Law Offices of Robert T. Leonard, APC - Westlake Village, CA

Robert T. Leonard is an experienced tax attorney and CPA in Woodland Hills serving the Los Angeles area as well as all of California, who will advocate aggressively on your behalf with the IRS and state tax authorities.

The area of tax law is complex and, therefore, your tax situation is not a simple matter that can be handled by just anyone. You need a representative who is an experienced tax attorney. Hiring the wrong lawyer will, in the best case, waste your time and money, and in the worst case make your situation worse.

You may have seen advertisements for tax mills, tax masters or others who say they will resolve your tax issues at a low price. It is important to know that these advertisers are not attorneys. Therefore, what you share with them can be revealed to the IRS or state tax authorities. If you hire a tax attorney, the information you divulge to your attorney is protected by attorney-client privilege. Robert T. Leonard has the ability to successfully handle your complicated tax matters because he is qualified, both by experience and by education (a CPA as well as a tax attorney).

There may be more options than you think regarding the tax matter that is keeping you awake at night. Depending on the facts and circumstances of your case, an alternative option may be to get rid of tax obligations in bankruptcy proceedings. Offers in compromise, if accepted by the IRS, can result in a lower tax obligation in full settlement of the taxes that you owe.

Robert T. Leonard specializes in representing individuals in IRS collection matters including abatement of penalties, collection due process appeals, obtaining currently not-collectible status, independent contractor disputes, innocent spouse tax relief, negotiating installment agreements, removal of IRS liens and levies, compliance with IRS summons and submitting Offers in Compromise.