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Full IRS Tax Audit Representation Services

May 23, 2026June 21, 2024 by sbrotman@sambrotman.com

Key Takeaways

What is tax audit representation?
How can IRS tax audit representation benefit me?
Why choose Brotman Law for IRS audit representation?
A full audit representation service from beginning to end
Contact us about our IRS tax representation services now

If you get an audit notice, a tax attorney can develop strategies to safeguard your interests and reduce penalties.

Most taxpayers are far from happy upon receiving a tax audit notice from the IRS. However, you can get relief through retaining IRS tax audit representation services in all states. Whether you’re self-employed, a small business or corporate owner, you have a right to representation in tax-related matters.

IRS auditors sift through tax returns to ensure accuracy. If red flags are identified in your tax return, they can demand documentation supporting your claim. Without tax audit representation, you may pay additional taxes in addition to interest and penalties which can add up quickly.

What is tax audit representation?

Tax audit representation, also known as audit defense, involves legal professionals acting on the behalf of the taxpayer during an IRS audit.

While the tax audit process terrifies some taxpayers, the Taxpayer Bill of Rights states that taxpayers can seek help from an IRS tax representative. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights is the rule book and guide for taxpayers in the U.S.

The Internal Revenue Service allows a taxpayer a right to power of attorney for a fair hearing. This process gives the Internal Revenue Service credibility and ensures transparency and accuracy during a tax examination.

While taxpayers have rights to an IRS tax representative, the lawyer must have a license to practice in the state and before the Internal Revenue Service. Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), enrolled agents, and attorneys are legal experts that can represent taxpayers before the commission in a tax year.

Hiring a tax audit representative may be the best solution to defending yourself from the IRS. Tax attorneys in particular are familiar with IRS procedures and can minimize the chances of a tax audit with proper record keeping.

If you get an audit notice, a tax attorney can develop strategies to safeguard your interests and reduce penalties. Tax audit representation services can provide a legal professional who knows how to resolve the many different types of tax cases with the IRS.

How can IRS tax audit representation benefit me?

Understanding the scope of the audit, time-saving factors, protecting your rights, and saving money are just a few of the ways that IRS tax audit representation can benefit you.

Let’s discuss the benefits in further detail.

1. Understanding the scope of IRS audit

The first benefit you will have when deciding to hire IRS tax audit representation for your case is learning about the complete scope of the audit.

A legal professional will analyze the situation and then thoroughly explain IRS audit procedures to you. They can provide sensitive documents to ensure you pay tax debts but often without additional taxes, fines, or penalties.

2. Time savings

Another significant benefit of IRS tax audit representation is time savings. Having IRS tax audit representation can speed up the process, quickly resolving business or individual tax issues with effective strategies.

The IRS tax auditing process can be unpleasant and stressful, especially if the case is complex. A complicated case requires an office audit. This type of audit has been known to cause sleep deprivation for many taxpayers, as the process can become intense. A tax attorney knows the proper documents to present and has the necessary experience to negotiate a resolution without litigation, which can be very time-consuming.

3. Tax audit representation takes the pressure off clients

Having legal experts represent your case at the Internal Revenue Service will most likely ease your stress. While IRS agents can be challenging and intense as they ask targeted questions about your lifestyle and finances, you don’t have to fight your case alone.

You will of course need to provide your income and expense documents as proof to help a tax attorney fight your case.

4. Save money

The investigations of the IRS can intimidate taxpayers. This can lead to procrastination and the tax payer’s failure address the tax liability. IRS tax audit legal experts understand the best way to deal with most tax issues is to deal with it immediately.

A nervous taxpayers‘ failure to respond to an audit notice letter can make the fines and penalties add up quickly. The IRS does not intimidate tax attorneys, however, and they can usually alleviate additional interest and penalties.

5. Protect your rights

Another essential benefit of hiring an IRS tax audit representation is the protection of your rights. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights allows you to get a legal representative to fight your case.

