Every year as mid-April edges ever closer, we spend hours and hours of our time trying to sort through our account papers, W2s, and other assorted documents to fill out our tax forms. We cross our fingers and send them off, hoping we filled them out correctly. However, millions of Americans don’t.

It’s scary to be audited by the IRS because of a simple tax form error, especially since you have to prove it was all a mistake. Even if you don’t get audited, you could easily pay too much or miss a rebate for which you’re eligible because you overlooked something or did some math wrong. Why take the chance? Hire a tax attorney before you file to avoid potential tax form disaster!

Although accountants will gladly help you file your taxes, many of these tax services only spring up during the first quarter of the year and then accountants spend the rest of the year not looking at taxes. A tax attorney really knows the tax laws inside and out because he or she spends all year, every year helping clients work put the latest in taxation law to their advantage.

More than an accountant, a tax attorney will look over your papers and tell you about the latest changes in taxation law that might be to your advantage. A tax attorney might save you from paying too much, saving you potentially hundreds of dollars. Or a tax attorney might save you from paying too little and help you avoid trouble with the IRS.

If you’re already being audited or face other problems with the IRS, a tax attorney should be your one-stop resource. Lawyers who aren’t specialized in taxation law, like accountants, spend much of the year working on other things, other types of cases. Why not chose a tax attorney who spends all of his or her time at work studying taxation law?

Can you appeal to the IRS for what you think is unfair taxation? Can you write an apology letter to the IRS, explaining that you made a mistake, make the extra payment, and still be in good standing with the IRS? A tax attorney can tell you.

Do you need to reach a settlement with the IRS but you think you can’t afford to pay all that you owe? Is the IRS threatening to garnish your wages? A tax attorney can tell you if you qualify for a long-term partial payment plan or even a one-time small settlement called the Offer in Compromise.

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