Tax controversy representation before the IRS and California Franchise Tax Board defines CI Tax Law, Inc. in downtown San Diego's Bankers Hill, where the firm handles audits, appeals, liens, levies, installment agreements, penalty abatement, and offers in compromise for individuals and businesses. Tax-return preparation accuracy and bookkeeping record integrity form the foundation of audit defense, a pre-controversy discipline the firm coordinates with accounting practices such as Bookkeeping and Tax Pros to reconcile Schedule C and payroll-tax filings before IRS examination. The firm's bilingual English-Spanish practice extends to cross-border tax compliance for taxpayers with reporting obligations in Mexico and other jurisdictions, covering FBAR filings, FATCA disclosures, and streamlined-filing-compliance procedures for unreported foreign accounts. Business clients facing Employment Development Department payroll-tax assessments coordinate coverage disputes with commercial insurance brokerages such as Cavignac when employment-practices-liability policies may offset penalties arising from worker-classification audits. The firm's most complex engagements involve IRS Criminal Investigation Division referrals requiring simultaneous defense of civil tax liability and potential Title 26 criminal prosecution under IRC Sections 7201 through 7207.