Tax representation
Contact from a tax agency usually means a suspected deficiency, and unpaid assessments can lead to liens and levies that damage your savings and credit. Bringing in counsel early protects your rights and often resolves the matter at the audit or administrative level, before litigation.
Before
IRS and MDOR
Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Matters
Income, sales and employment tax
Estate and gift tax
Audits and proposed assessments
Collections and payment plans
Relief
Penalty abatement
Offers in compromise
Collection due process hearings
Challenging incorrect assessments
Entity formation
LLC, S corporation, C corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship: we explain the liability and tax trade-offs, then prepare the articles, votes, operating agreements and filings with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, IRS and MDOR.
Partnerships
We draft agreements for new ventures, advise partners on their rights under existing agreements and help resolve disputes between owners.
Business documents
Contracts, corporate votes and minutes, buy-sell agreements, annual reports and distribution agreements, drafted, reviewed and negotiated.