Washington, DC
Business Lawyer at Washington, DC
Practice Areas: Business, Lawsuits & Disputes ... +4 more
OUTCOME: Favorable judgment
The United States sought a permanent injunction requiring the Defendant to timely file its Forms 941 and 940, and to timely deposit its employment and unemployment taxes with the IRS. After several mon ... ths of negotiations, the Defendant consented to the relief requested by the United States.
OUTCOME: Favorable judgment
United States sought to reduce to judgment certain federal employment tax assessments made against the Defendant, and obtain a permanent injunction requiring the Defendant to comply with federal tax la ... ws by timely depositing employment taxes and filing its Forms 941 with the IRS. After several months of negotiations, the parties agreed to the entry of a consent judgment in favor of the United States and against the Defendant. District Court Judge Wilhelmina Wright held a hearing on the parties' motion for the entry of a consent judgment, and subsequently granted the motion.
OUTCOME: Favorable judgment following a bench trial.
North Country Escape, LLC ("North Country") initiated this quiet title action seeking to invalidate several federal tax liens that encumbered real property it acquired from an individual with an outsta ... nding federal tax debt. The United States defended against the quiet title suit, arguing that the federal tax liens were valid and subsisting under either of the following theories: (1) the property was fraudulently conveyed to North Country by individual to frustrate IRS collection efforts, or (2) North Country was acting as the individual's nominee or alter ego. North Country disputed that it was a nominee of the taxpayers The court held a bench trial on May 3, 2017. The trial lasted a full day and involved the examination of six witnesses. The court subsequently held in favor of the United States.