Choose tax audit representation if you want protection of your assets and income during an audit. You never have to worry about the Internal Revenue Service agents infringing your rights with a tax attorney defending you.

Tax attorneys know when the IRS agents are violating your rights and can adopt the best legal strategies to protect you. If the tax auditor becomes overly inquisitive, your legal representation can stop the audit and appeal for better treatment.

6. Avoid errors

The IRS audit triggers different reactions, especially when the commission finds unreported income. Many taxpayers are error-prone when preparing documents for their tax returns.

Cooperating with the Internal Revenue Service is essential as well as providing accurate information supporting your case.

The audit process sometimes requires taxpayers to file new or amended returns, and an inexperienced individual can make mistakes. You seldom have to worry about errors that can affect your audit outcome with the IRS when you retain a tax attorney.

7. Benefits from hiring an experienced tax law attorney

Attorneys that specialize in tax law learn over 1,700 pages of IRS tax code. Many tax attorneys have memorized many of these tax codes due to regular use of them while resolving cases.

They can also deal with different tax dispute and resolution scenarios and will normally prepare you ahead of time. A good tax attorney will go toe-to-toe with revenue agents and auditors for their clients.

8. Increase your chances of a favorable outcome

Many taxpayers are stuck with unfavorable results, high penalty fees and even face criminal charges from IRS auditors through lack of legal representation.

If you hire an attorney, they can often reduce interest and penalties during your case. An attorney can also set up an installment agreement which can provide adequate time to pay off your tax liability while having to make a few minimal adjustments to your lifestyle.

A tax attorney can also negotiate a Currently Not Collectible (CNC) agreement with revenue agents. The CNC is a classified program giving taxpayers a grace period before the payment of tax debt commences.

Why choose Brotman Law for IRS audit representation?

The tax professionals at Brotman Law have an extensive background in civil and criminal tax controversies. They have developed effective strategies for fighting tax cases against the IRS. With close to 10 successful years in the business, we know how to fight the IRS and win.

Quality Representation
Brotman Law is committed to providing quality legal tax services at affordable rates. Our tax professionals have experience handling all IRS procedures, whether they are field, office, correspondence or Taxpayer Compliance Measurement Program (TCMP) audits.
Document Preparation
Our firm has many years of experience resolving multiple issues with the IRS. We also know how to prepare all tax documents including those needed for self-employment taxes, small business owners, non-profit or international tax issues.
Forms are part of the everyday of our business…from Form 1040 Schedule C, Form 1065, Form 8829, Form 8938 and Form 4562. You never have to worry about missing documents or having the right documents prepared when you choose Brotman Law to resolve your tax issues.
Protection from Intensive Scrutiny

Your finances are your business. In other words, we understand the need for privacy and the importance in properly handing sensitive information. In other words, we understand that your tax matters are not for general discussion.

While tough IRS questions can pose a great challenge for many taxpayers, the tax attorneys at Brotman Law can handle them. You’ll never have to deal with intensive scrutiny of your documentation or supporting evidence when we represent your case.

A full audit representation service from beginning to end

If you want the best tax attorneys San Diego has to offer, look no further. Brotman Law was built to defend you and your business against IRS disputes, keep you compliant, and save you money.

1. Document Preparation

Brotman Law is a full-service audit representation law firm that supports taxpayers every step of the way. Our firm has tax professionals that help taxpayers identify required documents to present to IRS auditors.

If you have received an audit notice from the IRS, before you respond, call Brotman Law. We can help you identify the proper document for submission to support your case from financial statements, business expenses, and sources of income.

We will also help you identify the bills, receipts, canceled checks, and other necessary documents and evidence that will support your case.

Once you retain our tax professionals, you’ll won’t have issues with document preparation as the legal team will identify any tax-related documents. Quick document identification and gathering will also streamline the process for quick resolution with the IRS.

2. Audit Presentation Strategy

Many taxpayers end up paying additional taxes, fines and penalties for lack of a presentation strategy. Brotman Law attorneys will develop a presentation strategy after reviewing the necessary documents, putting together compelling evidence to support your tax audit case.

