Washington, DC tax counsel · Maryland state-law matters
Maryland tax controversies.
The firm has an office at 1629 K Street NW, Suite 300 in Washington, DC and represents individuals and closely held businesses in disputes with Maryland tax authorities.
State-law matters are limited to the District of Columbia and Maryland. Federal IRS representation may extend nationwide.
Start with the Comptroller notice.
The Comptroller of Maryland administers Maryland tax filings, assessments, and collections. A letter from that office is a Maryland tax matter. It is not an IRS examination, an IRS levy, or a United States Tax Court case.
Mr. Powell is admitted in Maryland. The Maryland Tax Court is a separate forum for certain Maryland tax disputes when the notice and the Court’s rules make that path available. This page does not determine whether a particular Maryland assessment can be heard there.
Official source: Comptroller of Maryland
Official source: Maryland Tax Court
Official source: IRS Audits (federal examinations are a separate path)
The work
How the firm approaches a Maryland tax dispute.
Read the Maryland notice
Identify the tax type, the tax years, the amount shown, and the response date printed on the Comptroller letter.
Confirm it is a Maryland matter
A Comptroller of Maryland notice is not an IRS notice. Federal IRS examinations, collections, and Tax Court cases follow a different path.
Build the Maryland record
Match the assessment or proposed change to the Maryland return, payments, credits, and documents that support the reported position.
Follow the instructions on the paper
The available hearing or Maryland Tax Court step is the one the current notice describes. Do not use this page to calculate that deadline.
Maryland matters and federal IRS matters.
A taxpayer can have both a Maryland assessment and a federal IRS problem in the same year. The notices are different documents with different agencies and different deadlines. Keep the Comptroller letter and the IRS letter separate.
Federal IRS examinations, collections, and Tax Court cases are described on their own pages. District of Columbia tax controversies are described on the D.C. tax attorney page.
Questions
Common questions.
What work does a Maryland tax attorney at this firm handle?
The firm has an office at 1629 K Street NW, Suite 300 in Washington, DC and represents individuals and closely held businesses in disputes with Maryland tax authorities. Typical paper is a Comptroller of Maryland notice naming a tax type, tax years, an amount, and a response date. Mr. Powell is admitted in Maryland.
Is a Comptroller of Maryland notice the same as an IRS notice?
A Comptroller of Maryland notice is a Maryland tax matter. It is not an IRS examination, an IRS levy, or a United States Tax Court case. A Maryland address on the taxpayer does not turn an IRS letter into a Comptroller case. Keep the Comptroller letter and the IRS letter separate.
Where is the firm located for Maryland tax controversies?
The firm’s Washington, DC office is at 1629 K Street NW, Suite 300. State-law matters are limited to the District of Columbia and Maryland. Federal IRS representation may extend nationwide.
What is the Maryland Tax Court?
The Maryland Tax Court is a separate forum for certain Maryland tax disputes when the notice and the Court’s rules make that path available. This page does not determine whether a particular Maryland assessment can be heard there. Follow the instructions on the paper.
Can a taxpayer have both a Maryland assessment and an IRS problem?
A taxpayer can have both a Maryland assessment and a federal IRS problem in the same year. The notices are different documents with different agencies and different deadlines. Federal IRS examinations, collections, and Tax Court cases are described on their own pages. District of Columbia tax controversies are described on the D.C. tax attorney page.
If the letter is from the IRS.
Start with IRS audit defense, IRS collections, or the IRS Letter Check when the paper is a federal notice. A Maryland address on the taxpayer does not turn an IRS letter into a Comptroller case.
Related pages
Related Maryland tax resources.
- Tax controversy attorney DCThe Washington, DC tax controversy path from IRS notice to Tax Court and D.C. OTR.
- D.C. tax attorneyDistrict of Columbia tax controversies are a separate practice page.
- IRS audit defenseFederal IRS examinations are handled nationwide from the Washington, DC office.
- IRS collectionsFederal liens, levies, and payment options are a separate IRS path.
- Practice areasReview the firm’s federal, District of Columbia, Maryland, and international-reporting scope.
- About Mr. PowellAdmitted in Maryland. Read the verified trial, appellate, and tax-law record.
- Start hereSend a high-level summary of the Maryland notice and the date printed on it.
A simple first step
Start with what you know.
Tell me what the Maryland tax letter concerns and the deadline shown. Send only a high-level summary. Documents can be reviewed later, if needed.
Start here