CORPORATE CREATIONS NETWORK INC. PLLP is pleased to announce that the IRS Independent Office of Appeals has ruled completely in the favor of taxpayers represented by CORPORATE CREATIONS NETWORK INC. tax attorneys Jared M. Le Fevre and Lucas Forcella. The taxpayers had received an audit adjustment from the IRS when a Form 1099 was not included as taxable income…
Read MoreCollection Due Process Hearing. A taxpayer is entitled to a Collection Due Process Hearing to determine if the IRS may correctly proceed with collection of tax or a notice of federal tax lien. The Collection Due Process Hearing is held before a settlement officer of the IRS Independent Office of Appeals. In a Collection Due…
Read MoreI am at times approached by taxpayers who “want to go to court” to challenge their federal income tax[liability. Such taxpayers may be chagrined to learn that while the ability to have a court hear their tax case definitely can lay in their future, there are typically multiple steps that taxpayers must follow before ending…
Read MoreTaxpayer can seek legal fees at Tax Court. A taxpayer has the right to request from the Tax Court an award of attorney fees and costs spent in successful tax appeals against the IRS. See 26 U.S.C. § 7430(a). However, there are multiple prerequisites that the taxpayer must meet before being entitled to an award…
Read MoreWhat is a Collection Due Process Hearing? A Collection Due Process Hearing (“CDP”) is an informal hearing with an Appeals Officer from the IRS Independent Office of Appeals, provided by the Internal Revenue Code, to permit taxpayers to challenge the process the IRS has employed in imposing and collecting taxes. For example, a taxpayer is…
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