Our Clients benefit from a strategic, targeted audit plan, as it helps them to take the offensive through the audit process instead of going through it alone.

3. Communications

Communicating with IRS agents can be difficult for many taxpayers as the agents are very analytical, interrogative and intrusive.

Communication is essential though, whether you have a complex or straightforward case. Our attorneys can knowledgeably discuss your tax return, providing only necessary details that support your income streams and tax deductions with their broader knowledge of the law and tax codes.

Adequate communication is critical during negotiations however, but many taxpayers become tongue-tied or adversely, give away too much information. The attorney at Brotman Law have advanced negotiation skills and can confidently get their clients a better deal despite the results of the original tax examination.

4. Representation

The IRS usually works within a certain time frame. When your audit begins it will feel far less stressful if you have the support of a legal tax team when meeting first meeting with agents. The Brotman Law team includes certified public accountants (CPAs) and tax attorneys with license to practice at local, state, and federal levels.

After cross-examination, if the auditor decides that you owe additional taxes and penalities to the government, the tax attorneys at Brotman Law can initiate the appeals process to reduce your debt or set up installment payments to ease your financial the burden.

5. Negotiations

When it comes to getting a better deal with the IRS, count on Brotman Law to protect your interests. The attorneys are trained to know people who work for the IRS and will negotiate using all of their knowledge of tax law to your advantage.

With Brotman Law‘s full tax audit representation, you’ll get support and legal guidance from the time you receive notice of the audit and call us to the successful close of your tax dispute case.

Contact us about our IRS tax representation services now

Did you receive discouraging results from the IRS and are now seeking legal representation to fight and win your case? Brotman Law offers one of the best IRS tax representation services in the United States. Having an experienced tax attorney can save you from real financial duress during your tax audit or examination.

If you want the best legal representation in IRS tax audits and appeals, you’ve come to the right place. Brotman Law was built to defend you and your business against IRS, keep you compliant and save you money. Before you write that check to the government, think about fighting your case against the IRS and winning it. Call Brotman Law at (619) 378-3138 or check out our website to read more about our services and IRS audit representation fees.

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How to Work with Brotman Law on Your IRS Collections Case

April 23, 2026December 3, 2021 by Brotman Law

Key Takeaways

The biblical tale of David and Goliath is certainly inspiring and does much to instill the belief that you can overcome any opponent, no matter how much they out-size, out-weigh or out-spend you.
Unfortunately, this is not a fair comparison to use for someone going nose-to-nose with the IRS.
I am not saying that you should just roll over and play dead if the IRS informs you that you owe taxes with penalties and interest tacked on.

The biblical tale of David and Goliath is certainly inspiring and does much to instill the belief that you can overcome any opponent, no matter how much they out-size, out-weigh or out-spend you.

Unfortunately, this is not a fair comparison to use for someone going nose-to-nose with the IRS.

Why Should I Hire Brotman Law to Represent Me With My Multi-State Tax Issue?

April 23, 2026July 15, 2020 by Brotman Law

Key Takeaways

Multi-state taxation is one of our primary practice areas and it’s kind of our jam.
It’s something that we pride ourselves on because multi-state taxation is a very complex area.
It’s a very fast changing area and it’s an area that we provide a lot of value for our clients, so we live and breathe in this world.

