Townsend & Jones Tax Controversy Update - April 2008
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Townsend & Jones, L.L.P. provides this Tax Controversy Update as a service to the tax practitioner community.  Readers are cautioned that these materials are targeted to sophisticated  tax practitioners and should be used by other persons only as a means for seeking further legal advice tailored to their specific needs.  THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE AND SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS LEGAL ADVICE.

Tax Alliance Conference and Boot Camp

     Scheduled in Dallas, June 17-19, 2008. It is time to register for the best value in CPE/MCLE. There are 20 hours of CPE for CPAs and EAs and 16.75 hours of MCLE including 2.5 hours of ethics for attorneys. The program is also approved for Tax Specilization by the Texas State Board of Legal Specialization. This includes two hot lunches, a boxed dinner and a wine and cheese reception. An unbeatable value! For more information go to www.taxalliance.org to register.

Select Your Clients Carefully

    In view of amendments to Section 6694 and Circular 230 it is more important now that we carefully select our clients. Know your target audience. Who are your most important customers, clients or prospects, and why?

National Tax Defier Initiative

     Recently the Department of Justice announced its National Tax Defier Initiative. What this means is more enforcement activity. For a full text of the Initiative, click here.

Audit Reconsideration

    Many times clients come to us with notices from the IRS and advise they have no idea as to why they owe taxes. In some cases clients have not responded to an audit notice from the IRS and advise that they have documents to prove their income and deductions. We can submit an offer in compromise based on doubt as to liability or request audit reconsideration. For a primer on how to use audit reconsideration see click here..

About Townsend & Jones, L.L.P.

Townsend & Jones, L.L.P., with offices in Dallas and Houston, advises and represents clients in tax matters, including tax controversies and tax litigation, and tax-influenced business matters.

Mr. Townsend and Mr. Jones are Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Townsend & Jones, L.L.P. offers its clients timely, effective and efficient personalized service and is committed to excellence in the practice of law.

We consult with other professionals to assist them in representing their clients. If you have a question about a client's tax problem, please do not hesitate to contact us via phone or email.

Larry Jones and Jack Townsend can be reached as follows:

    Larry Jones                                      Jack Townsend
    8100 Lomo Alto, Suite 238              5615 Kirby, Suite 830
    Dallas, Texas 75225                         Houston, Texas 77005
    214.696.2661                                   713.521.9977
 

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