Don’t panic!  We know that having a dispute or problem with the IRS can be expensive and confusing if you don’t have the right help.  Our tax clinic can assist you with solving your IRS issues quickly. 

Who We Help

Through our clinic, we provide free legal assistance if your case has $50,000 or less in dispute and you meet certain requirements.

Get Started

Call and make an appointment with our tax clinic at (312) 630-0241. Bring your IRS letter and your tax returns from the years when you think there may be a problem.

Haven’t filed your taxes in a long time? Bring your income documents like W-2s and 1099s and we may be able to help you file your taxes too.

We Help With:

Collections:  If the IRS believes you owe money, it can garnish wages or Social Security payments, take money out your bank account or file a lien—actions that make it difficult to maintain good credit. If you don’t believe you owe IRS money, CEP can investigate and make a claim on your behalf.  If you do owe money to the IRS, we can help stop collection action by reducing the amount owed or making affordable payment arrangements.

Audits:  If the IRS doesn’t believe you should receive part or all of your tax refund, you will be audited. You’re then required to prove if you qualify for the deductions and credits claimed on your tax return. We can help you understand the documents needed to provide as proof and can represent you during an audit.

Innocent Spouse:  When spouses file a joint return showing tax due, it results in a joint debt, even if only one spouse had income. A joint debt can also occur when one spouse fails to report all of his/her income on the tax return and the IRS discovers this during an audit.  Since the IRS can collect a joint debt from either spouse, often the spouse who did not cause the debt ends up paying. We can file a claim asking the IRS not to hold the “innocent spouse” responsible for the debt.

Employee vs. Independent Contractor Disputes:  Some employers treat their workers as independent contractors instead of employees as a way to illegally save the employer money on taxes and other federal payments.  At tax time, the affected workers often find themselves paying more taxes than expected. If we determine that a worker is not an independent contractor but actually an employee, we can ask the IRS to recognize this and reduce the tax owed.