IRS & Florida Department of Revenue Tax Help in Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Orlando & Statewide
Florida Tax Attorneys
Florida does not tax personal income, so an individual's income tax problem here is an IRS problem. A business can also hear from the Florida Department of Revenue about sales and use tax, reemployment tax or corporate income tax. J. David Tax Law has offices in Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa and Orlando, and our tax attorneys work with people and businesses everywhere else in the state by phone or online. Our attorneys have earned Martindale-Hubbell's Client Champion Platinum award and Avvo's Clients' Choice award, and the firm has saved taxpayers over $800 million.
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Tax Lawyers Serving Taxpayers Across Florida
A Florida tax case can start with an IRS letter, a Notice of Amount Due from the Florida Department of Revenue, or a tax warrant filed with a county Clerk of Court. A Florida tax attorney at J. David Tax Law reads the notice with you, confirms which agency sent it, and explains what you can do next. For IRS debt that may be an Offer in Compromise, an IRS payment plan, penalty relief, or work on a tax lien or levy. For Florida debt it may be a protest or a stipulated payment agreement.
Our IRS tax attorneys serve clients across Florida, including Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, and Broward County.
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We start with the notice itself, whether it came from the IRS or the state. The Florida Department of Revenue sends a Notice of Delinquency when a return was not filed, and a Notice of Amount Due when a return was late or more money is owed. After an audit it sends a Notice of Proposed Assessment, and the deadline for an informal protest is 60 days from the date the Department issues it.
Once we know the agency and the date, we tell you which response fits.
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Over $800 Million Saved for Taxpayers
J. David Tax Law has saved taxpayers more than $800 million, and the firm has more than 1,600 five-star Google reviews. You can read case studies from past clients and what clients say about working with us. The firm’s headquarters is in Jacksonville, and it has offices in Miami, Tampa and Orlando. Our Florida tax attorneys serve individuals and businesses in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and throughout the state.
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Federal and Florida Tax Matters We Handle
Federal tax in Florida is the IRS’s job. State tax belongs to the Florida Department of Revenue. Sales and use tax, corporate income tax, reemployment tax and documentary stamp tax are all on its list of taxes and fees. Florida does not impose a personal income tax. Our tax lawyers take cases with either agency: unpaid balances, audits, penalties, liens and payment arrangements.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
IRS work covers audits, payment plans, Offers in Compromise, penalty relief, liens, levies, wage garnishment and payroll tax. A case that goes to the U.S. Tax Court can be set for trial in Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee or Tampa, the five Florida cities on the court's list of places of trial.
Florida Department of Revenue (FDOR)
Florida Department of Revenue work covers Notices of Amount Due, audit assessments and protests, tax warrants and liens, frozen bank accounts, and stipulated payment agreements for sales and use tax, reemployment tax and corporate income tax.
Some of the practice areas below are about IRS debt: Offers in Compromise, IRS payment plans and IRS wage garnishment release. Others, such as audits, penalties and liens, can involve the IRS or the Florida Department of Revenue, which opens its own audits with a Notice of Intent to Audit Books and Records. Tell us which agency wrote to you, and a Florida tax lawyer will explain which one fits.
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Offer In Compromise
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Penalty & Interest Relief
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IRS Payment Plan
IRS Enforcement Actions
Protect your assets and stop aggressive IRS collection tactics.
IRS Enforcement Actions
Protect your assets and stop aggressive IRS collection tactics.
IRS Appeals
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IRS Debt Negotiation
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Tax Lien
Resolve liens before they damage your credit or financial standing.
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IRS Disputes & Audits
Dispute IRS findings or resolve an audit with our experienced team.
IRS Disputes & Audits
Dispute IRS findings or resolve an audit with our experienced team.
Tax Audit
Facing an audit? Our team will represent you and guide through the process.
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Tax Filing & Compliance
Ensure that you are compliant with IRS tax filing requirements.
Tax Filing & Compliance
Ensure that you are compliant with IRS tax filing requirements.
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Florida Tax Guide
Tax Help for Florida Individuals and Businesses
Florida does not tax personal income. That leaves the IRS in charge of your income tax, and the Florida Department of Revenue in charge of state taxes such as sales and use tax, reemployment tax and corporate income tax.
