jizusu asked:


Due to not paying income taxes for over 5 years—-lost of job and behind the bills…… and lost our old CPA, we were FORCED to hire a lawyer before the new CPA would process our paper.

My questions is when can i let go of this lawyer? The reason i am saying this is:
1. We have nothing to hide. We claim all the income and expense as our best knowledge without try to cheat in any other way…..
2. We have enough saving to pay all the penatly and interest in cash.

So far, i don’t really see any benefits in my knowledge we receive from the lawyer but we still have to pay him $?00/hour every time he reviews our profiles. write to IRA…talk to us…. We paid all cash for any late charges so far. And it was very simple—-the bill from IRS and i wrote a check.
I just paid the IRS the last one year of penalty and interest yesterday.

So I am thinking is this the time to let go the lawyer. i guess i want to get a 2nd opinion from others besides hearing like the CPA was telling us the lawyer is protecting our right—-that kind of thing.=====I were late for tax, so I was willing to pay IRS and did and want to get this over with before more bills from lawyer.

if you can tell me what right i was protected from lawyer, your response is welcome, but please be specific.

If you know anything i should know about before i let go the lawyer, or you know when is the best time to let go of the lawyer, you are welcome.

I have no objection to lawyers, but we have been working so hard to catch our life– really need no more unnecessary bills to harden our life.

Thanks
Thanks all your responses. Anyone knows any good CPA who can do the oversea taxes in IL? please send me inform…. We did have hard time to find the one who deal with the oversea tax and that’s why i use this one who was introduced to us after many many calls and supposed to be reliable, dependable and not really affordable……….anyway he did all the paper and if i can find a good one i will take the opportunity…..

Martin Brinkmann asked:


Whether you want to prosecute or defend yourself, finding a criminal attorney in LA can be a daunting task especially if you don’t have or know someone having, links with an attorney. Most people find attorneys with references or suggestions from others. An attorney that clicked for others might or might not be the one to defend or prosecute on your behalf.

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An attorney could be a part of a criminal law firm or have his or her own solo practice. This has its own pros and cons. A law firm can give you a choice of attorneys to handle your case that can make finding a criminal attorney in LA easier. On the other hand an attorney having his own practice could strike the right chord with you from the very beginning.

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An attorney who has experience, listens to your case, gives you ample time, has adequate staff to cover your needs regarding the case and more importantly discusses his own business as a criminal attorney instead of trying to demean a competitor, can be the right choice.

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