorney Wyman can help you maximize the amount of taxes discharged in bankruptcy, leaving you with little to no debt after discharge is granted. 

Innocent Spouse Relief

Injured Spouse Relief
 


Miscellaneous Areas

IRS Payroll Tax (Employment Tax) Liability

Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP)

FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)

FBAR and Voluntary Disclosures

 

Wyman Law Firm, PS
40 Lake Bellevue Drive Suite 100
Bellevue WA 98005

info@wymanlegal.com
Tel:  (425) 451-9572
 

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