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Tax

Mar. 31, 2022

Annoyance of the IRS is natural, but is it worth the fight?

When you are dealing with the IRS — and this is true when you are dealing with the California Franchise Tax Board — timelines and procedures are critical. Make sure you pay attention to what the letter or notice says about responding, including what it says about the time to respond. If you are not timely in your response and don’t observe procedural rules, you may not stand much of a chance.

Robert W. Wood

Managing Partner
Wood LLP

333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601

Phone: (415) 834-0113

Fax: (415) 789-4540

Email: wood@WoodLLP.com

Univ of Chicago Law School

Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.

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At one time or another, just about everyone gets miffed at the IRS. You pay them a lot of money every year and sometimes the tax rules seem downright unfair.

After all, you look across the street and figure everyone else is probably getting a better deal and that can hurt. What’s more, sometimes the IRS does something that rankles, like sending you a penalty notice when you are sure you were not late or didn’t forget about that Form 1099 ...

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