CALIFORNIA TAX

      With the State of California in desperate need of revenue to balance its budget, every type of California tax audit - with FTB (income tax), EDD (payroll taxes) and SBE (sales tax) - has dramatically increased this year. Also, each California tax agency - FTB, EDD and SBE - are now aggressively chasing all taxpayers who owe the state of California money on past due taxes, regardless of where they are now living.

     The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB), California Employment Development Department (EDD), and California State Board of Equalization (SBE) all have very unique and complex tax laws and regulations. They also have very broad powers to file tax liens, levy bank accounts, and shut businesses down for the nonpayment of California state taxes.

Beware: The California Employment Development Department (EDD) can personally hold an individual taxpayer liable for a large portion of a corporation's nonpayment of payroll taxes, and the State Board of Equalization (SBE) can claim you are personally liable for unpaid California Sales Tax. Whenever a California tax dispute arises, an experienced, certified tax attorney needs to be immediately retained because CA FTB, CA EDD and CA SBE regularly take aggressive tax positions against unsuspecting taxpayers. If you are facing a California tax dispute, you need specialized help, and San Diego tax attorney Richard Carpenter can help you.

TYPES OF CALIFORNIA TAX PROBLEMS HANDLED:

I help clients with the following California tax issues:

• Arrange FTB Installment Agreement/ Wage Levy Releases
• FTB Audit representation
• FTB Offer In Compromise
• All FTB tax issues
• All EDD tax issues
• EDD audit representation
• EDD payroll tax disputes
• EDD Offer In Compromise
• All CA SBE (State Board of Equalization) sales tax issues
• CA SBE (State Board of Equalization) sales tax audit representation
• California criminal tax representation
  

DID YOU KNOW THAT ...

• The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) regularly tries to reclassify taxpayers as California residents to get them to pay additional California state taxes.
• The California EDD regularly tries to reclassify independent contractors as employees to get business owners to pay additional payroll taxes.
• The California EDD has an offer in compromise program that can save qualified taxpayers thousand of dollars in payroll taxes.
• The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) can criminally prosecute a taxpayer for not filing a required California tax return.
• The California FTB has an offer in compromise program that can save qualified taxpayers thousand of dollars in California income tax.
• The California State Board of Equalization (SBE) can revoke a taxpayer's sales tax permit for the late payment of California sales tax.
• It is a crime to operate a California business without a valid sales tax permit.
• The California State Board of Equalization (SBE) has an offer in compromise program that can save qualified taxpayers thousand of dollars in California Sales Tax.

SAN DIEGO TAX LAWYER RICHARD CARPENTER CAN HELP BY ...

• Evaluating a taxpayer's entire California tax case and planning an effective overall strategy.
• Communicating directly with the FTB, EDD, and/or SBE so that you never have to meet with them.
• Defending against the California Franchise Tax Board's attempt to reclassify a taxpayer as a California resident.
• Defending against the EDD's attempt to reclassify an independent contractor to employee status.
• Evaluating whether an EDD offer-in-compromise is the taxpayer's best option.
• Utilizing my negotiating skills to obtain the best resolution of the California tax dispute.
• Providing a vigorous defense against a California criminal tax prosecution.

RICHARD CARPENTER's EXPERIENCE ...

     Since 1984, I have successfully represented thousands of clients in resolving their California and IRS tax disputes. For 27 years, I have battled all of the different California tax agencies. I have the knowledge and experience to help with any California tax dispute.

     I am a part-time tax law professor, a Certified Tax Law Specialist, and the author of 14 published articles, including several articles on California tax issues.

I have been recognized as one of the Top San Diego County Attorneys in 2007, 2009 and 2010 by the San Diego Daily Transcript legal newspaper and was also named a "Super Lawyer" in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

     Unlike some tax controversy defense attorneys, I did not start out my legal career as an IRS attorney using the Tax Code against honest taxpayers. I also did not start out my legal career as a federal prosecutor working to put good people in prison for some mistakes on their tax returns. Instead, I have devoted my entire 27 year legal career helping to defend hardworking, family-oriented taxpayers against the far and powerful reaches of the Internal Revenue Service and I am proud of that accomplishment. Being an effective tax controversy defense attorney is a mindset and I have had that tax defense mindset for my entire 27 year legal career.

Don't be fooled by some of those "tax help" companies who advertised on the TV and radio. Many of these "tax help firms" have thousands of consumer complaints.

1) On August 23, 2010, the California Attorney General filed a $34 million dollar lawsuit against the Sacramento based tax help company Roni Deutch, the Tax Lady. The Attorney General alleges that Tax Lady Roni Deutch "engaged" in a heartless scheme that swindled people with tax problems... she promises to signigicantly reduce their IRS tax debts... but providing little or no help." (See the California Attorney General website http://www.ag.ca.gov for additional details.)

2) On May 13,2010, the Attorney General of Texas charged Tax Masters with multiple violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. According to their Attorney General, "a state investigation and nearly 1,000 customer complaints indicate that the defendants (Tax Masters) routinely misled customers about the nature of their tax resolution service agreements." See the Attorney General of Texas website for additional details.

3) As reported by the Wall Street Journal, J.K. Harris, a South Carolina based tax help company - was sued by the Attorney General from 18 different states after it was found that this company didn't get consumers the tax relief it promised. According to the North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, "many consumers paid J.K. Harris for tax help and got nothing but headaches in return." The Massachussetts Attorney General Martha Coakley also stated that J.K. Harris "took advantage of people who paid for tax assistance and, in some instances, profited by taking their money and not giving them any help at all. (See the Wall Street Journal tax report column on July 23 2009 for additional details.)

EXPERT GUIDANCE ... During the past 27 years, many attorneys and CPA's have looked to San Diego Tax Attorney Richard Carpenter for expert guidance in helping their clients resolve serious tax problems with the IRS. For a complete description of my background, please click here.

HELP IS AVAILABLE TO YOU ...

I understand how a tax problem can take hold of your life and affect your ability to sleep at night. If you are serious about resolving your tax problem, I can help you. Please call me, San Diego tax attorney Richard Carpenter, at (619) 696-8607 to discuss your tax situation in complete confidence. Put my 27 years of tax law experience to work for you.

Hire A "Super Lawyer" To Resolve Your Tax Problems.
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