Kathryn Franklin, M.Sc. Accounting, M.Sc. Auditing
She is a tax manager, Montana ranch owner and a specialist in agricultural management. She is a seasoned mortgage banker with graduate degrees in accounting and auditing and boast a track-record as a very competent construction manager.
Jeffrey Thompson, E.A. M.A. MBA, USTCP-Designate
He is the Group Leader of the pro bono student reps and a small business and entertainment tax specialist. Recently-vetted by the FBI, he awaits being sworn-in as United States Tax Court Practitioner and the assignment of his bar registration number.
Louis B. Carpenter CPA, CFA, USTCP
He is an Assistant Professor at the Tax Law Institute at Washington DC and registered coordinator of the U.S. Tax Court, Student Practice and Calendar Call Program for the Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic. To learn more, please visit https://taxlawinstitute.com/pro-bono-program
Serina Moy E.A.
She is Faculty Advisor to the Pro Bono Program.
She also is the 2024-2025 Resident Scholar and Senior Lecturer in the IRC for the U.S. Tax Court Tax Bar Prep and Apprenticeship Program at the Tax Law Institute at Washington DC. To learn more, please visit https://taxlawinstitute.com/pro-bono-program
We are here to protect you and your rights. As an American worker your income and wages are subject to taxes. Your tax payments are used to support a government that is elected to serve all the people. This includes you.
If you believe that you have been treated unfairly by the IRS then we are here to negotiate on your behalf. Not only will we counsel you, we will also educate you and stand in your defense.
And, if you are deficient in the amount of federal tax that you have paid, and you owe money and simply can't afford to pay then we can usually arrange a payment plan for you with the IRS that won't take a big bite out of your paycheck.
Whatever the federal tax problem, please know that we are here to help. Just call us. We've been negotiating with the Federal government for a very long time, so we can usually find a way to work things out with the IRS.
We educate low income and ESL taxpayers about taxpayer rights and responsibilities. We offer free multi-lingual, remote consultations and classes that teach individuals so that no one has to fear the IRS.
Our clients are given free access to mini-courses simply by dialing in to a virtual conference room. There, they can speak directly to a tax expert who can answer almost any question they might have about federal or state tax obligations, regulations and procedures.
For those who work from home or who have a small business such as a landscaping service or some other sources of self-employment income, for example, Uber driver, we offer tips and tax planning advice to help you stay on top of your business. And for the more ambitious, we provide short business management classes with tools to improve your cash flows and to better manage your money. Online Federal tax tutorials will post soon and continue each month thereafter.
We are strictly a Federal tax clinic and address only Federal tax matters. Through our tax and pro bono legal services, our federally-authorized tax practitioners and tax litigation counsel can resolve tax controversies before the IRS and U.S. Tax Court. Their services are free.
So, how would you know that your tax matter may require attention? Usually, you'll receive a notice in the mail from the IRS that tells you that you owe money to the government. The IRS notice is called a "30-day letter".
You must contact us immediately if you get such a letter because we can talk to the IRS appeals office and probably negotiate a settlement. But if you wait too long then our counsel will have to file a "petition" and represent you in Tax Court. This is a process that can be avoided if you get in touch with us as soon as you receive the 30-day letter. Remember, we handle only Federal tax matters. No State of Hawaii tax issues unless they relate to a Federal tax return.
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