The Office represents taxpayers facing tax collection by the Internal Revenue Service, California Franchise Tax Board, State Board of Equalization, Employment Development Department and other tax agencies. The matters that the Office handles include:
Offers in compromise
Installment agreements
Collection due process hearings
Tax liens
Levies
Seizure and sale of property
Bankruptcy relief
Trust Fund Recovery Penalty Cases - The Office represents individuals, such as corporate officers and employees, who may be subject to liability as a "responsible person" for failure to collect or pay over trust fund taxes to the government under 26 U.S.C. § 6672.