Multi-state taxation is one of our primary practice areas and it’s kind of our jam. It’s something that we pride ourselves on because multi-state taxation is a very complex area. It’s a very fast changing area and it’s an area that we provide a lot of value for our clients, so we live and breathe in this world. Both me, the rest of our senior attorney team and all of our staff are very familiar with helping clients through these difficult situations. We really excel at this for a variety of reasons but the one I would point to first and foremost is that it’s not that we just understand the tax law – anybody can understand the law – but where we excel is we really understand the procedure. We understand not only the way the law is written, but how that law is enforced and how enforcement varies from a state like California to one like Alabama or Wyoming or Tennessee. So in looking at this from a landscape perspective, we can really help our clients understand and navigate risk. The other reason that we’re very good at this and why we excel at multi-state taxation is our firm focuses on the business first. Most of our clients are businesses or business owners. A lot of our clients are businesses outside the state of California and we deal with businesses in a lot of different industries. We deal with professional services businesses, we deal with manufacturers, we deal with retail we deal with hospitality, and we deal with all sorts of businesses across the country so we’ve really developed a knowledge of not only what we can do for a client from a tax perspective, but we take the time to understand our clients and their business processes so that we’re recommending strategies that make sense. We can have the best tax plan in the world and if it doesn’t make business sense for the client, it’s not a good solution so we look at this from business first. We try and minimize risk. We try and minimize waste, we try to minimize cost and we try to maximize efficiency and value. We’re doing that by looking at it from a business lens versus a legal lens and I think that’s very important. It’s one thing that really distinguishes us as a firm because a lot of lawyers don’t know how to run a business. A lot of lawyers aren’t sensitive to cash flow, they’re not sensitive to the fact that a company may be operating with limited resources and they’re not sensitive to the fact that certain things just don’t make sense for an organization. So when we approach a multi-state tax issue, we’re really going for focus first and I think that’s a philosophical difference that we have with a lot of law firms and why we’ve been so successful in this arena. You know what I would encourage you to do is let’s have a conversation. Let’s sit down. Let’s talk about where your company is at. Let’s talk about some of the challenges that you think that you’re facing. Let me offer my input into the some of the challenges that you may or may not be aware of and then let’s try and work out a solution. Then if you need us going forward, you’re more than welcome to retain us.

How Long Does an IRS Criminal Investigation Take?

April 23, 2026July 15, 2020 by Brotman Law

Key Takeaways

How long do IRS criminal investigations take?
So they’re multi-year processes, they take a long time, and they usually end up with CI trying to get the results thereafter unless somebody steps in and stops.

How long do IRS criminal investigations take? So the IRS really picks and chooses its cases. And criminal investigations are very personal to the agents that work them. The IRS gives their criminal agents a lot of freedom to build and develop their cases. What the government wants is when it brings criminal tax charges is to be able to secure conviction.

So it gives its agents the license to work as much as they need to, within reason, to build the best case they can, to turn it over to the U.S. attorney in order to secure a conviction. So as a result of that, criminal investigations can take years. There’s a lot of fact-finding. There’s a lot of developing of the information. There’s a lot of witness interviews. There’s a lot of third parties. And they’re really trying to build as much of a case as possible so that they can get to the point where once you’re caught, you’re caught. The problem with criminal tax cases in particular is the conduct may be several years old. I mean, you know, we’re in 2020 right now, we could be dealing with charges that stem from 2013 or 2014. I mean, these charges are old, but these cases take a long time to develop. And when they sit there and they marinate, then you get to the point where they know that they’ve got you because they’ve interviewed all the witnesses in the case, they have gathered all the evidence in the case, and they’re basically ready to convict you long before you step into a courtroom.

So they’re multi-year processes, they take a long time, and they usually end up with CI trying to get the results thereafter unless somebody steps in and stops.

Why Should I Hire Brotman Law to Defend Me in My Payroll Tax Audit?

April 23, 2026July 14, 2020 by Brotman Law

Key Takeaways

If there’s one thing that we do really well in this firm it’s handling payroll tax audits.
We have a lot of experience in dealing with the EDD through a variety of their district offices.
We’ve been to district offices all up and down California.

