California Tax Debt Resolution

CALIFORNIA TAX DEBT RESOLUTION

If your California business is drowning in back taxes and debt, we can help ease your financial stress and offer you a fresh start. We take the time to appreciate and listen to your tax situation, and devise the best course of action to protect your property and finances.

MAKE YOUR TAX DEBT MORE MANAGEABLE

We negotiate with California Tax Collection Agencies to help reduce your overall tax debt and make it more manageable for you to pay.

LEGAL REPRESENTATION

We offer legal representation to protect your rights and ensure that you are treated fairly by the California Tax Collection Agencies.

OFFER IN COMPROMISE

We help you to take advantage of the offer in compromise program, which allows taxpayers to settle their tax debt for less than the full amount owed.

Overview

To think that state tax debt is any less important than federal tax debt is to be mistaken. If you do business or live in California, state taxes take a big chunk of your pay. The Golden State does a fantastic job drawing residents into its tax net of 8.84% (businesses) and 13.3% (individuals). Factor in the state’s notoriously aggressive collection and enforcement activities, and it’s a perfect storm.

California’s tax system is intricate too. Instead of adopting federal law wholesale like how other states do, CA legislators pick and choose. Even the state’s tax dispute resolution systems and tax agencies are unusual. And we don’t want to mention its tax statute of limitations, which are downright scary.

These cruel practices in dealing with California collections inspired us to choose this profession. You don’t have to fight California tax collection agencies alone. From our professional consultation to resolution, our team at Brotman Law will work to get you the debt relief you deserve.

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Don’t Fight CA Tax Collection Agencies Alone
Our clients benefit from being able to enjoy the freedom and flexibility to carry on with their lives, even if they are being pursued for tax debt.

Don’t Fight CA Tax Collection Agencies Alone

Our clients benefit from being able to enjoy the freedom and flexibility to carry on with their lives, even if they are being pursued for tax debt.

  • Businesses that have tax debt and need to preserve their cash flow.
  • Anybody who owes a tax debt in California and does not feel like they can repay it immediately.

By representing individuals and businesses that owe money to the state, we are able to put into place a long-term resolution for their tax problems.

The California tax collection agencies are notoriously aggressive and the system is not designed to be fair to the taxpayer. Anyone who has ever been in their crosshairs knows this. Our California state tax focused practice will help you gain the advantage, not just even the playing field.

The California tax collection agencies are notoriously aggressive and the system is not designed to be fair to the taxpayer. Anyone who has ever been in their crosshairs knows this. Our California state tax focused practice will help you gain the advantage, not just even the playing field.

We have personally seen how difficult the state can be when they believe they are owed money.

While many people have no idea of how impossible they are to deal with — until they are going through this process — we understand the seriousness of this issue and therefore, do everything we can to intervene.

The state will attempt to use a lot of very aggressive tactics in order to steer taxpayers into paying more than they can afford, so our focus is on evening the playing field by introducing ways to preserve a reasonable quality of life for our clients who owe state taxes.

Our focus is to create a real avenue of relief for taxpayers – something that is lacking at the state level.

EXPERIENCED

As a firm that has been in business for years, we have seen almost every kind of tax case come through our doors. Our team is available to offer answers for clients impacted by bank levies, garnishments, liens, and other challenges.

PERSONALIZED SERVICES

Every client deserves a customized plan. That’s why each of our solutions comes with a dedicated attorney who gets to know you and your unique situation and will strive to resolve your problem.

CARING

We do not stop at just resolving one tax debt issue. Once we have succeeded in ascertaining your issue, we will guide you through the appropriate process to prevent future tax issues.

Our Clients Will Tell You: We Get Results.

“Through some of the most challenging and frustrating times of my life, Sam Brotman and his team were there to assure me everything would be alright.”

“With hundreds and thousand of dollars owed to the IRS, I thought there was no way I would pay it back, until I met Sam Brotman.”

“When you’re working with a law firm, you don’t know if you are going to have someone personable, but with Brotman Law, I was pleasantly surprised.”

“I really connected with my attorney, Lindsay, as she was the easiest person to work with and got us a great outcome.”

“Sahar was immensely patient in collecting information and proficient in documenting our case to the IRS, resulting in full abatement of penalties and interest.”

“We are deeply grateful for the knowledge and efforts of Sahar, Michael R. and their team at Brotman for delivering with a winning strategy.”

“Challenging the IRS alone felt like a daunting task.  Once we contacted Brotman and they laid out an action plan, we started to feel hopeful.”

“Everyone at Brotman Law was professional, responsive, friendly, and I felt safe working with them. I am more than happy with how my matter was resolved.”

“I would highly recommend Brotman Law to anyone looking for a firm. They are real problem solvers.”

“Anybody I know going through tax issues, I will send to Brotman Law!”

“I had a large tax debt & was terrified, but then Brotman Law wrote my innocent spouse appeal & it was accepted!”

“Brotman Law was very transparent and kept me informed throughout my entire matter.”

“The letter they wrote and how they proposed the innocent spouse is the reason my application got accepted!”

“Sam Brotman is an aggressive, smart and ethical tax attorney.”

“Brotman Law solved my tax problem and secured the long term financial future of my business and my family.”

“I highly recommend Brotman Law to anyone who is doing battle with the IRS.”

“Sam’s team successfully closed our EDD case and got us an outcome I didn’t think was possible.”

“Brotman Law helped us reduce our potential liability by 97%!”

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Hundreds of $1,000,000s

Saved in Tax Penalties

100+

Appeal Victories

$1B+

Saved in Taxes

150+

Multimillion and billion-dollar corporate transactions

11+

Tax Services

400+

Clients represented in an audit

$160M+

in ERC Tax Credits

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STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?

Tax law can be complex, confusing, frustrating, and even scary. We’re here to help!

If you want to deal with collection agencies directly to negotiate your debts, you are definitely within your rights to do so. However, in some tax situations, it is advisable to hire a California Tax attorney to help you. Remember, the process is made more difficult because of how tax collections are set up in California. The playing field is not tilted in your favor, hence the need for an expert.

Although you have the right to discuss your tax issues directly with the State Collection Agencies, there are several areas that an attorney has expertise on that you don’t. Also, don’t forget that contacting a knowledgeable tax attorney can help you avoid tax issues in the first place.

 Ten years. However, the 10-year collection statute of limitations may be extended or stopped in a number of situations, including installment agreements, bankruptcy proceedings, wrongful levels, offers in compromise, and ongoing legal proceedings.

Yes. There are circumstances in which taxes might be discharged in bankruptcy. That said, you must have an expert tax attorney analyze your situation to determine whether your case qualifies.

Once your submission is approved, and the plan of action is established, you will be back on the path to compliance. Our team will monitor your situation to ensure that you retain good status with the State and will work with you to avoid reoccurring problems.

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