Sean M. Golding

Both my wife's and my widowed 80+ years old foreign national mothers had added our names to their accounts in case they become disabled mentally and/or physically so that we could withdraw from their accounts and help them with all their needs . The money in those accounts were our parent's life sa...vings, not ours and we would never touch that money as long as our mothers are alive. But then we read a very scary news article on the internet about penalties on the undisclosed overseas accounts. We were very worried and did not know what to do until we browsed the internet and came across with Sean Golding's very knowledgeable postings about the overseas accounts including a posting exactly described our situation. We were willing to pay the penalty for the streamlined process and very concerned about severe penalties for OVDP, however Sean explained to us that a reasonable cause exists since this is not our money and we had no other choice but have our names in the accounts to help our old mothers. Sean knew everything about the international tax law and provided us excellent help and guidance when we were obtaining all the information that was needed, He was very precise and clear when responding to our questions. He would respond to our email messages and return our phone calls literally in minutes, and for most of our phone calls, his office would connect us to him right away. The paperwork that he prepared for our case was very organized, neat and very easy to review. Any one looking for a competent attorney for international tax issues, without any doubt Sean is the one!

Decided to work with Golding & Golding after reviewing several options for working through questions related to international taxes. The reason went with Golding & Golding was that we wanted to work with someone that had both knowledge and expertise as well as actual in-depth experience of working t...hrough international tax situations. In my searching around there seem to be only a handful of firms, at best, that focus on international tax and have real life experience of working in this area. This is especially true for those of us where the amounts are not high but we have to still deal with all the complex and confusing set of rules & requirements across different countries. Mr. Sean Golding was highly knowledgeable, professional, responsive and above all was thoughtful. Mr. Golding gathered all the facts before providing his solution and recommendation. If you need help in the area of international tax and are not sure where to start, recommend that you reach out to Golding & Golding and assess for yourself if this is the right answer for you.

Our experience with Golding & Golding was positive from the first moment we consulted with Sean Golding. He was attentive, thorough, and helpful while handling our IRS/FATCA issues. He was with us every step of the way with insight and compassion, always responding quickly and effectively with any qu...estions or issues as they arose. I would recommend Sean Golding to anyone needing help with FATCA.

Life teaches some of us proud citizens unlearned lessons, eventually. OVDP tax problems can be so complex, so delicate, involving so much intricate private matter, which must be presented precisely per official stipulation, that eventually even self-reliant, adamant taxpayers need a wise, dependab...le mind to confide in. IRS international rules threatened my inheritance, my finances, and even my freedom. Mr. Sean M. Golding's empathetic expertise and timely decision-making involved me in positive actions and actual solutions. My results were: no penalties, no legal issues. My own mind now rests easy, at peace. Confidential tax and legal matters? Lesson learned: call Sean!

The EDD was breathing down my neck. I was being audited and accused of miscategorizing 100s of workers as independent contractors. And because of that I was facing potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars of unpaid payroll taxes, penalties and late fees if things didn't go in my favor. In no unce...rtain terms, this was the fight of my business' life. So I knew I needed a champion tax attorney. All total I interviewed seven law firms and chose Golding & Golding out of all of them. Sean Golding himself represented me. He was exceptionally bright and professional with the added bonus of being personable and warm. It was a year-long battle, but under Sean's advocacy, we won at the first level appeal and the second level appeal. The audit concluded with not only my owing no money but also with a ruling that every one of my 100+ workers were PROPERLY categorized as independent contractors not employees. I'm happy to give this little testimonial about Golding & Golding because a) they deserve it and b) I shudder to think what might have happened if I'd gone elsewhere or worse, tried to go it alone. If you're in need of tax or legal advice, I would highly recommend this firm.