If there’s one thing that we do really well in this firm it’s handling payroll tax audits. We have a lot of experience in dealing with the EDD through a variety of their district offices. We’ve been to district offices all up and down California. You can handle these issues in front of them all the way from sitting down here in San Diego up into Northern California and we do a lot of these types of cases. Over the course of doing this, we’ve really developed a body of experience. Our body of experience is not only at the audit level, it’s with EDD settlement and it’s with EDD appeals. So the nice thing about our firm is all of our team has a really good understanding for how things play out at different levels in the process. When we have an EDD audit client come in, we’re not only pre-auditing them to present information to the auditor, but we’re constantly thinking about how things are going to play out in front of an administrative law judge in front of the higher levels and we’re really working to build a case. We’re really good at figuring out what our client’s liability is at the beginning of this and then mitigating that as much as possible. We’ve got a very good success rate with the EDD particularly in cases where we have some frustration or some difficult issues and we’re able to resolve them. Now the EDD is a difficult organization to work with. You take the San Diego office for example, you’ve got a group of Auditors in the San Diego office that’s really good and you got a group that’s not so good and we kind of know who the good ones are and the bad ones are because we have that familiarity with them. The auditors know that our level of preparation and our level of organization and in moving through the audit is really unmatched. I mean we really focus in and get these audits to a point where we’re delivering the best results for our client. So I think our process is great. I would encourage you sit down with myself, sit down with one of our senior attorneys, let us walk you through your particular EDD audit situation and let’s at least develop a plan. If you decide to take that plan and go somewhere else or not retain us, no problem. But at least you’ll have a good understanding of what your risk is. You understand how the EDD is going to look at you from a penalty perspective, how they’re going to look at your contractors and then you can make your own decision on how you want to proceed and what the best course of action is.

What Is the Cost Structure at Brotman Law?

April 23, 2026July 14, 2020 by Brotman Law

So the first thing I’ll tell you about the cost structure of our firm is we bill on an hourly basis. We don’t flat fee matters and our time is our time. Our staffs billing rates are set based on their level of experience and who they are, so at the bottom level we have our paralegals that bill at $150 an hour and at the top level we have me that bills at $525 an hour and then everybody else falls somewhere in between. So the way that we try and mitigate costs for our clients is by spreading work between the different levels. We try and generally have the lowest person who’s competent to do the work do the work in order to save cost. We’re not going to send a paralegal in on a criminal matter or we’re not going to send an attorney to go do $150 hour level work but we try and work within the structure that we have to be as efficient for the client as possible. I’m a small business owner myself and I believe in driving value. I believe in the work that we do providing value to our clients because we’re in tax and, because California and the IRS aren’t going away anytime soon, trust me when I tell you we’re not running out of work. So our team is not really incentivized to bill you any more or any less than what we have to. We bill you as much as

Key Takeaways

So the first thing I’ll tell you about the cost structure of our firm is we bill on an hourly basis. We don’t flat fee matters and our time is our time.
we need to to get the job done effectively. We work with our clients to try and mitigate clients’ legal costs because we’re sensitive to the fact that they’re businesses and businesses have a lot of other costs.

Who Will Be Working on My Matter at Brotman Law?

April 23, 2026July 14, 2020 by Brotman Law

Key Takeaways

Topic: Who Will Be Working on My Matter at Brotman Law?
So at Brotman Law we have a couple of different tiers of people and the tiers are not driven by the value of the people.
They’re just driven by the cost structure for how much those people bill, so as a lower tier we have paralegals and we have administrative support staff.

So at Brotman Law we have a couple of different tiers of people and the tiers are not driven by the value of the people. They’re just driven by the cost structure for how much those people bill, so as a lower tier we have paralegals and we have administrative support staff. Most of our paralegals bill anywhere between $150 and $225 an hour based on their level of experience. Above that, we have a category for mid-level associate attorneys that can range anywhere from $250 an hour all the way up to $400 an hour. Then we have a senior attorney class that kind of overlaps with that and ranges anywhere from $350 to $525 and I’m at the very high end of that range in terms of our billing. So there’s nobody who has a billing rate that’s higher than mine in the firm and the way that we divvy up work and who’s gonna work on matters is largely a factor of who is the lowest cost person that can most competently do the task and we look at competency not only from a “can they do the tasks” but also “who’s most efficient to do the tasks.” So for example, there are tasks that our senior paralegal can do because she’s so good, but there are times that I will allocate something to our senior attorney because he can do it a lot faster or in cases of our junior attorneys and our senior attorneys, occasionally our senior attorneys will step in to senior projects because they can do them a lot quicker than the junior people. We try and maximize efficiency around here because it makes clients happier and we try and have a spread of people working on matters because a lot of tax matters are collaborative efforts so depending on your particular situation, you may work with more junior people, you may work with more senior people, but I can promise you that no matter who you’re working with, there’s always vision, there’s always transparency and there’s very active communication on all of our matters to make sure that they’re running smoothly for our clients.

