IRS Expert Witnesses
What is an IRS expert witness?
IRS (Internal Revenue Service) expert witness candidates typically have experience in forensic accounting, appraisal, business valuation, tax law, economics, and may be certified public accountants (CPA). An IRS expert witness must not only have the appropriate substantive expertise but should also possess the ability to explain complex financial issues and evidence to lay people, such as judges and jurors.
What types of cases require an IRS expert witness?
IRS expert witnesses can provide litigation support for cases involving IRS audit defense, perform forensic accounting services, and/or assist in tax abatement. Cases may be civil or criminal and require not only expertise but the ability to communicate findings for ease of understanding.
IRS expert witness case examples
Representing the plaintiff or defendant, Cahn Litigation Services is frequently called upon by leading law firm clients to locate expert witnesses to assist in tax and IRS matters. The firm has performed numerous searches for an expert to support IRS related projects, including:
- tax preparation fraud,
- reasonable administrative costs,
- tax evasion,
- tax credits,
- professional malpractice,
- IRS audits, and
- tax liability disputes.
What litigation support work might an IRS expert witness be expected to perform?
Litigation support by an IRS expert witness could include document review, research and authoring expert reports, providing expert opinions, depositions, trial preparation, and expert testimony in court. In a high-profile case, or litigation involving a significant financial stake, a law firm may request an IRS specialist or tax authority with prior expert witness testimony experience. In addition, the lead attorney may seek an IRS subject matter expert for pre-litigation consulting work.
Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn a search for an IRS expert witness around quickly, providing the right balance of expertise and testimony experience.
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IRS Expert Witness - Representative Bios
Please Note: All Cahn Litigation expert witness searches are customized to attorneys' precise specifications and preferences. Attorneys are encouraged to discuss search parameters with a Cahn search specialist.
The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those IRS experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the IRS landscape.
Expert Witness #253292
This expert is a Principal with a nationally recognized business valuation/investigative services and tax consulting and compliance firm. This expert is one of the firm's senior tax and legal technicians, and has provided consulting services to a variety of partnerships, corporations, estates, and high net worth individuals.
For many years, this expert has consulted with numerous publicly-traded, private, and family-owned businesses to develop, manage, and report tax-efficient strategies. This expert's experience encompasses the real estate, professional services, private equity and venture capital, retail, and financial services industries. This expert's experience also extends to assisting counsel with litigation support and forensic accounting services for matters including income taxation, real estate, complex investment profiles and the accountant's standard of care.
This expert serves as Director of the Tax Practice. Examples of this expert's tax planning and compliance engagements include: Implementing the adoption of an ESOP structure including coordination of plan adoption, the owner's exit strategy and identification of third party lending sources; establishing REIT testing guidelines and training for the manager of a $250 million privately held multi-property REIT; providing comprehensive Section 409A guidance for the deferred compensation packages of a large financial institution's executive management team, including assisting counsel in conforming the plan to 409A requirements; coordinating the qualification of substantial Research and Development Credits for a manufacturing company; providing tax strategies, income tax compliance, and business consultation to over a dozen high net worth individuals and their business each for 10 years or more; conducting several dozen cost segregation studies for commercial retail, office, and hospitality properties; active participation as a member of the team that developed the UPREIT structure, now common in the REIT industry; managing the outsourced tax departments of a publicly traded REIT with capital value in excess of $1 billion, as well as a privately held retail chain with $1 billion in gross receipts; and managing dozens of IRS audits including the resolution of an audit adjustment in excess of $1 billion.
Examples of this expert's litigation support and forensic accounting engagements include: Litigation consulting regarding "Springing Recourse" obligations; complex federal income tax applications of Section 197 intangibles (Goodwill) and related anti-churning provisions; consulting with counsel on complex management contract buy-out disputes and multi-property family real estate disputes; providing forensic accounting services to financial institution work-out officers and their counsel for obligations aggregating to over $100 million; and assisting a $100 million real estate development company and their counsel with support to work-out loans during the 2008 real estate economic tsunami.
