The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can be intimidating.  However, over half their employees are actually wonderful people with whom working can be very enjoyable.  That being said, it is a massive, slow-moving bureaucracy.  The slog and grind of negotiating can exhaust many taxpayers.  Not to mention the minority of IRS employees that can be difficult.  Attorney Tom Ryder has over fourteen years’ experience negotiating tax matters.  He has helped thousands of taxpayers resolve their tax situations and peacefully resume their lives. 

But don’t take his word for it; read the case studies and testimonials of some of the countless taxpayers whom he has helped over the years.  Nothing makes a tax attorney feel better than when a taxpayer comes in towards the successful conclusion of a case; they begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, i.e. Illinois taxes are on a payment plan, IRS looks like it will be a favorable settlement, and the client says, “I love you guys.”  Coming from a burly truck driver of eastern European descent, directed toward Tom Ryder, a middle age tax attorney, creates a feeling of pure satisfaction.  This particular incident happened recently; the taxpayer was a walk-in referral from a local accountant.  We normally recommend prospective clients call first, but walk-ins are also welcome.

The taxpayer turns to walk out the door with a smile and a plan: “January 1st I’m a new man.”  He’s paying estimated taxes to cover his self-employment income; his Offer in Compromise should receive acceptance; and the unspoken weight, which he’s been carrying around in the back of his mind for years, has lifted.