Sean M. Golding

Having burned by other tax attorneys’ attitude and up-front fees charged during their initial consultations, I approached Sean Golding’s first appointment anxiously. I was immediately relieved when Sean addressed my tax matter concerns and explained in detail the difference between regular and strea...mlined OVDP in quantitative terms. Unlike some other tax professionals who went on and on in technical jargon (justifying their fees charged), Sean was straightforward about his flat-rate fee schedule. Right from the beginning, Sean showed understanding for my case. During the first meeting, Sean took the time and reviewed all the documents that I had brought and he also patiently outlined the necessary steps to rectify my situation. After hiring him as our tax attorney, Sean did not disappoint. He is always positive and proactive. He basically took my hand and walked me through the complex and ever-changing FATCA and voluntary disclosure maze. I saved thousands of dollars, not to mention, major headaches and potential arguments with my spouse! Thanks to Sean Golding: I can now sleep at night.

I had a handful of Independent contractors three years ago, and the EDD initiated an audit claiming that they had been mis-classified. I tried working it out with the EDD since the auditor appeared to be nice and reasonable, but I quickly understood that the end game for the EDD was to reclassify irr...espective of what information I gave them. So I shortlisted and spoke to some lawyers from this site and decided to work with Mr Sean Golding primarily because of his grasp of the issues involved; his Tax experience in addition to EDD; and also because he was very accessible and easy to talk to. Sean also gave me a fixed price for the whole process including the appeals which to me meant that I knew going in, what my total expense would be. Well, many month later, none of the contractors got reclassified but I did get dinged for a minor error in documentation, which I decided not to appeal. My strong advice would be to not go it alone with the EDD since the decks are stacked against the employer. I would highly recommend Mr Golding since I had a superb experience working with him.

I recently had an extremely complicated FaTa problem that came about as a result of a foreign inheritance. Relying upon references from well-qualified attorneys, I retained Sean Golding to resolve my difficulties with the IRS. First and foremost, Mr. Golding resolved the problem quickly. At our fi...rst meeting, he lowered my anxiety from near-heart attack level to "oh good, this is going to be okay." Due to his expertise, the tax and penalty were much less severe than I had anticipated. And, as an additional bonus, Mr. Golding's fee was extremely reasonable. Without reservation, I highly recommend Sean Golding to anyone who has a tax issue.

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.