AUDIT REPRESENTATION & APPEALS
Receiving a notice that you are being audited by the IRS can be unnerving and intimidating. With more than 20 years of experience, Lupori & Associates is here to stand between you and the auditing authority, to minimize your exposure during an audit process that often grows unwieldy, even abusive. As your representative at every turn, we will form a strategy, advocating for your rights as a taxpayer with the goal of resolving your audit expeditiously and accurately.
Lupori & Associates represents individuals, companies, and entities facing tax collection by the Internal Revenue Service, California Franchise Tax Board, Oregon Department of Revenue, and other state taxing agencies. We have a reputation for saving substantial amounts of money and devising innovative solutions to resolve complex tax problems, including the following case studies:
Negotiating and obtaining installment agreements or offers in compromise.
Appealing an IRS collection action (such as a levy or the filing of a tax lien) to the IRS Office of Appeals through the Collection Due Process or Collection Appeals Program.
Seeking a release or withdraw of a notice of federal tax lien or levy and a return of the client’s money or property.
Representing clients, who have received an IRS collection summons seeking the production of books and records or testimony.
Trust fund recovery penalty cases where the IRS seeks to assess a penalty against an individual.
Preparing and negotiating claims for innocent spouse relief.
Handling clients with delinquent or unfiled tax returns or unreported income.
Representing clients who seek audit reconsideration to contest the amount due to the IRS.
Counseling clients who seek to discharge taxes through bankruptcy.