Archive for the ‘Tax Court’ Category
Challenge the Auditor With Appeal
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Many people come to us shocked at how their audits have turned out. They want to know is there anything we can do to help them reduce the $100,000 tax bill they have just received. (We’re never shocked at the result a new client brings to us, we understand that where taxpayers try to take [...]
When Do We Go to Tax Court?
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Ask any Tax Court lawyer: 9 out of 10 Tax Court cases begin with an IRS audit of the taxpayer’s income tax return. At what point is the taxpayer first presented with the opportunity to dispute the audit in Tax Court? Usually the IRS begins a tax audit of your tax return [...]
Tax Court: Motion for Summary Judgment
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Assume that your Tax Court attorney has filed your case in Tax Court. After thirty days have passed since the filing of the case, a party may file a motion called a Motion for Summary Judgment or MSJ. What is a MSJ? It is a pre-trial motion asking the court to decide [...]
Tax Court Appeals
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
A Tax Court appeal is not something that comes at the end of a Tax Court case. Instead, it is a form of IRS appeal that comes at the beginning of your Tax Court case. The Tax Court appeal is a curious little animal. You need to understand that at any time [...]
The Notice of Deficiency–What Comes Next?
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
At the end of the audit the IRS will typically send you what’s called a Notice of Deficiency or Statutory Notice. This is a notice from the IRS that gives you 90 days in which to file your case in Tax Court, or do nothing, or agree to the additional tax the IRS says [...]
Take Em to Tax Court
Sunday, April 5th, 2009
HOW TO TAKE THE IRS TO TAX COURT
In my Tax Court practice I file many Tax Court petitions for my clients. Filing a Tax Court petition is simpler than filing a protest with Appeals. A tax practitioner who can prepare a protest can surely prepare a Tax Court [...]