After receiving the audit letter from the IRS, most people are in a complete state of alarm. They do not know where to turn for help. The government has the authority to claim that you owe them a specific amount of money in back taxes whether you agree or not. They also have the ability to seize your assets and wages. Unfortunately for many people there is no possible way for them to pay off the debt. This leaves many in a total state of shock and disbelief. The first logical course of action for them to take is to call their accountant to ask for tax audit help.
Your accountant will most likely ramble off a list of things that you could do in response to the audit and explain that there is a fee for his services if he is enlisted to provide you with tax audit help. Most people can not believe that their accountant who has been doing their taxes for years can be this unsympathetic towards their predicament. People have lost their homes to the IRS. After finding that their accountant can not provide them with the help that they need, these people decide to look for tax audit help elsewhere. A highly skilled professional is required to handle the case that has a mastery of tax law and years of experience in dealing with the IRS.
The next logical next step would be to contact a lawyer that specializes in tax laws. You need to find someone who is knowledgeable, ethical, and experienced in providing the audit assistance that you desperately need. By doing some research on the subject matter you will see that the only way to protect your home, wages, and other assets is to aggressively defend your tax audit. Tax audit defense is the specialty of a certain number of tax lawyers like John Ellsworth.
You need to contact an attorney who has decades of experience in dealing with cases such as this. He or she can completely understand and listen to all of your concerns. They can also provide you with reassurance that aggressively defending your tax audit will most often mean you do not have to worry about wage garnishments or having your assets seized. You should take the time to call us for a consultation so that you can work together with us to come up with a solution that will save you from the overwhelming debt and placate the IRS.