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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S FINEST
TAX LAW FIRM

COMPLIMENTARY CASE EVALUATION

SAN DIEGO
(619) 595-1655
ORANGE COUNTY
(949) 535-2000
BEVERLY HILLS
(310) 299-2000
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  • About Us
    • Ronson J. Shamoun, JD, LL.M.
    • Sabri P. Shamoun
    • Chandara Diep, JD, LL.M.
    • Hilary Dargavell
    • Brendan O’Connor, CPA, MST, JD, LL.M.
    • Lupita C. Torres
    • Marisol Swadener, JD, LL.M.
    • Lauren Suarez, JD
    • Joseph Cole, JD, LL.M.
    • Jennifer Reardon, JD, CPA, MBA, LL.M.
    • Martin Schainbaum, JD, LL.M.
    • Bridget Balisy
    • Lauren Lee
    • Brad Paladini, JD, LL.M.
    • Deanna Bagdasar
    • Vanessa Yanez
    • Melanie M. Shamoun
    • Jewell Cornejo
    • Patricia Bott
    • Devon J. Arabo
    • Renae Arabo
    • Sandie Portilla
    • Jesan De Leon
    • Christopher Engelmann
    • Leandro Favano
    • Evan Walike
  • Services
    • IRS TAX MATTERS
      • IRS Appeals
        • IRS Appeals Process
        • Contesting an IRS Levy
        • Why Retain RJS Law for your IRS Appeal?
      • IRS AUDITS
        • IRS Correspondence Audits
        • IRS Field Audits
        • Initial Compliance Center Audits
        • IRS Office Audits
        • What to Expect During an IRS Audit?
        • Taxpayer Rights Under IRS Publication 1
      • IRS Collections
        • Avoiding and Eliminating IRS Tax Liens
        • Collection Due Process Hearings
        • CP 501 – IRS Notice
        • Failure to file a tax return: What happens?
        • How the IRS calculates interest
        • How to get a tax levy released
        • IRS Automated Collections
        • IRS Collections Process
        • IRS Interest Abatement
        • IRS Revenue Officers
        • Jeopardy Assessments and Jeopardy Levies
        • National Tax Agencies
        • Our Approach to Collections
        • Statute of Limitations on Collections
        • Streamlined Installment Agreements
        • TAX PENALTIES
        • Tax Penalty Abatement
        • Taxpayer Assistance Orders
      • IRS Payroll Tax Matters
        • Independent Contractor Reclassification Audits
        • IRS Forms 940 and 941
        • IRS Trust Fund Interviews
        • Payroll Tax Liability Payment Options
        • The Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
      • IRS Wealth Squad
      • Offer in Compromise & Tax Settlements
        • OVERVIEW OF OFFER IN COMPROMISE PROCESS
        • The Offer in Compromise Process
        • Appealing a Rejected Offer in Compromise
        • How the IRS evaluates an Offer in Compromise
        • Offer in Compromise and Dissipated Assets
        • Offer in Compromise Requirements
        • Pros and Cons of an Offer in Compromise
        • Why Retain RJS Law?
        • Offer in Compromise Alternatives
        • Actual IRS Offer in Compromise Results
    • STATE TAX MATTERS
      • EDD/California State Payroll Tax
        • EDD Investigations
        • EDD Collections – Liens, Levies, and Garnishments
      • California Sales Tax
        • California Sales Tax Appeals
        • California Sales Tax Audits
        • California Department Of Tax And Fee Administration
      • State Tax
        • California Residency Audits
        • Discharging State Income Taxes in Bankruptcy
        • State Tax Practice – Outside of California
    • International Taxes
    • CRIMINAL TAX ISSUES
      • Criminal Investigation Division
      • IRS Criminal Investigation Division Tactics
      • Criminal Tax Defense – Tax Crimes
      • Currency Transaction Records & Suspicious Activity Reports
      • IRS Methods of Proof: Tax Fraud and Evasion
      • Methods IRS Agents Use to Locate Assets
      • IRS Special Agent Visits
      • Are You a Criminal Investigation Target?
      • Criminal Tax Attorney vs. White Collar Defense
    • CORPORATE TAXES
    • TAX COURT LITIGATION
    • Estate and Trust Planning
    • Real Estate Law
    • Innocent Spouse Relief
  • NOTICES
    • IRS Notices
    • IRS Letters
    • FTB Notices
    • Avisos en Español
  • Media
    • RJS LAW Events
    • Video Gallery
    • USD RJS LAW Institute
    • Tax Extention Deadline 2014
    • IRS Warns Taxpayers About Scam
    • Top Young Attorney
    • SD Business Journal Oct 2012
    • Union Tribune Article
    • USD Feature Story
    • IRS Hiring Agents for Audits
    • USD Feature Spring 2014
    • Search for Money Fuels Tax Att. Work
    • 102nd SDECCOC Annual Dinner
    • Industry Expert Shares 2014 Forecast
    • The Code Talkers
    • IRS Debt Settlement Momentum
    • SD Metro Best Attorneys 2014
    • SD Daily Transcript Roundtable
    • Understanding Tax Deductions
    • Leading Businesses Rely on RJS LAW
    • SDBJ Best of the Bar Award 2015
    • Sensitive Audit Areas for S-Corps
