TAXATION LAW
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If you need to resolve a tax debt with the IRS or Illinois Department of Revenue, you must understand that it is a legal matter that requires a qualified tax attorney to represent you. Our tax attorneys have decades of experience dealing with complex tax disputes including IRS tax levies, liens, tax audits, and penalties. Our attorneys strongly advocate for taxpayer rights and focus on solving your tax problem in the most timely, cost-efficient, and satisfactory manner possible. For corporations, resolving Illinois and IRS corporate tax issues, including 941 employment tax issues, requires a prompt and experienced legal response. Our corporate tax attorneys know how to negotiate to solve your corporate tax issues. Don’t complicate a tax issue by relying on tax advisors from an unknown source. Contact us so that we can fully and properly resolve your federal or state tax dispute.
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- 941 Employer's Tax
- Abatement of Penalties
- Audit Defense
- Corporate Tax Issues
- Currently-Not-Collectible Status
- Injured Spouse Relief
- Innocent Spouse Relief
- Installment Agreements
- Levies
- Liens
- Offers in Compromise
- Property Taxes and Appeals
- Tax Planning and Structuring
- Trust Fund and Taxes
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The IRS announced its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2026 that threaten the tax and financial information of taxpayers, businesses, and tax professionals. The Dirty Dozen is part of a broader campaign conducted by the IRS to educate taxpayers about identity theft schemes and other forms of fraud.
Certain income taxes can be discharged in bankruptcy if they meet a four-part test, the last test being a subjective test. On January 20, 2026, Judge Bentley of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the SDNY issued a 46-page judgment determining that a chapter 7 debtor did not meet the fourth test.
Bankruptcy Can Discharge Some Tax Liabilities. The toll of the high inflation of the past few years, combined with lingering economic aftershocks from COVID-19, has created a great amount of economic uncertainty for many people.
