PART VIII – Why Taxpayers Nationwide Choose Mike Habib, EA

This part explains how the firm works, what representation costs, and what a taxpayer should expect from the engagement.

How the Engagement Works

• Transcript analysis first — Every engagement begins by pulling and reading IRS account, wage and income, and return transcripts for each open period. Assessment dates, tolling events, filing gaps, and the true balance come from transcripts — not from notices.
• Compliance assessment — Unfiled returns and deposit deficiencies are identified and addressed before any collection alternative is proposed, because no alternative survives a compliance gap.
• Financial analysis against IRS standards — Income and expenses are computed the way the IRS computes them, using the Collection Financial Standards, so the outcome is projected rather than hoped for.
• A defined recommendation — The client receives the resolution the numbers support — and a plain explanation when the option they came in asking for is not that resolution.
• Representation through completion — Form 2848 is filed, IRS contact is redirected to the firm, and the matter is carried through acceptance, appeal, or release.

What Distinguishes This Practice

• Direct access to the practitioner — Mike Habib handles the case personally. There are no junior staff handoffs, no call-center case managers, and no unlicensed “tax consultants” between the client and the representative.
• Federally licensed — The Enrolled Agent credential is granted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and carries unlimited representation rights before the IRS in all 50 states, plus U.S. taxpayers living abroad.
• Federal and California coverage — IRS matters, and California FTB income tax, EDD payroll and worker classification, and CDTFA sales and use tax matters.
• Flat-fee engagements — Most matters are quoted as a flat fee so the cost of representation is known before work begins, rather than accruing hourly.
• Corporate finance background — Prior service as Controller at Xerox Corporation and Director of Finance at AEG informs how financial statements are built and defended.
• Realistic assessment — Where an Offer in Compromise will not be accepted, the client is told so at the outset rather than after a year of fees.

Matters the Firm Handles

• IRS and state back taxes, balance-due notices, and payment plans
• Offers in Compromise, Currently Not Collectible status, and partial payment agreements
• Wage garnishment, bank levy, and asset seizure release
• Federal tax liens — withdrawal, subordination, and discharge
• Unfiled returns, substitute-for-return reconstruction, and non-filer enforcement
• IRS examinations, audit reconsideration, and Appeals
• CA tax audit representation – FTB – EDD – CDTFA
• Revenue Officer cases and field collection matters
• Payroll tax liabilities, Form 941 exposure, and Trust Fund Recovery Penalty defense
• Innocent spouse and injured spouse claims
• Passport certification and decertification
• EDD worker classification audits and CDTFA sales tax audits
• International compliance, including FBAR and FATCA matters for Americans abroad

Contact

Mike Habib, EA — National Tax Representation Firm

Telephone: 562-204-6700

Toll-Free: 1-877-788-2937

Website: myirstaxrelief.com

Office: Whittier, Los Angeles County, California — representation available nationwide