I am always so pleased when I am able to secure a positive result for a client. This client sold a business so they could retire, but the IRS came back and said she owed (hefty) taxes on the sale. My client tried to correct the IRS’s mistaken interpretation of the tax laws governing the sale of assets in their industry but was unable to do so. That’s when I stepped in. You can find my client’s review below or on Yelp.
“In December of 2020 I sold my business and retired. I paid all the capital gains and moved on. It takes a year or so to settle into retirement and just when I thought I was getting there the IRS sent me a letter that I owed them taxes on commissions paid to the new buyer.
To say I went down a rabbit hole would be putting it mildly. I spent over a year sending documentation, letters and making phone calls. Sending a copy of the sales contract that stated the buyer took over the bank account etc. It seemed that there was never anyone that could connect the dots. I filed a case in tax court and had an appointment with an appeals officer. It just seemed to get worse and I just seemed to drown in frustration. I was worn down.
A day or two after my call with the appeals office I became very angry and I decided I was not prepared to pay a large amount I did not owe. I needed someone in my corner. I literally found John Faucher by searching the internet . I think an angel was sitting on my shoulder when I made that call as John was a Godsend. We had a few calls, emails and I sent documentation as he requested. I think what made me feel so much better was his calm demeanor. He didn’t sugar coat anything. Of course best of all he has worked on the other side as an IRS attorney. It seemed he could understand and communicate with IRS employees in a way I had never been capable of.
John talked to the appeals officer and decided the case needed to go to the court. In a short amount of time he started dealing with the attorneys for the IRS. A few weeks later I was on a shuttle to the airport when I received a call from John and she said “It’s over, the IRS just conceded”. I was stunned and speechless, frankly I didn’t believe it. Within a couple of weeks I had signed the paperwork stating zero taxes due as did the judge. It was over!
Just the other day I received the last accounting of hours from John and a refund check of money not used. I have dealt with attorneys for business sales I have done. I have not known any so calm, so direct, factual and honest. I will refer John Faucher to anyone who needs him. I highly recommend him.”
- Yelp Review of FaucherLaw.com, March 2025
Are you trying to “reason” with the IRS but getting no where? Call me – I speak “IRS” and can often get through to IRS agents when civilians merely speaking English cannot.
April 1, 2025