Experienced tax controversy counsel when the stakes are highest.
IRS audits, appeals, and collection. Civil and criminal tax defense. FBAR and offshore account matters. Based in Baltimore, with 19 offices across ten states and the District of Columbia. We represent taxpayers before the IRS nationwide.
Tax defense attorneys you can reach directly.
How we defend taxpayers.
IRS Notices & Letters
What each IRS notice means, what it requires, and how long you have to respond before your options narrow.
Learn more →IRS Audits
What an IRS audit involves, why the IRS opens one, and how an attorney protects your position from the first letter.
Learn more →IRS Tax Penalties
How IRS penalties are calculated, why they stack, and the relief that reduces or removes them.
Learn more →IRS Collections
What the IRS can do to collect a tax debt, the rights that apply at each step, and the ways to stop enforcement.
Learn more →Tax Debt Relief
Offers in compromise, installment agreements, injured spouse relief, and other options for how to settle IRS debt and stop enforcement: what each one does, who qualifies, and what to expect.
Learn more →Tax Appeals & Litigation
IRS administrative appeals and tax litigation to resolve disputes with the IRS and with state tax authorities.
Learn more →Taxpayers we defend.
Co-Counsel and Referrals for Tax Professionals
Litigation and privileged counsel when a client's matter outgrows the CPA or preparer engagement.
Learn more →For Businesses
Tax planning, structure, dispute resolution, and defense for businesses of every size.
Learn more →For Individuals
Individual taxpayers, back taxes, innocent spouse relief, wage garnishment, and unfiled returns.
Learn more →Nonprofits
Exempt-status defense, Form 990 examinations, payroll tax, and governance disputes for charities, associations, and foundations.
Learn more →Tax Attorneys for the Self-Employed
Schedule C audits, self-employment tax, estimated tax penalties, and collection for the self-employed.
Learn more →For Professionals & Executives
Doctors, attorneys, C-suite, and equity-comp earners, high-income audits and deferred comp.
Learn more →Baltimore home base. Nineteen offices across ten states and DC.
Michael March practices principally from Baltimore. Whiteford's network extends across 19 offices in ten states and the District of Columbia, with federal tax matters handled nationwide.
Baltimore
Suite 1500
Baltimore, MD 21202
Richmond
Suite 2001
Richmond, VA 23219
Washington, DC
Suite 1300
Washington, DC 20006
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Nineteen offices across ten states and the District of Columbia.
Experiences worth talking about.
Michael March, within a short time frame, helped resolve a misclassification of my Pension system for taxation purposes, with the Comptroller's Office, State of Maryland. My Tax Accountant and I had been trying to correct this for several months with no success… He is not only talented, but also kind.
After two years of searching for an attorney with the right combination of tax law expertise, business litigation experience, and the willingness to take on a complex individual case, I found exactly that… It is rare to find an attorney of this caliber who will champion an individual against a well-resourced adversary.
Notes from the field.
IRS Nonfiler Enforcement Is Expanding. A New Report Shows Where It Misfires.
A new TIGTA report found the IRS sent nonfiler notices to 4,918 taxpayers who had already filed. What to do about unfiled returns and a CP59 notice.
Read article →Contacted by the IRS Directly? A New Report Examines Your Right to Representation
A new TIGTA report found IRS revenue officers misread the rules on contacting represented taxpayers. Know your rights and what to do next.
Read article →Form 1099-DA and Crypto Tax Reporting: What the New Forms Leave Out
Brokers now report crypto on Form 1099-DA, but DeFi, staking and basis fall outside it. What the gaps mean for your return and your exposure.
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