$141,854.73 Recovered From IRS in Claim for Refund Case
Taxpayer owed federal income taxes for tax years 2019 and 2020. Taxpayer was not able to fully pay their tax debt when it was due, causing accrual of substantial failure-to-pay penalties. Taxpayer eventually fully paid the tax debt but sought to recover a refund of the penalties paid. DeWitt Law represented Taxpayer before the IRS. DeWitt Law filed a claim for refund with the IRS, arguing that Taxpayer qualified for…
12 Felony Employment Tax Fraud Charges Dismissed in Federal District Court
Nashville, TN – DeWitt Law represented individual who was indicted and charged with 12 counts of failing to withhold or pay over employment taxes (26 U.S.C. § 7202) and 1 count of conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 371). A plea agreement was negotiated where the government agreed to dismiss the 12 employment tax fraud charges in exchange for pleading guilty to the conspiracy charge. At the sentencing hearing, DeWitt Law argued…
$138,605 Federal Income Tax Debt Settled For $33,085
Taxpayer, who was self-employed, owed $138,605 in federal income tax debt to the IRS for multiple tax years. DeWitt Law determined that the Taxpayer could not fully pay the tax debt within the time remaining under the statute of limitations for IRS collections. DeWitt Law represented the Taxpayer before the IRS and submitted an Offer in Compromise proposing to settle the tax debt. The IRS erroneously rejected the Offer in…
$507,443.65 Tax Liability Reduced to $13,391.08
Taxpayer owed $507,443.65 in federal income tax debt to the IRS for multiple tax years. The IRS issued a Notice of Intent to Levy, threatening to garnish the Taxpayer’s wages and levy their bank accounts. DeWitt Law represented the Taxpayer before the IRS and filed a Collection Due Process request to resolve the tax debt and prevent further IRS collection action. The IRS Office of Appeals held a Collection Due…
$291,791.44 Tax Liability Reversed to $0
Memphis, TN – Taxpayer received IRS Notice CP2000 proposing additional tax of $181,404 for tax year 2018. Taxpayer’s accountant assisted with responding but the IRS upheld the assessment and issued a Notice of Deficiency. Taxpayer did not challenge the Notice of Deficiency and the assessment became final, resulting in a total tax liability, including penalties and interest, of $291.791.44. The IRS applied held Taxpayer’s tax refunds for later years and…