Lauren Rinsky

Background

About Lauren Rinsky

My practice focuses on tax controversy and litigation. I help individuals and businesses resolve tax disputes with federal and California tax agencies, such as the- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)- U.S. Dept of Justice (DOJ)- CA Franchise Tax Board (FTB)- CA Dept of Tax and Fee Admin (CDTFA)- CA State Board of Equalization - CA Employment Development Dept (EDD) My experience includes helping businesses and individuals with tax audits, administrative appeals, trial and appellate-level judicial proceedings, collection due process hearings, tax debt relief, installment agreements, income tax problems, sales tax problems, property tax problems, employment tax problems, payroll tax problems, trust fund recovery penalty relief, and worker classification issues. I have litigated an array tax cases before federal courts, such as the U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Some examples of my litigation experience includes serving as counsel of record in seven published federal tax cases and winning three multimillion dollar motions for summary judgment against the IRS, and drafting a petition for certiorari filed in the U.S. Supreme Court.