    • 4 Tips For Navigating The IRS Rapid Appeals Process
    • Commentation
    • Attorney Journal Cover Spotlight
  • Blog
  • Testimonials
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Ronson J. Shamoun, JD, LL.M.
    • Sabri P. Shamoun
    • Chandara Diep, JD, LL.M.
    • Hilary Dargavell
    • Brendan O’Connor, CPA, MST, JD, LL.M.
    • Lupita C. Torres
    • Marisol Swadener, JD, LL.M.
    • Lauren Suarez, JD
    • Joseph Cole, JD, LL.M.
    • Jennifer Reardon, JD, CPA, MBA, LL.M.
    • Martin Schainbaum, JD, LL.M.
    • Bridget Balisy
    • Lauren Lee
    • Brad Paladini, JD, LL.M.
    • Deanna Bagdasar
    • Vanessa Yanez
    • Melanie M. Shamoun
    • Jewell Cornejo
    • Patricia Bott
    • Devon J. Arabo
    • Renae Arabo
    • Sandie Portilla
    • Jesan De Leon
    • Christopher Engelmann
    • Leandro Favano
    • Evan Walike
  • Services
    • IRS TAX MATTERS
      • IRS Appeals
        • IRS Appeals Process
        • Contesting an IRS Levy
        • Why Retain RJS Law for your IRS Appeal?
      • IRS AUDITS
        • IRS Correspondence Audits
        • IRS Field Audits
        • Initial Compliance Center Audits
        • IRS Office Audits
        • What to Expect During an IRS Audit?
        • Taxpayer Rights Under IRS Publication 1
      • IRS Collections
        • Avoiding and Eliminating IRS Tax Liens
        • Collection Due Process Hearings
        • CP 501 – IRS Notice
        • Failure to file a tax return: What happens?
        • How the IRS calculates interest
        • How to get a tax levy released
        • IRS Automated Collections
        • IRS Collections Process
        • IRS Interest Abatement
        • IRS Revenue Officers
        • Jeopardy Assessments and Jeopardy Levies
        • National Tax Agencies
        • Our Approach to Collections
        • Statute of Limitations on Collections
        • Streamlined Installment Agreements
        • TAX PENALTIES
        • Tax Penalty Abatement
        • Taxpayer Assistance Orders
      • IRS Payroll Tax Matters
        • Independent Contractor Reclassification Audits
        • IRS Forms 940 and 941
        • IRS Trust Fund Interviews
        • Payroll Tax Liability Payment Options
        • The Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
      • IRS Wealth Squad
      • Offer in Compromise & Tax Settlements
        • OVERVIEW OF OFFER IN COMPROMISE PROCESS
        • The Offer in Compromise Process
        • Appealing a Rejected Offer in Compromise
        • How the IRS evaluates an Offer in Compromise
        • Offer in Compromise and Dissipated Assets
        • Offer in Compromise Requirements
        • Pros and Cons of an Offer in Compromise
        • Why Retain RJS Law?
        • Offer in Compromise Alternatives
        • Actual IRS Offer in Compromise Results
    • STATE TAX MATTERS
      • EDD/California State Payroll Tax
        • EDD Investigations
        • EDD Collections – Liens, Levies, and Garnishments
      • California Sales Tax
        • California Sales Tax Appeals
        • California Sales Tax Audits
        • California Department Of Tax And Fee Administration
      • State Tax
        • California Residency Audits
        • Discharging State Income Taxes in Bankruptcy
        • State Tax Practice – Outside of California
    • International Taxes
    • CRIMINAL TAX ISSUES
      • Criminal Investigation Division
      • IRS Criminal Investigation Division Tactics
      • Criminal Tax Defense – Tax Crimes
      • Currency Transaction Records & Suspicious Activity Reports
      • IRS Methods of Proof: Tax Fraud and Evasion
      • Methods IRS Agents Use to Locate Assets
      • IRS Special Agent Visits
      • Are You a Criminal Investigation Target?
      • Criminal Tax Attorney vs. White Collar Defense
    • CORPORATE TAXES
    • TAX COURT LITIGATION
    • Estate and Trust Planning
    • Real Estate Law
    • Innocent Spouse Relief
  • NOTICES
    • IRS Notices
    • IRS Letters
    • FTB Notices
    • Avisos en Español
  • Media
    • RJS LAW Events
    • Video Gallery
    • USD RJS LAW Institute
    • Tax Extention Deadline 2014
    • IRS Warns Taxpayers About Scam
    • Top Young Attorney
    • SD Business Journal Oct 2012
    • Union Tribune Article
    • USD Feature Story
    • IRS Hiring Agents for Audits
    • USD Feature Spring 2014
    • Search for Money Fuels Tax Att. Work
    • 102nd SDECCOC Annual Dinner
    • Industry Expert Shares 2014 Forecast
    • The Code Talkers
    • IRS Debt Settlement Momentum
    • SD Metro Best Attorneys 2014
    • SD Daily Transcript Roundtable
    • Understanding Tax Deductions
    • Leading Businesses Rely on RJS LAW
    • SDBJ Best of the Bar Award 2015
    • Sensitive Audit Areas for S-Corps
    • 4 Tips For Navigating The IRS Rapid Appeals Process
    • Commentation
    • Attorney Journal Cover Spotlight
  • Blog
  • Testimonials
  • Payments
  • Contact

