If you are asking what is the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty, it is likely that you own a business and that your business owes 941 taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.  If you find yourself in this situation, it is recommended that you contact a tax lawyer or tax professional.  Owing 941 taxes to the...Read More

If you owe taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, a Collection Due Process Hearing may be available to you and may be a valuable “tool” and option to resolve your IRS tax debt.  The article below, drafted by a Denver tax lawyer at The McGuire Law Firm will discuss what a Collection Due Process Hearing...Read More

You owe taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.  You know you owe taxes to the Internal Revenue Service and you have received notices from the Internal Revenue Service.  However, you have been scared and unable to pay the tax debt so you have not contacted the IRS or established an agreement to resolve the tax...Read More

Many people, including family, friends, clients and potential clients will ask, what is a tax lawyer?  A tax lawyer is not necessarily preparing tax returns all day.  Tax law is applicable in almost every area of law.  Ask yourself: what aspect of the law does not involve tax?  The sale of a business involves tax...Read More

As a tax attorney, I have seen many so called “tax problems.”  I have also resolved many tax problems for my clients.  The term tax  problem is pretty generic and in many respects not very specific.  Therefore, this article has been drafted to outline and better define some of the common tax problems I have...Read More

As tax attorneys we are often asked, where does all of this tax law come from?  How can there be so much tax law and what weight is given to certain treasury regulations? When looking at the tax law, you have the tax code known as the Internal Revenue Code, the treasury regulations and case...Read More

The Form Over Substance Doctrine is a doctrine finding its foundation on equity principals.  Tax attorneys have seen the Internal Revenue Service (and courts) use the Form Over Substance Doctrine as a means by which to “attack” certain transactions.  Tax attorneys may have represented taxpayers in matters before the IRS when the IRS was attempting...Read More

IRS Action During the Government Shutdown  As we all know, the U.S. federal government “shutdown” on October 1, 2013 due to the house and senate’s inability to pass a short term spending bill that would continue to keep the government funded.  As a Denver tax lawyer, John McGuire has been paying close attention to the...Read More