Abtin Barzin

Overpaying Taxes?

Tax return preparation for individuals, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and decedents, estates, and trusts. International taxation. Taxation of nonprofits and exempt organizations.

Audit defense and representation before the Internal Revenue Service, Franchise Tax Board, Employment Development Department, Board of Equalization, and local tax authorities in business tax and property tax disputes. Appeals including US Tax Court litigation, audit reconsiderations, appeals with the IRS Appeals Office.

Back taxes, unfiled taxes, and unpaid taxes. Minimization of tax debt by filing accurate and aggressive tax returns. Collections defense including release of wage garnishments, real property liens, bank levies, and return of levied proceeds. Penalty abatements for failure to file and pay for reasonable cause, first time abatements, and adjustments.

Offers in compromise for doubt as to liability, doubt as to collectability, and effective tax administration offers in compromise including economic hardship ETA, noneconomic hardship ETA, ETAs involving criminal or fraudulent acts of third parties, and IRS error ETA offers. Innocent spouse, injured spouse, and innocent joint filer relief. 

Business formation and business services. Entity selection and tax planning for high net worth individuals. Organize limited liability companies used for real estate activities, operating agreements, members and managers resolutions, tax projections for real property transactions, advise on withholding requirements at disposition. Pass through real estate investment structuring and assistance with allocations of gains, losses, deductions, and credits.

Tax attorney consulting assisting with:

Contributions to businesses, including tax free transfers to corporations and partnerships

Distributions of cash, from corporations to shareholders, partnerships to partners, or LLCs to members

Distributions of property, from corporations to shareholders, partnerships to partners, or LLC to members

Redemptions, Partial Liquidations, Complete Liquidations, Winding Down, and Dissolution

Corporate Suspensions Franchise Tax Board and Secretary of State

Tax Account Analysis for Stockholder's Basis in Shares of S Corporation

Tax Account Analysis for Partner's Capital Account and Outside Basis in Partnerships and Members in LLCs