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What To Do If You Underpaid The IRS

It happens to the best of us. We carefully prepare for an appointment with our accountant or we gather all our documents and go through the process of preparing our tax returns. A short while later we receive a notice from the IRS letting us know that we underreported our taxable income. Now what? Our

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Tax Issue Differences Between Los Angeles, Orange County, & San Diego

Tax Issue Differences Between Los Angeles, Orange County, & San Diego

At RJS LAW we have tax law offices in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego. While many of the tax problems and business issues we deal with are common across all areas of Southern California, each location also deals with specialized issues that are particular to that local community. Los Angeles is the entertainment

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Free Tax Resources

Free Tax Resources

Imagine opening your mailbox to find an official letter from the IRS or the California Franchise Tax Board questioning a past tax return or demanding back taxes and threatening to attach your paychecks or seize your assets. If you’re like most people, a sense of panic and worry sets in as you wonder how you’ll

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Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights

Have you heard about the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights? For years the IRS has published different procedures, processes and taxpayer expectations throughout different publications its offered to the public. But just like the Bill of Rights in our constitution, the agency has boiled it all down to ten overarching taxpayer right’s and expectations of the agency

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IRS Penalty Abatements – Ignorance of the Law

Many taxpayers do not have a wide grasp of the myriad of regulations and procedures that make up US Code Title 26, or what is more commonly known as the Internal Revenue Code.  Because of this lack of knowledge, some taxpayers can find themselves facing significant tax penalties and interest charges due to not knowing

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IRS Innocent Spouse Relief Requirements

Scenario:  You have just received an envelope addressed to you and your spouse from the IRS.  Upon opening the envelope, you are shocked to see that the IRS has adjusted a previously filed joint tax return due to income that was not declared on your original income tax return.  Due to the adjustment, you and

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Filed Under: How-To Legal Advice, IRS Appeals Tagged With: innocent spouse, innocent spouse attorney, innocent spouse relief, innocent spouse rules, irs innocent spouse, irs innocent spouse relief, irs tax liability relief

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Case Review: Gray v. Commissioner

Introduction The majority of taxpayers want to appeal a tax decision in Tax Court.  Tax Court is the preferable venue because the taxpayer-petitioner does not have to pay the tax in full before litigating the matter.  If the taxpayer appeals a decision to district court, he or she has to pay the liability in full

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