| A tax attorney is one of three different types of tax | | | | could be an option for you if you owe certain types of |
| professionals that can help you resolve your tax | | | | tax debt, if you would like to understand if it is an |
| problems that arise from an audit, collections, or an | | | | option for you, you must talk with a tax attorney. |
| appeal problem. They can also help with complex tax | | | | 2. Superior Negotiation Skills - If you have a tax |
| and estate planning, dispute resolution, and complex | | | | problem that will require a lot of negotiation with IRS |
| return preparation. When looking for this type of tax | | | | personnel it could be beneficial to have an attorney on |
| professional you should find one with a special tax law | | | | your side to do the negotiations. However, it other tax |
| degree or they have certification that they are a tax | | | | professionals can be just as good at this depending |
| law specialist with the state bar association. | | | | upon their experience and knowledge of the particular |
| When it comes down to deciding if you should use this | | | | tax situation. |
| type of tax professional to solve you tax problem you | | | | 3. Attorney Client Privilege - A tax attorney is the only |
| need to consider your type of tax problem and the | | | | type of tax professional that is totally legally exempt |
| likely course of action for solving your tax problem. | | | | from being forced to testify against you if the IRS |
| Below are the top 3 strengths that this type of tax | | | | were to decide to testify against you in the future. An |
| professional has over a CPA or enrolled agent. Keep | | | | enrolled agent has some privilege, but not the same as |
| in mind that these strengths are beneficial to certain | | | | a tax attorney. With this being said, it is extremely |
| types of tax problems. | | | | beneficial for you to use a tax attorney to represent |
| 1. May offer legal advice that other tax professionals | | | | you if the IRS places criminal charges against you or if |
| cannot - They are aware of the many tax laws as | | | | you have been accused of tax fraud. |
| well as many other related laws. Other tax | | | | Based on the information above, a tax attorney should |
| professionals may not have the expertise to give | | | | be used for all criminal tax cases, tax fraud cases and |
| advice relating to these types of laws. They can also | | | | tax bankruptcy. To understand your options fully, it is |
| offer alternatives such as bankruptcy that other types | | | | best to talk to multiple types of tax professionals to |
| of professionals wouldn't. Going through bankruptcy | | | | get all different types of options. |