This expert has a bachelor's degree and a law degree.
Start IRS Expert SearchExpert Witness #255188
This expert is Principal of an appraisal firm with many years of experience as full time appraiser. Certified by the American Society of Appraisers with a Senior Appraiser designation in the Machinery & Technical Specialties Discipline, this expert has completed machinery and equipment appraisals, including:
- Transportation Equipment
- Manufacturing Equipment
- Material Handling Equipment
- Scrap Metal Recycle
- Construction/Agriculture Equipment
This expert has a wide range of appraisal experience with emphasis in providing valuations for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) appraisal requirements, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) requirements, bankruptcy appraisals, insurance appraisals, and casualty loss appraisals. This expert has provided both Restricted and Full Appraisal Reports, and has served as an expert witness being deposed and testifying in court.
Start IRS Expert SearchExpert Witness #255192
This expert is President of an internationally recognized M&A consultancy specializing in the Appraisal/Valuation and liquidation of assets. This expert has appraised/valued numerous businesses and many types of Machinery & Equipment. Among others, this expert holds the following accreditations:
Master Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser
Certified Senior Business Analyst
Certified Firearms Appraiser
Examples of businesses this expert has valued for sale include:
- Distributor of Fasteners
- Tool & Die, Prototypes, Machine Shop
- Vehicle Safety Equipment
- Metal Finishing
This expert has a wide range of appraisal experience with emphasis in providing valuations for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) appraisal requirements, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) requirements, bankruptcy appraisals, insurance appraisals, and casualty loss appraisals. This expert has provided both Restricted and Full Appraisal Reports, and has served as an expert witness being deposed and testifying in court.
Start IRS Expert SearchExpert Witness #257941
This expert is a licensed and certified CPA. This expert's practice includes tax and forensic accounting, litigation support, IRS issue resolution, tax preparation and tax planning advice and this expert has deep experience as an expert witness. Previous to founding a consulting firm, this expert worked as a Revenue Agent where this expert won honors, and was responsible for Businesses, Financial Products & Transactions, and Small Business & Self-Employed taxpayers, completing field audits and financial reports. This expert was also a tax preparer and understands tax debt reduction services. This expert is well-published and has presented at national and regional conferences and symposia on the IRS, taxes, and related topics.
Start IRS Expert SearchExpert Witness #257941
This expert is a licensed and certified CPA. This expert's practice includes tax and forensic accounting, litigation support, IRS issue resolution, tax preparation and tax planning advice and this expert has deep experience as an expert witness. Previous to founding a consulting firm, this expert worked as a Revenue Agent where this expert won honors, and was responsible for Businesses, Financial Products & Transactions, and Small Business & Self-Employed taxpayers, completing field audits and financial reports. This expert was also a tax preparer and understands tax debt reduction services. This expert is well-published and has presented at national and regional conferences and symposia on the IRS, taxes, and related topics.
Start IRS Expert SearchExpert Witness #257959
This expert holds an LL.M. in Taxation. This expert has served as an expert witness in IRS matters and regularly represents individuals and companies in controversy resolution before state and federal taxing authorities. This expert has been in private practice for many years and has worked for national law firms and Accounting/Consulting firms.
Start IRS Expert SearchExpert Witness #122789
This compensation expert has years of experience as a partner at a major professional services firm, with responsibility for compensation consulting and executive recruitment in a regional practice. More recently, this expert has continued compensation consulting and performed expert witness work pertaining to compensation issues.
In compensation consulting work, this expert has designed numerous compensation plans that required conformance with DOL and IRS regulations and requirements, including those pertaining to exemptions from overtime pay and employee versus independent contractor status. This expert has also addressed similar issues and requirements in expert witness work.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start IRS Expert SearchExpert Witness #268339
This CPA and tax expert is a tax lawyer with an LL.M. in taxation, a CPA credential, and over 15 years of industry experience at a major accounting firm, a large retailer, and an international cement company.
