Facing Serious Tax Debt? Get a Free Initial Case Assessment with a Tax Attorney
📋︎ Licensed Attorney Since 2010
Resolve IRS and state tax problems through personalized, attorney-led representation. No pressure. No sales pitch. Just an honest assessment.
🌐︎ Nationwide Representation
🖳 English/Ukrainian/Russian
Stop Worrying About the IRS. Start Taking Actions.
If you're dealing with significant tax debt, IRS audits, levies, or payroll tax problems, you're not alone. And you don't have to face the IRS by yourself.
Attorney Olena Ruth have been helping individuals and businesses resolve complex tax problems since 2011. Unlike national tax relief companies or CPAs, I'm a licensed attorney who can represent you in all IRS matters—including Tax Court if needed.
What You'll Get in Your Free Initial Case Assessment:
✅ Honest Assessment: I'll review your situation and tell you exactly what options you have—no sugarcoating.
✔ ✅︎ ✔️Strategic Roadmap: You'll leave with a clear understanding of the next steps to resolve your tax problem.
✔ Direct Attorney Access: You'll speak directly with me, not a sales rep or junior associate.
Attorney-Led IRS and State Tax Representation
Facing Serious Tax Debt? Get a Free Initial Case Assessment with a Tax Attorney
We resolve IRS and state tax problems through personalized, attorney-led representation. No pressure. No sales pitch. Just an honest assessment.
Ruth Tax Law represents individuals and businesses nationwide in serious IRS and state tax matters — including liens, levies, a Revenue Officer, unfiled years, an escalated audit, unassessed Trust Fund Recovery Penalty exposure, or Tax Court risk.
Attorney Olena Ruth · J.D., LL.M. in Taxation · Practicing Since 2010 · Admitted to Practice Before the U.S. Tax Court · Trilingual — English, Ukrainian, Russian · Nationwide Representation
You're in the Right Place If This Sounds Familiar
Individuals
- A significant or escalating IRS or state tax balance
- An active lien, levy, or wage garnishment
- A Revenue Officer assigned to your account
- Unfiled returns alongside existing debt
- An audit that has escalated to appeals or Tax Court
- Significant assets the IRS could pursue
- An innocent spouse issue or a tax liability tied to a divorce
Businesses & Owners
- Delinquent payroll tax deposits (Forms 941/940)
- A Trust Fund Recovery Penalty investigation or assessment
- A business that owes back taxes but must stay current to survive
- Personal exposure for a business's tax debt as an owner, officer, or signer
Why an Attorney — Not Just a CPA or Enrolled Agent
CPAs and enrolled agents can represent you well at the audit and collections level, and many do. An attorney's legal training goes further: law school and a bar exam teach how to build an argument, research controlling authority, and find an angle a standard checklist misses — training that shows up in how a case gets argued, not just how a form gets filed. It's also not automatically the more expensive option; many CPAs and enrolled agents who handle IRS collections work charge hourly rates comparable to an attorney's. Where the attorney credential becomes decisive is when a case can't be resolved administratively: only an attorney can represent you in U.S. Tax Court or federal court, and attorney-client privilege — unlike the narrower privilege CPAs and enrolled agents rely on — doesn't disappear if a matter turns criminal or involves a state or local authority.
How It Works
1
Fill Out the Form (5 Minutes)
You complete the short form below so we understand the basic shape of your case before the call — debt range, tax type, whether a Revenue Officer is involved, and your current status.
2
Initial Case Assessment (15–20 Minutes)
A scheduled call directly with Attorney Olena Ruth to determine whether the firm can help and which path fits: a self-service resource, a one-hour consultation, or a Phase 1 investigation under retainer.
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Next Steps, on Your Terms
If representation is appropriate, we'll outline the retainer, the investigation phase, and what we need from you to begin.
The Initial Case Assessment is a scope and fit determination — not legal advice, a case evaluation, or a resolution opinion.
