IRS Tax Preparer Fraud Investigation Closed With No Findings Under IRC § 6700, 6701, 6694, and 6695
DeWitt Law represented a high-volume federal income tax return preparer after the IRS opened an investigation involving potential civil penalty allegations under IRC §§ 6700 and 6701, as well as potential IRC § 6694 and 6695 return preparer violations. Immediately after being notified of the investigation, the client retained DeWitt Law to provide legal representation and early intervention. Our firm took over the matter from the outset, handled all communications…
Criminal Tax Case Involving Aircraft Purchases and Tennessee Use Tax Dismissed
DeWitt Law recently represented a taxpayer indicted in Benton County, Tennessee, for alleged failure to report and pay Tennessee sales and use tax related to multiple aircraft purchased out of state. The Tennessee Department of Revenue alleged that the aircraft were brought into Tennessee without proper tax reporting, leading to a criminal tax prosecution. Our firm thoroughly analyzed the state’s evidence, tax assessments, and the taxpayer’s compliance record. Through strategic…
8th Consecutive Rating by Super Lawyers Rising Stars in Tax Practice Area
For the eighth consecutive year, Tyler DeWitt has been selected by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in the Tax practice area. No more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in each state are named to the Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional…
DeWitt Law Secures Full Reversal of $250,000+ IRS Assessment
Taxpayer recently received an IRS CP2000 notice proposing additional tax of more than $250,000 related to the sale of the Taxpayer’s primary residence. The notice alleged substantial unreported income and sought to impose a staggering assessment. DeWitt Law immediately identified critical errors in the IRS’s proposed assessment. Our team carefully reconstructed the transaction details, highlighted the primary residence exclusion under federal tax law, and documented the accurate basis and closing…
$300,000 Payroll Tax Debt Placed in Currently Not Collectable (CNC) Status by the IRS
After a prolonged cash‑flow crunch, a car repair shop fell behind on payroll tax deposits. The owner was also personally assessed under the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (IRC Section 6672), resulting in approximately $300,000 of federal payroll tax debt. After receiving Notices of Intent to Levy from the IRS, the Taxpayer contacted DeWitt Law. We moved quickly to protect the client: we filed a timely Collection Due Process (CDP) request…