6 Reasons to Hire a Tax Lawyer to Resolve Your IRS Tax Debt

Posted 12/5/2008 4:49:52 PM

Negotiating a tax resolution with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on your own can be stressful and difficult. In this situation, the right person to turn to is an experienced tax lawyer who will be able to negotiate directly with the IRS on your behalf. If you want your tax liability settled quickly and correctly then you should consider hiring a tax lawyer for the following reasons:

1. Experience
Tax lawyers have the education, training, and experience to help you solve your tax troubles. A competent tax lawyer will be knowledgeable about the IRS’ complicated tax code and therefore, better suited to help you resolve your tax debt.

2. IRS Defense
As you may already know, the IRS can be aggressive in their collection efforts. If you feel the IRS has treated you unfairly, then it is in your best interest to hire someone who has experience in dealing with the IRS and won’t be intimidated.

3. Privileged Communications
When you communicate with a tax lawyer or his or her staff, you can rest assure that what you tell them will remain confidential. Like all lawyers, tax attorneys are required to keep your communications confidential. They will only discuss with the IRS your financial information in order to resolve your tax debt.

4. Ethical Standards
Tax lawyers are licensed and regulated by their state bars. They are required to complete a minimum amount of continuing legal education to remain up-to-date on their profession. They are also required to be honest in their communications. To do otherwise, would be to risk disciplinary sanctions by their state bar.

5. Skills of Negotiation
A tax lawyer’s negotiation skills and experience come in handy when negotiating with the IRS to resolve your debt. A tax lawyer can negotiate a manageable tax resolution since they have the experience and negotiation skills necessary to deal with the IRS.

6. Not intimidated be the IRS
Most people are intimidated by the IRS and the IRS knows this. On the other hand, tax lawyers are not intimidated by the IRS because they know what the IRS can and cannot do. Competent tax attorneys will not back down in their negotiations with the IRS until they have done the best they can for their clients.