Importance of Hiring a Tax Lawyer

Last updated on December 7, 2021

It is important that you get help from a tax lawyer to resolve complex tax issues such as resolution of tax debt, stopping of tax liens and tax levies, cases of tax evasion and tax avoidance. Tax attorneys and enrolled agents are tax lawyers that handle cases that require much negotiation with the IRS.

Depending on the tax problem you want to get resolved, you can hire the services of a tax lawyer that has specialization in that area. Due to the enormity of U.S. tax laws, most tax lawyers specialize in an area of taxation.

A tax lawyer can get taxpayers back in compliance with the IRS. They analyze a tax case, prepare it and negotiate its terms and conditions with the IRS. They look to achieve the most advantageous resolution for taxpayers in terms of money, effort and time.

In cases of tax debt, a competent tax lawyer can get tax debt reduced, get IRS penalties removed or reduced, and interest on tax debt reduced. What a tax lawyer can achieve depends on the particulars of a tax case. They will match taxpayers with the most suitable IRS tax debt payment plan under which they will be able to pay their tax debt to the IRS comfortably.

Postponement of tax debt payment allows the IRS to move to aggressive tax debt collection actions such as tax levy and tax lien. Therefore, it is advisable to get tax debt resolved as soon as possible.