IRS Pauses Audits and Collections with People First Initiative

The IRS stopped initiating new audits and suspended collection activities, starting April 1 through July 15, 2020 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. This was announced in a recent press release on March 25, 2020 unveiling the IRS’s People First Initiative. We are already seeing this implemented in our dealings with the IRS.

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About Jeff Erney

Jeff Erney is the chair of the US Tax Controversy practice, which was recognized by The Legal 500 in 2020 for outstanding work in contentious tax. Jeff focuses his practice on tax litigation and dispute resolution. When representing clients faced with complex issues, he draws on years of experience as a senior tax attorney for the Office of Chief Counsel with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as well as his background as a certified public accountant (CPA), to most effectively provide counsel.

About Mark A. Loyd

Mark A. Loyd is a tax lawyer who resolves clients’ state, local and federal tax issues. He draws from his extensive career in industry and his public accounting background to assist clients in averting tax issues or resolving them through audit management, administrative protest or settlement, and when necessary, through tax litigation and appeals up to and including the US Supreme Court. Mark also assists clients with penalty abatement and tax licensing issues.

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Bailey Roese is a partner in the Firm's Louisville office and represents taxpayers in federal, state, and local tax controversies. Selected as a Kentucky Super Lawyers® Rising Star for 2018 and 2019 in the area of Tax law, Bailey regularly advocates for clients in the state courts and administrative tribunals of Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana, as well as the United States Tax Court.