Tax Agencies are Aggressive

The IRS and state tax departments initiate millions of audits per year. Further, in 2016 the IRS alone assessed nearly 40 million separate civil tax penalties and enforced collection actions against nearly 15 million taxpayers. While tax enforcement and collection should ensure taxpayer compliance, Judge Learned Hand of the Second Circuit famously stated that “nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands.” Unfortunately, as with all human endeavors, the IRS and state tax departments often make mistakes. Too often the complexity of tax law and the imposing, aggressive nature of tax agencies coax taxpayers into paying more than what they rightfully owe. Britt and Burroughs fights so that clients pay no more than what the tax law demands.