Ronald Arthur Stearns
Attorney at Law

Northwestern University School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 1989 - Law Review
California State University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1984
Former Law Clerk, United States District Court
Licensed to Practice Law by Supreme Courts of California, Texas and Hawaii
Admitted to Practice Before the I.R.S. and the United States Tax Court
19 Years Litigation Experience
Veteran – United States Marine Corps

IRS TAX LAW

Offers in Compromise • Innocent Spouse Relief • Unfiled Tax Returns • Amended Tax Returns •
Audit Defense & Appeals • Relief from Penalties, Interest, Levies, Liens & Seizures • 
Relief from Wage and Bank Garnishments • Currently Not Collectible Status •
Partial Pay Installment Agreements • Installment Agreements Tailored to Your Ability to Pay •
Relief From Payroll Tax Collections • Trust Fund Recovery Penalty Relief •
Defense of Independent Contractor Status • Defense of Civil and Criminal Fraud  Examinations •
Criminal & Grand Jury Defense

Your attorney will assist you through all facets of settling your Tax obligations with the Internal Revenue Service, beginning with:

• the important function of interceding between you and the I.R.S. so that in most cases you will never speak with anyone from the I.R.S.;
  
  
• your attorney will assist you through the entire process of interacting with the I.R.S., including but not limited to assisting you in compliance matters, facilitating the preparation and filing of unfiled I.R.S. tax returns and amended I.R.S. tax returns where appropriate.  Your attorney will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your I.R.S. Tax obligation is reduced to the minimum permissible under the facts and circumstances of your situation;
   
  
• your attorney will obtain proof of tax deductions and business expenses from third parties, and records of your account from the I.R.S. that will indicate all earnings and tax payments reported to the I.R.S.  -- so that you do not have to rely solely upon personal and business records that may be incomplete or missing;
   
  
• your attorney will defend your I.R.S. tax returns in an audit, or at an appeal of an audit, regardless of who prepared your return;
   
  
• your attorney will file and prosecute a case in Tax Court for you if the I.R.S. takes positions that are not supported by your facts and circumstances or by controlling law;
   
  
• your attorney will investigate reduction or elimination of penalties and interest imposed on top of your I.R.S. tax debt, and file a request for abatement of penalties and interest when appropriate;
   
  
• your attorney can take action to stop or modify I.R.S. tax collection procedures, including liens, levies, seizures, and garnishments; it is extremely important for this function that you contact your attorney as soon as possible, as many taxpayer rights have important time limits on their availability.  There is always something your attorney can do to assist you in I.R.S. tax collection matters, but the sooner you contact your attorney, the more options are open to you; and
   
  
• your attorney will analyze the facts and circumstances of your situation to determine which options are best for you, considering possible offers in compromise, currently not collectible status, partial pay installment agreements, innocent spouse relief, and all other options.
   
  
• for business owners and the self-employed, your attorney offers a variety of additional services. Telephone to discuss these and any other concerns you may have.
  

• Offer in Compromise

If  Your Facts and Circumstances are appropriate, you may be able to settle your Tax obligations with the IRS at a substantial reduction to your IRS Tax debt; sometimes this may be a fraction of what you owe.
The opportunity to settle your IRS Tax obligations for less than you actually owe will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the amount of your IRS Tax obligation, your assets, your income, your expenses, the size of your household, the length of time remaining for the IRS to collect any past due Tax, and other factors.  This IRS Tax program is known as an:
Offer in Compromise. 

• Currently Not Collectible Status

If  Your Facts and Circumstances are appropriate, the IRS may agree to place your entire IRS Tax obligation on hold, with no Tax payments due on your IRS Tax obligation until your circumstances change in a way that you are able to make payments on the IRS Tax that you owe.  This IRS Tax program is known as:
Currently Not Collectible Status.

• Innocent Spouse Relief

If  Your Facts and Circumstances are appropriate, the IRS may agree to shift some or all of your IRS Tax obligation onto your spouse or ex-spouse.  This IRS Tax program is known as:
Innocent Spouse Relief.

• Partial Pay Installment Agreement

If  Your Facts and Circumstances are appropriate, the IRS may agree to an installment agreement that will pay only a portion of the full amount of your IRS tax debt, penalties and interest. 
This IRS Tax program is known as a:
Partial Pay Installment Agreement.

• Additional I.R.S. Programs

The Internal Revenue Service has many additional programs and alternatives that are available to individual and business Taxpayers to settle their tax obligations.  Telephone your attorney to discuss the options that are appropriate for your circumstances.  Please remember, that the sooner you contact your attorney, the more he can do for you.  Taxpayers have many rights, but important rights can disappear if not timely exercised.

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