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Debra S. Petersen
Attorney at Law

 


Petersen Law is a tax law firm dedicated to helping its clients with tax planning, estate planning and tax controversies at both the federal and state level. Debra S. Petersen is an attorney with over 26 years of experience working in tax. Her experience includes testifying before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations about tax shelters and being interviewed by The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Sacramento Bee and BusinessWeek. She spent 18 years with the California Franchise Tax Board Legal Division and over 8 years in the tax department of two large public accounting firms. She received both a Juris Doctor and Masters of Law in Taxation at McGeorge School of Law and holds a Certified Public Accountant license (currently inactive). Debra is an adjunct professor with the University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law.

Some of the Services Petersen Law offers include:

  • Review of IRS, FTB, BOE and EDD notices and development of action plans
  • Representation at IRS audits, protests and appeal conferences
  • Representation at FTB Audits, protests and settlement conferences
  • Representation before the State Board of Equalization
  • Representation in Tax Court
  • Debt resolution of federal and state tax debts including tax liens, levies, offers in compromise, installment agreements, and pay off arrangements
  • Yearend tax planning for individuals and businesses
  • Preparation and submission of ruling requests with the IRS and FTB
  • Compliance Review: reviewing your obligations to tax authorities including 1099 reporting requirements, wage reporting obligations, income and franchise tax return requirements at the federal and state levels
  • Estate Planning Services - review of estate plan, preparation of wills and trust, filing of estate and gift tax returns
  • Expert Witness Testimony

Please feel free to contact Debra for assistance with your tax needs.
Address: 850 Iron Pont Road, Suite 104, Folsom, Ca 95630.
Phone: (916) 939-3933 or (877) 939-4933. Email: debra@petersenlaw.net.