Chris J Sheldon

Long story short- sibling was trustee of family trust, and responsible for elderly mothers care. Over a period of 5 years he embezzled her entire life savings (substantial), used here retirement and social security income as his own, failed to file her federal and state income taxes, or pay property ...taxes on her primary and investment residences. This created a major obstacle in settling the estate, as he left it basically insolvent. Chris worked diligently to resolve all tax issues by meeting with myself and my tax professional, advising us on how best to resolve the personal back tax issues, and move forward with the estate taxes to bring everything up to date. He succesfully represented the trust before the IRS, in the reallocation of personal and trust income to the responsible party, decreasing the overall tax liability to a manageable level. Additionally, through the appeals process, he obtained an abatement of the late payment, penalties and interest charges assesed by the IRS. As a result of Chris's extensive knowledge of the internal workings of the IRS, his persistence, and unwavering desire to obtain the best possible outcome for his clients, we were able to return the trust to a solvent state, resulting in a modest distribution to the beneficiaries at trust closing. On behalf of the beneficiaries and myself, thank you for a job very well done! Ed

I contacted Chris Sheldon in August of this year for help with both Federal and State tax issues. I felt immediately comfortable during that initial conversation and retained him right away. While my tax problems are most likely small in comparison to a large percentage of his cases, he has addres...sed those problems with a great deal of professionalism and care. I honestly cannot say enough good things about Chris. He is professional, thorough, experienced, flexible, creative and considering I am the type of person who freaks out, he has managed to keep me calm cool, and collected throughout the process. He comes up with a plan of attack, follows through and keeps me updated with everything he does. I have total peace of mind and have truly enjoyed working with him. While my case is not completely resolved, I have every confidence there will be a positive outcome. Thank you Chris!

My business was audited by the IRS for 2008 through 2010. I tried to represent myself but quickly found out that I was in way over my head. I know how to run a business but the tax and accounting portions have never been my strong points. After the IRS disallowed over $500,000 in deductions I deci...ded I better get some legal help. I was referred to Chris Sheldon and I am so glad that I found him. After reviewing my situation he was able to give me a clear picture of what we were up against, he formulated a plan to help me resolve the issues , and put me in contact with a CPA firm that could help get my records organized. My situation is not completely resolved but part way through we have been able to substantiate over $300,000 of the disallowed deductions and Chris was able to discover several other factors that the IRS had overlooked in improving my situation. Chris has taken a situation that for me was a true nightmare and has given me complete peace of mind and confidence that we will be able to get the resolution that I need. Thank you Chris!