Representation Across Serious IRS and State Tax Matters
Tax Collection+
Liens, levies, wage garnishments, installment agreements, Offers in Compromise, and Currently Not Collectible status. Learn more →
Payroll Tax & TFRP+
Resolving old payroll tax debt while defending owners and officers against personal Trust Fund Recovery Penalty assessment. Learn more →
U.S. Tax Court Representation+
Petitioning after a Notice of Deficiency, judicial review of CDP determinations, and trial representation — litigation only an attorney can provide. Learn more →
Audits & Examinations+
Responding to IRS and state audits, from correspondence notices through full field examinations. Learn more →
Tax Appeals+
Collection Due Process hearings, Collection Appeals Program requests, and audit reconsideration. Learn more →
Penalty Relief+
First-time abatement and reasonable cause arguments to reduce or remove IRS penalties. Learn more →
Innocent Spouse & Divorce-Related Tax Issues+
Relief from a joint tax liability created by a spouse or ex-spouse, and guidance on how tax debt is allocated in a divorce. Learn more →
Request an Initial Case Assessment
Tell us the basic shape of your situation. This takes about five minutes and is confidential.
Name
Phone
Are you an individual or a business?
Approximate total tax debt
Tax type(s) involved
Do you have unfiled tax returns?
Is a Revenue Officer or Appeals Officer currently assigned to your case?
Do you have an active levy or wage garnishment?
Current status — select all that apply
Upload a recent IRS or state notice — optional
How did you hear about Ruth Tax Law?
Is there another party involved we should be aware of — spouse, business partner, co-owner? — optional
Anything else you'd like Olena Ruth to know before the call? — optional
Information you share here is confidential. Submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will hiring an attorney stop IRS collection immediately?+
Not automatically, and no attorney can guarantee that. Certain actions — like requesting a Collection Due Process hearing after a lien or levy notice, or negotiating directly with an assigned Revenue Officer — can pause specific collection activity in specific circumstances. What applies to your case depends on the facts, which is what the Initial Case Assessment is for.
Do I need an attorney, or is a CPA or enrolled agent enough?+
For routine audits or collections work, a CPA or enrolled agent may be enough. An attorney's legal training goes further — law school and practice teach how to build an argument, research controlling authority, and spot an angle a standard checklist misses, which matters even more when a tax problem intersects with divorce, business disputes, or other legal issues outside a CPA's training. That training becomes decisive if a case needs to go to court: only an attorney can represent you in U.S. Tax Court or federal court, and only attorney-client privilege holds up if a matter turns into something more serious, like a criminal referral.
What does an Initial Case Assessment cost?+
The Initial Case Assessment is a short scope-and-fit call, not a paid engagement. Depending on what we learn, next steps might be a self-service resource, a one-hour consultation, or a Phase 1 investigation under a retainer — nothing beyond the assessment call is billed without your agreement.
Do you only work with clients in Colorado?+
No. Ruth Tax Law is licensed to practice law in Colorado, but federal tax matters — IRS collections, audits, and U.S. Tax Court representation — are handled nationwide, since federal tax practice doesn't require a separate license in every state. We've also helped clients set up straightforward state-level resolutions, such as payment plans, directly with other state tax agencies.
What if I have unfiled returns?+
Unfiled returns are common in serious debt cases and don't disqualify you from resolution — they're usually addressed as part of the same engagement, not as a separate problem to solve first.
Aren't attorneys more expensive than a CPA or enrolled agent?+
Not necessarily. Ruth Tax Law bills at $290–$350 per hour depending on the matter — a range that's often comparable to what CPAs and enrolled agents charge for the same collections and resolution work. The training is different; the rate often isn't.
Prefer to Start on Your Own?
Not every situation calls for full representation right away. If your issue is smaller or more straightforward — a single notice, or a balance you could resolve through a standard installment agreement — our free resources cover many of those situations directly. And if you'd like to understand how these cases are actually analyzed before deciding what you need, Olena Knows Taxes on YouTube walks through real IRS collection procedure and Tax Court decisions in plain language.
Watch Olena Knows Taxes →