This expert most recently held a senior industry role focused on tax planning, IRS audits, and international tax planning. Since leaving industry, this expert has served as full-time faculty at a large state university teaching tax, ethics, and financial accounting. This expert is also a national speaker on CPE topics covering taxation and CPA ethics.
Start IRS Expert SearchExpert Witness #284997
This PPP/ERC forensic accounting expert is a CPA, CVA, and CFE with over 10 years of experience in public accounting, with a focus on forensic accounting, valuations, the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
This expert specializes in COVID-relief programs, particularly the ERC and PPP. As a PPP subject matter expert for an accounting firm's COVID-19 task force, the role initially involved serving as an internal resource and later expanded to PPP consulting services, including PPP forgiveness assistance, ERC calculations, and PPP interplay. Although these programs are largely over, this expertise remains valuable due to extended statutes of limitation and ongoing scrutiny by government authorities. This expert can provide subject matter expertise on PPP matters in a consulting or expert witness testimony capacity and has taught courses on PPP enforcement actions and best practices for professional legal and valuation associations.
This expert has assessed ERC eligibility and calculated ERC amounts, including matters requiring consideration of overlap with PPP forgiveness.
This expert is familiar with Provider Relief Funds (PRF), including PRF reporting requirements, decision review requests, interactions with administering agencies, and collections negotiations involving repayment obligations.
This expert is familiar with the CARES Act, the American Rescue Plan Act, and IRS notices related to the ERC. The CARES Act and IRS notices on the ERC were frequently referenced in providing PPP and ERC consulting services. PPP sections of the CARES Act were reviewed when the statute was released, and this expert remained current on additional PPP guidance, including applications, forgiveness applications, interim final rules, and Treasury FAQs.
This expert has provided litigation support services for many cases, including fraud cases. These services have included report writing, exhibit preparation, and deposition preparation.
Start IRS Expert SearchExpert Witness #287723
This mortgage, bankruptcy, and accounting expert is a CPA, CFF, CGMA, ABV, and CVA, and serves as a senior leader at a forensic accounting and taxation advisory practice. This expert manages a professional forensic and accounting staff providing services that include economic damages analysis, fraud analysis, shareholder disputes, mortgage resolution, real estate and banking-related matters, asset recovery, litigation support, auditing, financial statement preparation, corporate and individual financing assistance, guardianships, business valuation, and troubled individual and company financial workout accounting. The forensic litigation support work has involved the determination of various frauds, including kiting, Ponzi schemes, embezzlement, bank fraud, wire fraud, and related fraud schemes.
This expert operated a mortgage banking business for roughly a decade and has frequently been involved in mortgage-related cases at multiple levels. This expert has also handled matters involving loan officers leaving and taking clients, including valuation of loan portfolios, adverse bankruptcy actions, repurchase of bad loans, and related issues. This expert previously owned a mortgage company, continues to maintain loan officer credentials in multiple states, formerly served in a real estate regulatory role, teaches accounting at the undergraduate and graduate levels at a public college, and has testified in mortgage-related cases.
With regard to accounting and forensic practices, this expert has testified in civil court proceedings, participated in arbitrations and mediations, and prepared reports concerning assorted frauds. This expert has extensive experience in real estate, mortgage banking lending and securitization, and banking compliance. As a licensed business valuation professional, this expert has prepared valuations in matters involving estate and gift taxation, shareholder oppression, matrimonial disputes, guardianships, contract disputes, audits, forensic audits, construction cost analyses, and IRS tax resolutions. This expert participates in numerous bank- and mortgage-related litigation matters due to extensive underwriting and operational experience in mortgage banking. This expert has prepared economic damage analyses, assisted in the preparation of pension actuary analyses, and addressed workout matters involving failing businesses and nonperforming loans. This expert also reviews and prepares economic analyses concerning municipal budgets when retained for union negotiations and public bargaining units, and is a certified civil mediator.
Start IRS Expert SearchExpert Witness #294362
This tax law expert holds a JD and LLM and is a practicing attorney with over 15 years of tax law experience.
This expert has acted as an expert in multiple Employee Retention Credit matters and has analyzed numerous clients for ERC eligibility. This expert has also participated in strategic determinations related to interpretations of applicable rules, IRS guidance, and questions of client eligibility. This expert is experienced in representing clients in tax controversy matters before the IRS and state and local taxing authorities, and has obtained multiple favorable private letter rulings for clients.
Start IRS Expert SearchExpert Witness #295738
This tax regulation and audit specialist holds a JD and leads a national tax consultancy dealing with local, state, and federal audits, criminal investigations, IRS collections, and civil and criminal tax litigation in state courts, federal district courts, the United States Tax Court, and appeals. This expert has special expertise in defending against IRS audits.
Start IRS Expert SearchExpert Witness #296529
This IRS audit/tax controversy expert has over 25 years of experience as an IRS Special Agent and Supervisory Special Agent and over 40 years of experience as a Certified Public Accountant.
This expert is a former Special Agent and Supervisory Special Agent with IRS Criminal Investigation and has broad experience in forensic accounting, investigative services, and dispute services, including operating an independent practice. This expert is experienced in asset forfeiture and asset tracing, including recovery-related work, and has performed international investigations involving Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs), provisional arrest warrants, and overseas depositions.
This expert's expertise includes fraud, money laundering, asset forfeiture, and investigations. This expert is experienced in asset tracing, due diligence, insolvency opinions, investigation and testimony regarding piercing the corporate veil, bankruptcy-related investigations, state and federal tax controversy, tax opinions, white-collar defense, internal investigations, diversion schemes, damages and loss analysis, complex corporate class action disputes, and partner, shareholder, and family disputes.
This expert is a Certified Fraud Examiner and licensed private detective in Illinois. This expert is a member of professional accounting, fraud examination, federal criminal investigation, and former IRS special agent associations.
This expert has testified in federal and state court, arbitration, and deposition. This expert provides expert opinions and fact-based reports in high-value disputed matters. This expert's investigative experience includes corporate fraud; criminal tax; failed banks and savings and loans; bankruptcy, securities, foreign exchange, and mortgage fraud; Ponzi schemes; inflated billing schemes; sophisticated pension fraud schemes; healthcare fraud; identity theft; illegal immigration employment schemes; false claims; public corruption and bribery; investigations involving organized crime; and international and local drug conspiracies.
Start IRS Expert SearchExpert Witness #296538
This IRS audit and tax controversy expert has over 20 years of experience as a federal tax agency criminal investigation Special Agent and over 30 years as a Certified Public Accountant, with nationwide recognition for expertise in tax laws, audit procedures, and tax disputes. This expert has authored a number of commercially successful books about tax-agency disputes and has shared tax controversy knowledge through national conferences, television programs, and prominent publications.
This expert has a comprehensive understanding of tax laws and federal tax-agency procedures, including qualified representation in audits, tax disputes, and collection activities. This expert has authored a number of books on tax-agency representation, including topics such as unpaid payroll taxes and penalty abatement.
As a Special Agent, this expert investigated a wide range of financial crimes, including income, employment, and excise tax violations, embezzlement, wire fraud, mail fraud, gambling-related offenses, drug-trafficking-related financial activity, bank fraud, money laundering, structuring, and bankruptcy fraud. This expert has helped courts understand the financial issues in many cases and has experience interviewing witnesses, preparing witnesses for trial, and writing detailed reports that present complex information in an understandable format. This expert has interviewed over 1,000 witnesses, built rapport, uncovered relevant facts, and prepared witnesses for grand jury and trial testimony. This expert's reports, supported by strong evidence, have helped establish elements of financial crimes and investigative findings.
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