Released on: June 5, 2008, 10:38 am

Press Release Author: roni deutch tax center

Industry: Financial

Press Release Summary: Nationally recognized tax attorney Roni Deutch, known across
the country as television's Tax Lady, has released an open letter to the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) and to Department of the Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson,
Jr. The letter urges the IRS to revise their tax settlement collection tactics based
on real life examples of what her law firm's attorneys have experienced when
negotiating on behalf of American taxpayers.

Press Release Body: North Highlands, CA - Roni Deutch has drafted a letter seeking
to improve the IRS settlement negotiation procedures with IRS agents who make the
process unnecessarily difficult.

In an open letter to Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Department, nationally recognized tax attorney Roni Deutch is seeking changes to how
IRS agents behave during tax debt settlement negotiations.

"Negotiation with the IRS for a tax settlement is a mentally and emotionally
draining process for a taxpayer," claims Ms. Deutch. "Even in the face of quality
evidence to the contrary many IRS agents will stand by their incorrect estimates and
force taxpayers into unreasonable payment plans. Fortunately, when the attorneys at
my law firm negotiate on behalf of taxpayers they can identify the IRS' errors and
fight for the correct settlement. However, when taxpayers do not have quality legal
representation they often just follow along with the IRS' estimates."

Please enjoy the snippet below from Ms. Deutch's letter. To read the complete
letter, download the PDF attachment to this release.

"I am writing you today to express my concerns regarding the quality of service the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides taxpayers nationwide. My 'concerns' are in
fact real life examples of what my law firm's tax attorneys experience on a daily
basis when communicating with the IRS in attempting to resolve the back tax
liabilities of American taxpayers."

"One attorney at my law firm contacted the IRS about a client with a tax liability.
This taxpayer-client had previously attempted to resolve their tax liability with
the IRS on their own by providing financial information and documentation. However,
the IRS failed to follow-up on the taxpayer's attempts, and instead, six months
later, took action to pursue enforced collection action against the taxpayer in the
form of an IRS levy on the taxpayer's wages."

"In order to get the levy released, our attorney, upon request from the IRS,
provided detailed taxpayer financial information. In response, the IRS
representative challenged the financials. The IRS representative reviewed the
previous financials supplied to the IRS by the taxpayer six months prior. Instead of
relying on the up-to-date financial information, the IRS chose the information
gathered six months prior because it demonstrated that the taxpayer-client had an
ability to pay a larger monthly amount."

"Luckily for our client, our law firm's attorney was prepared for this typical IRS
tactic. In the six months since the client gave financials, the client had (1)
changed jobs, (2) started paying health insurance, and (3) moved. The attorney
previously requested documented proof of these events from the taxpayer-client prior
to entering negotiations with the IRS. The attorney knew that all of these events
dramatically altered the taxpayer-client's financial situation, on which the IRS
bases its IRS levy and monthly payment plan decisions. And yet, because of the prior
financials given, our attorney also knew that getting the IRS to accept the new
financials would be like "pulling nails" and would, at a minimum, require extensive
documentation to prove the change in income and expenses."

"True to form, the IRS representative refused to budge. Even in the face of a
reasonable explanation and extensive documentation (i.e. copy of a new apartment
lease with new rate and proof of payment, copy of new paychecks showing health
insurance deduction, etc.), the IRS representative refused to believe that a
taxpayer's financial situation could change in a mere six months."

"In the face of these typical IRS shenanigans, our taxpayer-client was again lucky
to have retained our law firm. This is because our attorney knew that he was not
getting anywhere and needed to request to speak with the IRS representative's
manager. While this request takes up to 24 hours, it does usually result in the IRS
providing a more trained and - generally - more customer service oriented individual
for the negotiation. While the attorney did have to re-submit financial information
and the documentation to support the changes, in the end, the attorney was able to
get our taxpayer-client the resolution he deserved. The IRS representative's manager
accepted the new financials, released the levy on the taxpayer-client's income, and
established a manageable monthly payment plan. The two negotiation attempts did take
over an hour apiece, but in the end, we were able to effectively serve the
taxpayer-client."

Millions of people recognize tax attorney Roni Deutch as The Tax Lady. She has been
helping taxpayers nationwide resolve their tax liabilities for nearly seventeen
years. As an industry leader, she saved her clients tens of millions of dollars and
has helped thousands of families settle their back taxes.

Roni Lynn Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation is the nation\'s largest tax
resolution law firm and focuses on negotiating with the IRS on their client\'s
behalf. Since she first opened her law firm it has been Ms. Deutch\'s ongoing goal to
provide competent and professional services to the millions of innocent taxpayers
that find themselves in trouble with the IRS.


Web Site: http://www.ronideutch.com

Contact Details: Roni Lynn Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation is a nationally
recognized law firm that has been helping clients find solutions to their back tax
liabilities for seventeen years. To find out more about the law firm or its IRS tax
relief services, visit their website at RoniDeutch.com or call 1-888-TAX-LADY. To
learn more about The Tax Lady Roni Deutch you can visit her blog or Avvo profile.