What Is the Best Way to Communicate With the Firm?

April 23, 2026July 14, 2020 by Brotman Law

So we have two methods of communication at the firm: we have email and we have phone calls. We don’t have text messages and the reason we don’t have text messages is because text messages are very hard to track internally and we like for all of our calls and all of our emails to come in and be documented so that they go into your file. If for some reason I’m out of the office one day, our senior attorney can pick up the file, can read through the notes and the history of communications, and be in lockstep with me and the decisions that I would make on the course of your matter. So the best way to handle communications from our firm is by segregating what the best type of communication is for longer explanatory things and things that are better reduced to writing, we prefer email. It helps get thoughts in order and we can more easily move emails under the file, although emails take a lot of time to compose sometimes so we tend to shy away from those.

Key Takeaways

So we have two methods of communication at the firm: we have email and we have phone calls.
The best method of communicating is usually by phone. We like to set phone conferences just because things get a little crazy around here during the course of the day with a lot of the activity that happens.

What Makes Brotman Law Unique?

April 23, 2026July 13, 2020 by Brotman Law

So I point to a couple of different things when I differentiate our firm from other firms. The first thing I would differentiate is that our firm is really built for businesses, for business owners and for corporate officers, and the reason for that is is I’m a small business myself. I love being a small business and I love all the challenges and the excitement and the risk that comes with running your own business. When I set up my tax firm, I wanted to build a business that catered to the need of businesses and to help those businesses help their clients and be the best platform that they could be so I designed a firm around not only fixing people’s tax problems but working with small businesses to make them the best versions of themselves that they can possibly become. A lot of that is accomplished through tax and the thing that we’re doing but it’s a gateway for something much much larger. Number two I would point to our experience in separating ourselves from other firms that are out there. We have a lot of experience particularly in dealing with

Key Takeaways

So I point to a couple of different things when I differentiate our firm from other firms.
the state and that experience is really valuable because it’s not just about understanding the law, it’s really about understanding the way the law works and how it applies to businesses.

Why Should I Hire Brotman Law to Defend Me in My Sales Tax Audit?

April 23, 2026July 13, 2020 by Brotman Law

Key Takeaways

Topic: Why Should I Hire Brotman Law to Defend Me in My Sales Tax Audit?
We’ve dealt with some very difficult cases and gotten some really phenomenal results.
I credit that to the hard work and diligence of our team.

We’ve dealt with some very difficult cases and gotten some really phenomenal results. I credit that to the hard work and diligence of our team. Brotman Law really understands sales tax audits. We understand the tax law surrounding why sales are taxable and why they’re not taxable. We understand the tax procedure in terms of understanding the interactions with the auditor and their manager and the district principal auditor and then through the appeals process and up through the office of tax appeals and finally we understand statistical sampling which is a very rare quality in attorneys. Most attorneys don’t get a good knowledge of statistics. It’s not something that they teach you in law school but statistical sampling and being able to sustain a data fight in the context of a sales tax audit is a very admirable quality. We want to be on not only equal footing with the auditor, but we want to have the superior advantage during the entire audit because in our experience that’s the way you get results for the client. We use a very measured approach: we measure twice and we cut once. But our methods are strategic – they’re designed to make the problem and the process as less burdensome for our clients as possible and they’re designed to move them through the sales tax audit process quickly with as little exposure as possible. We are very good at what we do in the course of sales tax audits. We fight, we have a strategic tenacity and we do the best we can to leverage our efforts to get you the best result. I encourage you to sit down with us, give us the facts, let us look at your documents and let us start formulating a strategic plan.