Federal
On a federal level, the experience and academic qualifications of our tax attorneys provide a solid foundation for representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service and in Tax Court. In support of our estate planning and probate settlement practice, our attorneys represent estates under audit by the state or federal taxing authorities. Similarly, our tax attorneys can provide appellate and litigation support to accountants and other tax practitioners representing taxpayers wishing to appeal an alleged income tax deficiency.
Our tax and litigation attorneys are authorized to practice before the Federal Tax Court, Federal District Court, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and even the United States Supreme Court. Our attorneys have successfully coordinated reasonable installment payment plans, offers in compromise of outstanding tax deficiencies, and reduction/abatement of tax penalties. Our tax appeal litigation attorneys form a unique, highly skilled team fully prepared to litigate local, state, and federal tax disputes before the applicable tax authority or in court.
State
Our attorneys frequently represent clients before the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services on a variety of audits and other tax disputes. We have successfully represented clients (businesses, estates, trusts, and individuals) appealing alleged sales tax, admissions tax, motor fuels tax, corporate business tax, employment tax, income tax, and estate tax matters.
Although these appeals are frequently resolved at an administrative level, our tax attorneys can work in coordination with our firm’s litigation attorneys by handling the appeals process through the trial and appellate court stages, if necessary.
Local
On a local level, we assist clients in resolving real estate tax, assessment and revaluation issues, as well as problems encountered by our farm clients utilizing the farm, forest, and open space tax programs.