TAX PRACTICE & PROCEDURE WeiserMazars. Exactly Right.
As one of the nation’s leading accounting firms, WeiserMazars provides the resources, experience and global expertise to help you adapt in a dynamically changing business landscape.
WeiserMazars’ Tax Practice & Procedure Group has in-depth knowledge of the laws applicable to, and the policies and procedures followed by the IRS, the Department of Justice, and state and local taxing authorities in the examination of tax returns, administrative appeals of examination determinations, and the collection of outstanding tax liabilities. Our subject matter experts speak at national and local tax programs and teach graduate tax programs on tax controversy topics.
Our professionals recognize that the expense of a tax controversy impacts our clients. Our familiarity with substantive and procedural law allows us to counsel clients as to the most effective, efficient, and focused strategy to obtain the desired result. In this regard, our tax controversy attorneys often work with our tax planning and transactional professionals on matters to support or substantiate a tax position to minimize future disputes with the taxing authorities.
Our clients range from multinational entities to high-net worth individuals with procedural and substantive tax issues involving: income, excise, employment, and estate and gift tax. We represent our clients in all phases of tax controversy from the preparation for examination/audit, negotiation with the IRS Office of Appeals and litigation at the United States Tax Court. Our representation also includes all phases of tax controversy at the state and local level.
WeiserMazars’ Tax Practice & Procedure Group has extensive experience in representing U.S. taxpayers with international operations and foreign taxpayers with U.S. operations in a full range of administrative proceedings, including negotiating advance pricing agreements, resolving transfer pricing issues, and dealing with tax treaty matters. We also provide guidance to tax professionals and their firms as to tax practice issues relating to ethical obligations in the preparation of tax returns and the provision of tax advice.
We conduct engagements in coordination with the client’s tax and/or accounting professionals, legal counsel, or independently, depending upon the circumstances. The diverse nature of our tax practice allows us to bring substantive tax expertise to bear on a wide variety of sophisticated issues and offer a wide range of industry expertise.
WeiserMazars LLP is an independent member firm of Mazars Group.
Our clients recognize and appreciate the value we bring to our engagements. Whether we are engaged at the beginning of a tax controversy or after other attempts at relief have proven to be unsuccessful, we bring our knowledge of tax to you to obtain the best result possible.
REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF SERVICES §§ Federal, state & local controversies §§ Examinations §§ Appeals §§ Review of applicability of relevant government manuals and materials §§ Collateral procedures §§ Alternative resolution methodologies §§ Agreements §§ Tax court litigation §§ State court and tax administrative proceedings
§§ Tax collection procedures §§ Assessment of tax §§ Tax liens §§ Tax levies §§ Taxpayer assistance orders §§ Administrative appeals §§ Collection due process appeals
§§ Private letter rulings and determination letters
§§ Collection appeals programs §§ Installment agreements §§ Offers in compromise §§ Bankruptcy
§§ Advance pricing agreements
§§ Voluntary disclosure agreements
§§ Competent authority
§§ Compensation and benefits §§ IRS and Department of Labor plan examinations §§ Plan compliance resolution §§ Delinquent filer resolution §§ Prohibited transaction exemption ruling
CONTACT David J. Moise Partner (P) 212-375-6820 (E)
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Visit us on www.weisermazars.com Seth G. Cohen Partner (P) 212-375-6655 (E)
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WeiserMazars LLP is an independent member firm of Mazars Group.
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