Federal Tax & Bankruptcy Counsel for Colorado
Federal Tax Defense & Bankruptcy for Colorado Individuals and Business Owners
North Star Law Firm represents Colorado individuals and business owners in federal tax matters and bankruptcy: IRS audits and collections, U.S. Tax Court cases, tax planning under the federal code, and Chapter 7, Chapter 13, and Subchapter V cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado. Led by an attorney who is also a CPA. Flat fees, payment plans, and a free consultation, with everything handled remotely.
Practice Areas
How can North Star Law Firm help you?
Three focused practice areas, one goal: putting a serious tax and bankruptcy problem behind you, or preventing it from happening in the first place.
Tax Defense
- IRS audit representation & appeals
- Wage garnishment & bank levy release
- Offers in compromise & installment agreements
- Penalty abatement & unfiled returns
- U.S. Tax Court petitions
Tax Law & Planning
- Business entity selection & S-corp elections
- Transaction structuring & tax opinions
- Real estate & investment tax strategy
- Trusts, estates & succession planning
- Business sale & M&A tax structuring
Bankruptcy
- Chapter 7 fresh-start analysis
- Means test & Colorado exemption planning
- Automatic stay: stop collections fast
- Discharging eligible tax debts
- Subchapter V for small businesses and SBA/EIDL debt
The Attorney-CPA Advantage
Why hire an attorney-CPA instead of a tax preparer, or a lawyer alone?
Tax problems live at the intersection of law and numbers. Most professionals only speak one of those languages. An attorney-CPA speaks both: the accounting fluency to reconstruct records, read IRS transcripts, and quantify exactly what you owe, and the legal authority to negotiate with the IRS, invoke your procedural rights, and take a case to U.S. Tax Court when the government gets it wrong.
Just as important: what you tell your attorney is protected by attorney-client privilege. Conversations with a tax preparer generally are not.
- One professional, no handoffs between your accountant and your lawyer
- IRS transcript analysis to find the real balance, penalties, and deadlines
- Attorney-client privilege for sensitive conversations
- Admitted to practice before the IRS, the U.S. Tax Court, and the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Colorado
- Flat-fee engagements quoted in writing up front
Simple Process
How does working with us actually work?
Free consultation
Tell us what’s going on: the notice you received, the debt, the audit, the goal. We’ll give you a straight assessment of your options, at no cost.
Flat-fee game plan
You get a written plan and a flat fee before you commit. Payment plans available. No hourly meters running.
We take it from here
We deal with the IRS or the bankruptcy court directly, so the calls and letters go to us, and you get your life back.
Questions & Answers
Frequently asked questions from Colorado taxpayers
Can you help if the IRS is already garnishing my wages or levying my bank account?
Yes. An active levy or wage garnishment can often be released quickly once you have representation. Depending on your situation, we may request a collection due process hearing under I.R.C. § 6330, negotiate an installment agreement or currently-not-collectible status, or demonstrate economic hardship. The key is acting before the next levy hits, so call as soon as you receive an IRS notice.
Do I have to come to an office?
No. North Star Law Firm serves clients in every corner of Colorado: Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Boulder, Pueblo, Grand Junction, and everywhere in between, entirely by phone, video conference, and a secure document portal. IRS matters, Tax Court cases, and bankruptcy filings are handled in federal forums that do not require you to travel to us.
How much does it cost?
Most matters are handled for a flat fee quoted in writing before you commit, so there are no hourly-billing surprises. Payment plans are available, and your initial consultation is always free.
What makes an attorney-CPA different from a tax preparer or a lawyer alone?
An attorney-CPA is dual-licensed in law and accounting. That means one professional who can read your returns and IRS transcripts like an accountant, negotiate and litigate like a lawyer, and protect the conversation with attorney-client privilege, something a tax preparer generally cannot offer.
Can a private creditor garnish my wages in Colorado, or only the IRS?
Both, and that surprises people who moved here from Texas, where consumer wage garnishment is off the table. A Colorado judgment creditor can garnish a capped share of your paycheck, and the IRS can levy wages with no court judgment at all. A bankruptcy filing stops both through the automatic stay, and for many people that is the fastest way to get a paycheck back to normal.
Can you handle Colorado Department of Revenue problems as well as IRS matters?
The core of the practice is federal: IRS audits, collections, U.S. Tax Court, and bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado. Because Colorado starts from the federal return, an IRS adjustment usually produces a Department of Revenue bill too, and we address the tax accounting behind both. Where a matter calls for work in Colorado state courts or agencies, we bring in Colorado-licensed counsel.
The IRS has a team. Now you do too.
Talk to a Colorado-focused tax defense and bankruptcy practice led by an attorney-CPA. The consultation is free, and the fee is flat.