Our firm takes great pride in the strategic tax advice and high-quality tax controversy services we provide to our clients.
Federal Tax Controversy/Advice
Our tax controversy/tax advice clients range from individuals, to small business owners, to large corporate clients and other business entities. Our tax lawyers are seasoned tax litigators with prior United States Department of Justice experience prosecuting white-collar crimes, including tax fraud and tax evasion. Our lawyers are also skilled negotiators who routinely obtain favorable tax settlements with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The diverse background of our practitioners has encouraged specialized experience with tax issues in divorce, tax issues in bankruptcy and tax issues in the formation, operation and liquidation of business entities.
We have represented clients in a variety of civil and criminal federal tax controversy issues, including:
Appraiser penalties
Audit examination representation
Collection matters
Employment tax (trust fund penalty)
Estate and gift tax
Excise tax
Income tax (individual and corporate)
Innocent spouse relief
Non-filer compliance
Partnership tax
Penalty review
Tax court litigation
Tax evasion
Tax fraud
Tax preparer penalties
Valuation issues
State and Local Tax Controversy/Advice
Our business-centered background gives our attorneys a unique understanding of state and local tax problems as they relate to business profitability. Our attorneys come from a variety of industries and backgrounds, including accounting, real estate, finance and entrepreneurship. We have developed a highly-skilled, niche practice in resolving state and local tax issues for small businesses and large corporations throughout the Midwest. This includes the successful negotiation of state and local tax debt settlements for our clients, as well as the successful representation of our clients in state and local tax litigation before local departments of revenue, state tax court, circuit court, the Administrative Hearing Commission, and even state Supreme Court.
Our experienced tax lawyers have provided successful representation to clients in the following areas:
