IRS Innocent Spouse Relief Attorney in Orange County

Innocent Spouse Relief is a special area of focus for tax attorney Daniel W. Layton, having helped his clients in Orange County and South Bay obtain innocent spouse relief to get out from under the cloud of IRS and California FTB tax liabilities.  Mr. Layton has exceptional experience as a former IRS attorney who used to handle the IRS's innocent spouse cases and, since entering private practice, has obtained innocent spouse relief for his clients. Daniel Layton has successfully obtained innocent spouse relief for his clients in Tax Court, obtained relief from the IRS Office of Appeals, and obtained Innocent Joint Filer Tax Liability Relief from the FTB (their version of innocent spouse relief). In doing so, not only has he allowed those clients to be truly and finally free of their husbands' mistakes, but also obtain lien release and protected post-divorce assets.

Divorces and separations are stressful and trying life events.  Unfortunately, even though you may have an agreement, divorce decree, or a judgment of dissolution in which your ex-husband agreed to be responsible for any unpaid taxes, the IRS will not automatically respect that agreement.  When your ex-husband doesn't pay the joint taxes, the IRS can still aggressively pursue liens, levies, and garnishments against you.  Unless you can separate yourself from the tax liabilities and make the IRS collect against your ex-husband only, the tax liabilities can prevent you from a fresh start, hurt your credit, and keep you under the dark cloud of tax debt for years to come.

Innocent Spouse Relief may also be an option for recently widowed individuals who have been left with crippling tax debt following the passing of their deceased spouses.

Daniel Layton started his career as a trial attorney for the IRS, a tenure in which he handled every Innocent Spouse Relief trial in Central California and every Innocent Spouse Relief Tax Court case in the IRS's Silicon Valley office.   Since starting his own law firm several years ago, Daniel has used that knowledge for the benefit of his divorced or widowed clients. Mr. Layton's trial work has been the basis for advancements in Innocent Spouse case law in United States Tax Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Innocent Spouse Relief is not an entitlement or automatic.  It is one of the few places in the Internal Revenue Service's (and Franchise Tax Board's) guidelines and in the tax laws where the government must consider equity and fairness.  Many taxpayers, representatives, and even IRS employees think it is impossible to get Innocent Spouse Relief when you receive reasonable alimony or assets from the divorce, or if there is no physical abuse.  Daniel has fought hard and obtained relief even when alimony was substantial, the innocent spouse received a valuable home in the divorce, and there was no allegation of physical abuse.

Mr. Layton uses his years of experience persuading the IRS, fighting for taxpayers, and advocating zealously for his clients' interests in a way that only an experienced Innocent Spouse Relief attorney can.  If you are considering Innocent Spouse Relief or other "fresh start" options, such as an Offer in Compromise, you can contact Daniel W. Layton, Esq., today for a consultation at (949) 301-9829.