This CLE is presented by Mary Pareja, Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law. This 3 hour program presents the nuts and bolts of handling a federal income tax controversy for an individual taxpayer. Discussion topics include:

• Overview of a federal income tax controversy, from audit to collections
• How to present a defense to the underlying tax liability, including Tax Court litigation, refund suit litigation, audit strategies, audit reconsiderations, and collections due process hearings
• How to pursue alternatives to tax collection, such as currently not collectible status, bankruptcy, installment agreements, and offers in compromise
• How the various statutes of limitations affect a tax controversy
• How the IRS' rules for practice before the IRS (found in Circular 230) affect the lawyer handling tax controversies
  

Viewers do not need to have a background in tax law to benefit from this presentation, although a very basic understanding of income tax concepts might be helpful. This is a "nuts and bolts" presentation, very similar to the training provided to students enrolled in the Business and Tax Clinic at UNMSOL; therefore, practitioners who already handle federal income tax controversies likely will find the presentation too basic.

Handling a Federal Income Tax Controversy

Speaker Information

Mary Pareja   [ view bio ]

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