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    • Sabri P. Shamoun
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    • Kesia Belford
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          • Contesting an IRS Levy
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          • What are IRS Field Audits?
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          • IRS Warns Taxpayers About Scam
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          • How to get a tax levy released
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          • IRS Collections Process
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          • IRS Revenue Officers
          • Jeopardy Assessments and Jeopardy Levies
          • National Tax Agencies
          • RJS LAW Approach to Collections
          • IRS Statute of Limitations on Collections
          • Streamlined Installment Agreements
          • Tax Penalty Abatement
          • Taxpayer Assistance Orders
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          • Independent Contractor Reclassification Audits
          • IRS Forms 940 and 941
          • IRS Trust Fund Interviews
          • Payroll Tax Liability Payment Options
          • Trust Fund Recovery Penalties
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        • 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
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    • Trust, Estate & Probate Litigation
    • Trust & Estate Administration
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    • Private Wealth Services
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      • Landlord Tenant Law
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  • Tax Institute
    • 8th Annual USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute – July 28th, 2023
    • 7th Annual USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute – July 15th 2022
    • 6th Annual USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute
    • 5th Annual USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute
    • 4th Annual USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute
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    • RJS Law Donates Billboard to the Girl Scouts
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Received an IRS Notice of Tax Lien?

Notice of Tax Lien Have you received an IRS Notice of Tax Lien? This is a notice stating a tax lien is about to or already has been placed on your property or other assets. Here is what it means and what you should do next. What?A tax lien is a legal claim against your

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What Is A Tax Lien?

What is a tax lien

What Is A Tax Lien? Lien on me Tax Liens are a powerful weapon in the arsenal of the IRS and other taxing agencies including the Franchise Tax Board (FTB), California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA), and Employment Development Department (EDD).  A Notice of Federal Tax Lien (or notice of State Tax Lien)

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IRS Tax Levy vs. IRS Tax Lien: What is the Difference?

IRS Tax Levy vs. IRS Tax Lien: What is the Difference?

The federal tax code is a massive body of laws and regulations that many find confusing and overwhelming. Of course, many professions were created to assist the public with their taxes—accountants and tax attorneys, for example.  Many taxpayers get behind on their tax payments, and, in these cases, the IRS may issue a levy or

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How IRS Interest is Calculated

How IRS Interest is Calculated

The IRS has many different penalties they can place against taxpayers if they believe you have a balance due after tax day. If you find yourself with a large balance due to the IRS, FTB, EDD, or SBOE, these agencies will impose high percentage penalties on the balance due, and they may begin garnishing your

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IRS Tax Lien – Release and Subordination

IRS Tax Lien

IRS Tax Lien – Release and Subordination When a taxpayer has an IRS lien placed against them, resolving the lien is of the utmost importance in reducing its impact on the taxpayer, especially in regards to the taxpayer’s financial situation and credit. If a taxpayer has the means and can pay off the balance of

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IRS Tax Lien – Lien Withdrawal

Lien Withdrawal

IRS Tax Lien – Lien Withdrawal The IRS will place a tax lien on a taxpayer who has failed to pay a tax debt. By placing a tax lien on the taxpayer, the government has placed a legal claim against their property.  This usually will result in restrictions in the ability to sell the taxpayer’s

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IRS Tax Lien – Avoiding a Lien

Avoiding a Lien

IRS Tax Lien – Avoiding a Lien IRS Tax Lien – a dreaded word to the average American taxpayer.  However dreaded the words are, many do not know what a tax lien is, or what to do when faced with the potential of having one placed against them. A tax lien occurs when the IRS

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Federal Tax Lien

Federal Tax Lien

A federal tax lien is the mechanism by which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforces the tax obligations of taxpayers that have fulfilled those obligations. Typically, such a lien will be filed once a taxpayer’s liability has been assessed, a Notice and Demand for Payment has been sent to the taxpayer, and the taxpayer has

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