Surgent's Navigating Your Client Through the IRS Appeals Process
4.00 Credits
Member Price $159
Non-Member Price $179
Overview
Despite the fact that a client’s tax matter may be taken directly to court, utilizing the IRS Independent Office of Appeals usually results in saving your client both time and money. Join us as we discuss the misunderstood process of navigating through the complex IRS Appeals.
Highlights
- Preparing a valid Appeals Protest for small case requests when tax, penalties, and interest for each period are $25,000 or less
- Writing and filing a Formal Protest, including required information
- Alternative Dispute Resolution options available to clients
- Negotiation and time limitations
- Preparing and submitting a Tax Court petition to preserve a client’s rights
Prerequisites
Experience in preparing individual and business tax returns
Designed For
Accounting and Financial Professionals who wish to represent clients with a tax matter in disagreement
Objectives
- Recognize how to craft the appeal protest to best effect the desired findings for your client
- Identify strategies regarding in-person, correspondence, or phone conferences with IRS Appeals
- Utilize IRS Appeals, the only level of appeal within the IRS, to avoid costly, contentious, and time-consuming court trials
- Understand how to prepare and submit a Tax Court petition
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
David Peters, CPA Crossings, LLC Two Commerce Square
David R. Peters, CPA, CFP, CPCU, MST, MBA Peters Tax Preparation & Consulting, Richmond, VA & Rock Hill, SC David Peters is an independent tax preparer for Peters Tax Preparation & Consulting, and a financial advisor and outside representative for Carroll Financial Associates. He has over fourteen years of experience in financial services, including three years in the hedge fund industry and six years in the insurance industry. David was the first-ever Chief Financial Officer of Compare.com, an insurance price comparison company - a position he held for over three years. He was also instrumental in the early success of Elephant Auto Insurance, a six state auto insurance carrier, located in Glen Allen, VA. He holds four masters degrees, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Financial Planning. He regularly teaches courses in accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He is an Adjunct Professor in Finance and Accounting at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC, and teaches regularly for Kaplan Test Preparation. He contributes regularly to various CPA publications, including NCACPA’s Interim Report, SCACPA’s CPA Report, and VSCPA’s Disclosures.
Non-Member Price $179
Member Price $159