The IRS's Taxpayer Assistance Centers in Florida include Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Orlando and West Palm Beach, plus a center in Plantation. If a dispute goes to the U.S. Tax Court, Florida has five places of trial: Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee and Tampa. Orlando and Tallahassee have no permanent courtroom, so the notice of trial gives the address. In South Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has courthouses in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.
The Florida Department of Revenue runs taxpayer service centers around the state. They include Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Fort Myers, West Palm Beach, Coral Springs in Broward County, and a Miami center that sits in Doral. Our tax lawyers deal with these offices for clients anywhere in Florida.
Florida State Tax Issues
Florida Tax Dispute Lawyer for DOR Assessments & Liens
The Florida Department of Revenue publishes how it collects. A notice comes first. If nobody responds in time, the Department says it can file liens against property, freeze bank accounts and revoke a sales tax registration.
Collection starts when a taxpayer fails to file a return, fails to pay, underpays, files or pays late, or owes more after an audit. The Department's tax collection process page tells taxpayers to act promptly on a delinquency notice or bill, because penalties and interest keep adding up until the tax is paid in full.
You don't have to answer the Department alone. The Florida Taxpayer's Bill of Rights gives you the right to be represented or advised by counsel at any time in administrative dealings with the Department, so a Florida tax lawyer can respond to the notice and file the protest for you.
Which Notices Does the Florida Department of Revenue Send?
A Notice of Delinquency goes out when a return was not filed. A Notice of Amount Due is the bill sent when a return was filed late or more money is owed. If you think either one is wrong, or you already filed or paid, the Department says to contact it right away through a local service center or Taxpayer Assistance. A debt left unpaid for 90 days picks up a 10% administrative collection processing fee.
How Do I Protest a Florida Audit Assessment?
After an audit the Department issues a Notice of Proposed Assessment (NOPA). You have 60 days from the date it is issued to file a written informal protest with the Department. A formal protest goes to the Division of Administrative Hearings or to circuit court, and that deadline is 120 days from the NOPA unless you filed an informal protest. If the informal protest ends in a Notice of Decision, the formal filing is due within 60 days of that decision.
What Is a Florida Tax Warrant?
A tax warrant or lien is a public record filed with the Clerk of Court or another government office in the county where the taxpayer is located. The Department publishes a monthly list of taxpayers whose unsatisfied warrants or liens total $100,000 or more. Taxpayers who are current on a stipulated payment agreement are left off that list. The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights includes the right to procedures for asking the Department to cancel, release or modify a lien.
Can the Department Freeze My Bank Account?
Yes. The Department lists freezing bank accounts among the enforcement actions that can follow a failure to respond in time. Under the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights you have the right to be told about a coming collection action that requires freezing assets or the sale or seizure of property, and to at least 30 days' notice in which to pay or seek further review. Jeopardy assessments are the exception to that notice rule.
Can I Pay Florida Tax Debt Over Time?
The Department calls its payment plan a stipulated time payment agreement. You ask for one by calling or visiting a local service center. You will have to give financial documents that show you cannot pay the debt in full, and the Department says to be prepared to pay at least 25% down and the full balance within a year. Penalties and interest keep accruing until the tax is paid.
What Penalties and Interest Does Florida Charge?
For a late return or a late payment, the Department's New Dealer Guide says a late penalty of 10 percent of the tax owed, but not less than $50, may be charged. Interest floats and is updated on January 1 and July 1. Under the voluntary disclosure program, penalties are waived in most cases once the tax and interest are paid, as long as the Department has not already contacted you about the debt.
This section summarizes what the Florida Department of Revenue publishes. Your own notice states the dates that apply to you.
For Business Owners
Florida Business Tax Lawyer for Sales & Payroll Tax
A Florida business answers to tax offices at three levels: the IRS, the Florida Department of Revenue, and the county or city where it operates.
Florida sales and use tax returns are due on the 1st and late after the 20th day of the month following each reporting period. A return has to be filed for every period, even when no tax is due. A business that is required to file and pay electronically and does not do so faces a $10 penalty for each failure, on top of any other penalty.
The Department audits businesses to find out whether state taxes were collected, reported and paid correctly. It tells businesses to keep records for three years, and it can audit further back if a return was not filed or was substantially incorrect. If you don't answer an auditor's requests, the Department may issue an assessment and file a warrant using the information it has. Payroll tax owed to the IRS is a separate case, and our payroll tax attorneys handle that too.
