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IRS Announces
Major Changes to Offer Program
I Have to Sell My Home, But I Have a Tax Lien
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How
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Can The IRS Seize My Property?
Steve Kassel in Washington Times Article 4-17-06
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Should I Hire an Attorney to Represent
Me?
If you have a
desire to pay more money, by all means hire an attorney to represent you before
the Internal Revenue Service. However, EA's and CPA's have the exact same
practice rights before the IRS. Some attorneys attempt to scare clients into
believing that only an attorney can protect their rights.
You may hear advertisements on TV
or radio that attorneys have special privilege that EA's and CPA's do not have.
That is largely false. NO TAX PROFESSIONALS; NOT ATTORNEYS, NOR EA'S, NOR CPA'S
have attorney-client privilege with
respect to the preparation of tax returns.
Attorney-client privilege was
extended to EAs and CPAs in the IRS Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998. Except
for criminal cases, EA's and CPA's now stand on equal footing with attorneys. By
all means, if you are involved in a criminal matter, you should see an
attorney first to protect your legal rights. We do
consult on criminal tax cases and have done so. Your attorney may
contact us directly. However, 99.99% of all taxpayers do NOT
fall into that very small category.
My position is that any tax
professional that has to scare you into believing that only they can give you
adequate representation is not worthy of your business. EA's and CPA's can do
everything that an attorney can within the administrative functions of the IRS
including Offers in Compromise, payment agreements, trust fund cases, penalty
abatements, etc.
More important than the
professional designation is the job that professional can do. Ask yourself if
you want someone representing you that has testified on Capitol Hill and that
media regularly asks to comment on the IRS.
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