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…
DeWitt Law Defeats IRS Civil Fraud Penalty in Tax Court
DeWitt Law successfully represented a taxpayer in U.S. Tax Court who had been assessed the civil fraud penalty under Internal Revenue Code § 6663—a 75% penalty imposed when the IRS alleges intentional fraud. The IRS claimed the taxpayer knowingly underreported income, seeking to add a significant penalty to an already large tax bill. However, our firm challenged the government’s claims, highlighting inconsistencies in the evidence and presenting a compelling defense…
DeWitt Law Stops IRS from Seizing Client’s Property Over Ex-Husband’s Tax Debt
After our client’s divorce, the IRS sued her in federal district court for tax debts that were entirely her ex-husband’s responsibility. The IRS claimed they could take property she received in the divorce, even though she had no role in creating the tax problem. They filed the lawsuit trying to foreclose on her property and tie her to more than a million dollars of tax debt that wasn’t hers. DeWitt…
$208,984 Tax Liability Reduced to $107,495 in U.S. Tax Court
Taxpayer was audited by the IRS for multiple tax years, resulting in a Notice of Deficiency proposing additional tax in the amount of $208,984. The basis for the Notice of Deficiency was disallowed Schedule C contract labor and cost of goods sold. DeWitt Law filed a Petition in U.S. Tax Court challenging the Notice of Deficiency. The Court entered a Decision reducing the tax liability by over 50% to $107,495.
$436,327.20 Tax Liability Reduced to $33,364 in U.S. Tax Court
After being audited by the IRS, the Taxpayer received a Notice of Deficiency proposing additional federal income tax (including penalties & interest) in the amount of $436,327.20. The basis for the Notice of Deficiency was disallowed Schedule C business expenses (including contract labor and supplies) on the Taxpayer’s 2021 and 2022 federal income tax returns. DeWitt Law represented the Taxpayer and challenged the Notice of Deficiency by filing a Petition…