Got a Notice From the IRS or the Florida Department of Revenue?
Tell us what the notice says and the date on it. A Florida tax attorney will go over it with you in a free consultation, by phone or online.
Florida Locations
Florida Cities We Serve
The firm has four offices in Florida: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa and Orlando. Taxpayers in the rest of the state work with the same attorneys by phone or online.
Each page below has more on that city. We serve Fort Lauderdale by phone or online, and its nearest office is Miami. We serve Palm Beach County the same way, including West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Jupiter.
Jacksonville is the firm's headquarters. The city has an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center, a Florida Department of Revenue service center and a U.S. Tax Court place of trial.
We serve Miami from our office there, which is also the nearest office for Broward and Palm Beach County clients. Tax Court trials in Miami are held at the Claude Pepper Federal Building.
We serve Orlando from our office there. The Tax Court holds trials in Orlando without a permanent courtroom, so your notice of trial gives the address.
We serve Tampa from our office there. Tampa has an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center, a Department of Revenue service center and Tax Court trials at the Timberlake Federal Annex Building.
We serve Fort Lauderdale by phone or online, with Miami as the nearest office. The closest IRS center is in Plantation, and the state's Broward County service center is in Coral Springs.
We serve Palm Beach County by phone or online, with Miami as the nearest office. West Palm Beach has an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center, a Department of Revenue service center and a federal courthouse.
Federal Tax Issues
IRS Audit Attorney & Tax Debt Relief in Florida
For an individual in Florida, an income tax audit or an income tax debt is a federal case, because the state does not tax personal income.
Our attorneys handle IRS audits, payment plans, Offers in Compromise, penalty relief, liens, levies and wage garnishment for Florida clients. If a dispute reaches the U.S. Tax Court, its places of trial in Florida are Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee and Tampa. Miami trials are held at the Claude Pepper Federal Building and Tampa trials at the Timberlake Federal Annex Building. Those are trial locations only. Mail for the court goes to its Washington, DC address.
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Does Florida have a state income tax?
Not for individuals. The Florida Department of Revenue says Florida does not have an income tax for individuals, and so no capital gains tax for individuals either. Corporations can owe Florida corporate income tax, and businesses collect sales and use tax. An individual’s income tax problem in Florida is a federal one, handled with the IRS.
Where are J. David Tax Law's Florida offices?
The firm’s headquarters is in Jacksonville, and it has offices in Miami, Tampa and Orlando. Our attorneys also serve clients throughout Florida, including Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach County, where Miami is the nearest office.
How long do I have to protest a Florida Department of Revenue audit assessment?
The deadline for an informal protest is 60 days from the date the Department issues the Notice of Proposed Assessment. To go straight to a formal protest, you have 120 days from that date to petition the Division of Administrative Hearings or file in circuit court, and that deadline cannot be extended. You can pay part of the bill at any time without risking your protest rights.
What happens if I ignore a Florida tax bill?
Penalties and interest keep growing until the tax is paid. If the debt stays unpaid for 90 days, the Department adds a 10% administrative collection processing fee. It may also send the account to a private collection agency. The Department says that failing to respond on time can lead to liens against property, frozen bank accounts, and the loss of a sales tax registration or other professional licenses.
Who can I turn to if the Department of Revenue treats me unfairly?
Florida has a Taxpayers’ Rights Advocate, who reports to the state’s Chief Inspector General. The office helps with problems that were not resolved through the Department’s normal channels, and it may issue a stay order if a taxpayer has suffered or is about to suffer irreparable loss from a Department action. It is not a substitute for a protest or an appeal, so the protest deadlines still apply.
Do I have to visit an office to hire a Florida tax attorney?
No. You can talk with a tax attorney by phone or online from anywhere in Florida. If you would like to meet in person, the firm’s offices are in Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa and Orlando. The first consultation is free.
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J. David Tax Law helps taxpayers in Florida by phone or online, and our nearest office is in Jacksonville at 7077 Bonneval Road, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32216. Call (877) 366-0735 any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to request a consultation.
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This page provides general information, not legal or tax advice. Agency rules, forms, eligibility standards, and deadlines can change. A tax attorney should review the actual notice and account history before recommending a response.