Tax Torchbearer

You may think of law as a series of distinct disciplines, each operating in its sphere much like planets in a cosmos. Yet, just as celestial bodies influence one another via gravitational forces, so do legal fields intersect and interact. A surprising interplay exists between tax law and personal...

On November 14, 2011, a small businessman, a third-generation wholesale meat supplier, was approached by a Special Agent of the IRS and served with a Supoena Duces Tecum. It commanded him to appear before a Federal Grand Jury on November 23, 2011 at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago. In li...

A distraught woman – we'll call her Mrs. Smith – called us recently with an emergency. IRS had seized¹ her mother's farm in Wisconsin, she said, and was preparing to sell it² She said they needed help urgently and asked if we could get involved. Further discussion with Mrs. Smith revealed additi...

We often submit offers in compromise to the IRS on behalf of our clients. In many cases it appears to be the best available option to deal with the large tax debts they face. Or it used to be. I was happy when IRS gave life to the program about fifteen years ago. Unfortunately, it's deteriorated ...