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REPRESENTATION
BEFORE THE
COLLECTION
DIVISION OF THE
IRS
KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS!
RICHARD M.
COLOMBIK
& ASSOCIATES,
P.C.
ATTORNEYS
AT LAW
One Pierce Place,
Suite 460 East
Itasca, Illinois
60143
(630) 250-5700
E-Mail: rcolombik@colombik.com
Website: http://www.colombik.com
Locations in
? Northbrook
? OakBrook ? Chicago
?
Bannockburn ? Palos Heights
DO YOU OWE THE IRS?
IRS
Collection Procedures
generally
result in the following
steps:
1. NOTICES
2. PERSONAL
CONTACTS
3. LIENS
4. LEVIES
5. SEIZURES
AND SALES
COLLECTION
ACTIVITIES
Congress
has granted the Internal Revenue Service awesome powers to collect delinquent
taxes. These powers include the right to levy bank accounts, wages,
accounts receivable from a business or other assets. The Internal Revenue
Service has the right to engage in these activities without court order,
or legal process. Due to budget cuts the IRS has become more inflexible
and aggressive in the collection of taxes.
TAXPAYER RIGHTS
With
the passage of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights in 1988, and amendments in
1996, taxpayers were finally given protection from certain IRS
actions. A practitioner is now able to negotiate with the knowledge
that his client has statutory rights.
WHAT TO DO
To
effectively deal with the IRS, seeking experienced attorneys who are
familiar with your rights can be extremely beneficial. With respect
to delinquent taxes, certain taxpayers may qualify for an installment
agreement. Others may qualify for an Offer in Compromise to pay less
than the full balance of taxes owed. You may protest certain penalties
and obtain full or partial abatement or possibly prevent liens
from being filed against you. As a last resort, your delinquent taxes
may be dischargeable in Chapter 7, 11 or 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Finally, an analysis of your IRS transcripts may indicate that the IRS
has improperly assessed the tax, or is attempting to collect taxes in
which the statute of limitations has expired.
RICHARD M. COLOMBIK
& ASSOCIATES,
P.C.
RICHARD
M. COLOMBIK is an honors
graduate attorney and a licensed certified public accountant.
Mr. Colombik currently serves as Liaison
the Internal Revenue Service for the Illinois State Bar Association.
He has also served as Chairman of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association's
Federal Tax Committee and has over twenty-two years experience in dealing
with the IRS. He has represented individuals, corporations, and partnerships
on both a local and national level. Mr. Colombik is the former
Chairman of the Illinois State Bar Association's Section of Federal
Taxation, the Vice President of the American Association of Attorney-Certified
Public Accountants, a former Governor of both the Northwest and North
Suburban Bar Association and an Officer of the Northwest Suburban Bar
Association. Colombik has lectured extensively, successfully represented
thousands of clients, and written numerous articles in the taxation
areas as well as feature columns on taxation published in four bar associations
per month, a business newspaper, as well as appearing in radio and television
as a tax commentator. Mr. Colombik was named as an Illinois leading
attorney in tax law.
JOHN
H. REDFIELD ? is
a former United States Bankruptcy Trustee and the head of the firm?s
Insolvency Division. Mr. Redfield has represented numerous debtors,
creditors creditor committees, banking institutions and businesses regarding
all aspects of bankruptcy, discharge and income tax issues in bankruptcy.
Mr. Redfield is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, was
named as one of Illinois Leading Attorneys for bankruptcy law and holds
a post doctoral degree in taxation. Redfield?s 25 years of experience
may help you to discharge your income tax liabilities for sales tax
issues.
CARY
R. ROSENTHAL ? is
a senior member of the firm?s staff and head of its Litigation Division.
Mr. Rosenthal has twelve years business and tax litigation experience
in Internal Revenue Service, Illinois Department of Revenue and civil
litigation. Mr. Rosenthal has successfully represented clients before
all divisions of the Internal Revenue Service. He is a noted author,
lecturer and member of the Illinois State Bar Association, as well as
the Northwest Suburban Bar Association. He is the co-author of
the Illinois State Bar Association?s 1996 Federal tax updates and
1997 lecturer on taxation for the State Bar.
REPRESENTATION
IN
VARIOUS COURTS
Richard
M. Colombik & Associates, P.C. attorneys are admitted to practice
in the U. S. Supreme Court, U. S. District Court for Northern
Illinois; U. S. Court of Appeals, 7th circuit; U. S. Tax
Court; U. S. Court of Federal Claims (formerly, U.S. Claims Court);
and all Illinois courts.
Call
(847) 619-5700 for an initial consultation to help you effectively
deal with your tax or bankruptcy problems.
RICHARD M.
COLOMBIK
& ASSOCIATES,
P.C.
ATTORNEYS
AT LAW
1111 Plaza Drive,
Suite 430
Schaumburg,
Illinois 60173
(847) 619-5700
Toll Free (888)
TAXX-911
E-Mail:
rcolom29@starnetinc.com.
Website: http://www.colombik.com
Locations in
? Northbrook
? OakBrook ? Chicago
? Bannockburn
? Palos Heights
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