Pedram Ben-Cohen is a Los Angeles tax attorney who is also a CPA. He is a Certified Taxation Law Specialist, certified by the State Bar of California.
His boutique firm handles civil and criminal tax controversies against the IRS, the Department of Justice, and the California Franchise Tax Board. Work covers audits, eggshell audits, tax appeals, employment tax disputes, and FTB residency audits.
Ben-Cohen previously worked with the Tax Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office and two international tax defense firms. The practice serves clients across Los Angeles County, including Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Pasadena.
Manhattan taxpayers can answer to three authorities at once. There is the IRS, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, and the New York City Department of Finance. J. David Tax Law fields New York-licensed attorneys for all three.
The firm resolves back taxes, audits, levies, tax warrants, and wage garnishments. Attorneys James Clarke and Lisa Goldschmidt cover the five boroughs, Long Island, and Westchester County.
In one matter, a residency assessment of nearly $1 million was eliminated after the state granted full relief. The firm reports more than $800 million saved for taxpayers nationwide.
More than $16 million saved for clients backs the record here. One Tax Court case cut a $4.3 million assessment to zero, and a separate penalty of $3.5 million was abated in full.
Alyssa Maloof Whatley is an Atlanta tax lawyer based in Midtown, handling IRS and Georgia Department of Revenue matters. Her practice covers audits, cryptocurrency audits, back taxes, collections, wage garnishments, and unfiled returns.
Remedies include offers in compromise, penalty abatements, trust fund recovery defense, and discharging taxes in bankruptcy. Attorney Whatley now works alongside the team at Frost Law, which widens the support available to Georgia taxpayers.
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Arizona adds a second layer of risk. The Arizona Department of Revenue pursues sales tax, payroll tax, and trust fund penalties, often from contractors and cash-heavy businesses.
The Camelback Road office defends those state cases alongside federal ones. Attorneys appear in U.S. Tax Court, the Arizona Office of Administrative Hearings, and Maricopa County Superior Court, serving Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler, and Glendale.
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Daniel W. Layton worked as an IRS trial attorney and a Department of Justice criminal tax prosecutor before founding DWL Tax Law.
That background shapes how the Newport Beach practice handles IRS, FTB, EDD, and sales tax matters. Layton's court work has produced over 30 reported opinions, and he has chaired the Orange County Bar Association's Tax Law Section four times.
A fit for taxpayers whose case may actually reach trial. A second office serves the Tustin and Irvine area.
San Diego residents often face four agencies at once: the IRS, the Franchise Tax Board, the CDTFA, and the EDD. The Kettner Boulevard office defends clients against all of them.
California attorney Zayn Thompson handles matters from La Jolla to Chula Vista, including liens, levies, and multi-year audits.
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Founded in 1961, this Manhattan practice is one of the longest-running tax controversy firms in New York. Attorney Joe Callahan leads the team.
Work spans IRS, New York State, and Connecticut audits, collection defense, civil tax litigation, and criminal tax defense. A separate business law group handles company sales, partnership agreements, and shareholder disputes.
Offices are in Manhattan, East Syracuse, and Albany.
Bilingual service sets this Santa Ana office apart. The practice operates in English and Spanish and is part of Latino Tax Professionals.
Attorney Steve Vasquez covers individual filings, small business tax work, tax resolution, and state and local tax matters for Orange County clients. Services run from business formation through IRS debt reduction.
About 80 years of practice put Kostelanetz LLP among the most recognized tax controversy firms in the country. Chambers and Legal 500 rank it year after year.
The Seven World Trade Center office handles civil tax litigation, criminal tax fraud investigations, white-collar defense, international tax compliance, and voluntary disclosures. Many of its attorneys are former senior officials at the DOJ, IRS, and SEC.
Additional offices operate in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and Hackensack.
Moskowitz LLP puts tax lawyers, CPAs, and enrolled agents under one roof in San Francisco. Senior partner Steve Moskowitz has practiced tax law for more than 30 years.
The team takes on tax resolution, audit representation, Tax Court litigation, and Employee Retention Credit claims. One court matter closed with $0 added liability after the IRS sought roughly $490,000.
Clients are served nationwide, with further offices in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.
Tax controversy is the entire practice at this Irvine firm, civil and criminal, administrative and in court. Chambers and Best Lawyers place it in the top regional tier for Orange County.
Its attorneys came from the IRS, the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Joint Committee on Taxation, and California tax agencies. Matters include California residency audits, innocent spouse claims, sales and use tax disputes, worker classification audits, and bankruptcy tax.
Silicon Valley business owners deal with the Franchise Tax Board, the CDTFA, and the EDD as often as the IRS. The Gateway Place office covers all of them, plus liens, levies, and payroll tax disputes across Santa Clara County.
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Gordon Law Group runs its Chicago-area tax practice from Skokie. The team brings 45 years of combined experience with IRS and Illinois Department of Revenue problems.
Cases cover tax debt, income and sales tax audits, FBAR filings, offshore voluntary disclosure, appeals, and tax crimes.
Attorney David Blair splits his Denver-area practice between criminal defense and federal tax work. From Greenwood Village he takes on IRS audits, Tax Court cases, and civil fraud claims. Clients include individuals and business owners across seven Colorado counties.
Since 1984, Cushing & Dolan has focused on estate planning and tax work for Massachusetts families and family-owned businesses. Its attorneys are licensed across six states and handle tax disputes, elder law, estate tax preparation, and real estate matters. Offices include Westborough, Waltham, Braintree, and Hyannis.
Veteran-owned since 2002, The Tax Defenders has handled more than 19,000 cases from its Chicago base. Licensed attorneys, CPAs, and enrolled agents work each file directly.
The team negotiates settlements, installment agreements, and Currently Not Collectible status, and moves quickly on levies and garnishments. In-person meetings are available in the Loop, Oak Park, and Naperville.
Few firms work the Tax Code and the Bankruptcy Code together. Attorney Jon Dowat does, from Naperville. His DuPage County practice covers tax debt resolution, unfiled returns, levies, and Chapter 7, 11, and 13 filings. One case settled $3 million owed to the IRS for $2,600.