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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
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted on July 4, 2025, as Pub. L. No. 119-21, permanently extends and modifies key provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) while introducing new tax benefits and limitations. The law affects individuals, seniors, children, businesses, and charitable organizations.
Beginning July 1, Illinois residents will face a series of tax increases related to the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which takes effect from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. These increases are from the $55+B state budget that is supposed to generate $700+M of new taxes ranging from gasoline, short-term rentals, and more.
A recent press release by the IRS addressed the Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2024 (Oct. 1, 2023 – Sept. 30, 2024) Data Book, describing the Agency’s activities. For the first time, revenue collected exceeded 5 trillion dollars, accounting for 96% of total government revenue. The IRS’s expenditures to collect over $5 trillion were $18.2 billion for overall operations in FY 2024, with 90,516 full-time equivalent employees.
