Controversies and Appeals
Ryan's team of professionals draw on extensive backgrounds in accounting, tax law, administrative law,
and other disciplines to develop the most effective approach to achieving a favorable tax result. We handle
a comprehensive range of state, local, federal, and international taxes.
The Controversies and Appeals practice focuses on analyzing both the legal and factual elements of a case and is dedicated
to presenting as clear, accurate, and compelling a position as possible. The ultimate goal
of the group is to make certain that our clients pay only those taxes that are
actually due; while the immediate goal is to be an effective advocate, thereby achieving the
highest level of client satisfaction possible.
Services Provided:
Our controversies and appeals services may be provided as part of tax planning or during any level
of the administrative tax controversy process. The activities performed include:
- Assisting taxpayers in administrative hearings
- Drafting voluntary disclosure agreement requests
- Filing administrative claims
- Interviewing employees and experts
- Investigating the facts and gathering evidence
- Meeting with auditors, dispute resolution officers, administrative hearings attorneys, or other agents as necessary
- Obtaining letter rulings
- Participating in informal conferences or other administrative appeals
- Performing multi-jurisdictional research
The combination of the activities that are performed is based on the unique requirements
of each case.
Litigation Support:
When a case must be appealed from an administrative forum to the courthouse, Ryan
professionals are available to assist with document management, data analysis, witness
identification, witness preparation, gathering evidence, tax research, and general consulting.
These services result in better-prepared, more effective case presentations.
For more information regarding Ryan's controversies and appeals services, please contact us at 512.476.0022.
Legal and Legislative Developments
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