Mattison Ernest H Jr CPA cpa

If you are facing a severe financial situation (e.g. the I.R.S.), Ernest Mattison can help you get the situation resolved satisfactorily. My wife and I have both been victims of identity theft — someone had received over $ 53,000 in refunds from the IRS in one or both our names. We didn’t know about it until the collection demand letters began. Added to that was the IRS beginning audits for tax years dating from 2008. Especially if you own your small business like me, do you really have the time to discourse with these kinds of problems? I certainly do not.
A local attorney suggested I talk to Ernie «…as he saved his life».
Retaining Ernest Mattison in early 2013, we have battled the dreaded IRS since then, including having to sue the Agency in Federal Tax Court! We won, although I was quite perplexed to learn afterwards that the prevailing party in Federal Tax Court is not allowed to be compensated for expenses. What a shame! Perhaps Congress ought to revise the Tax Code to permit that — especially as in our case the only reason we had to seek judicial relief was directly related to the incompetence experienced by staff of the IRS Fresno, Ca. office relating to my wife’s“s identity theft and a bogus return in which someone received a fraudulent tax refund using her ID. Counsel representing the IRS from Laguna Niguel, Ca. even apologized to us that the matter had necessitated litigation and was most helpful in getting it resolved in our favor — as it should have been done at a much lower level. (Oh well, just another day in paradise I guess.)
Mr. Mattison is a consummate professional who had worked for the IRS before starting his own business. He is very knowledgeable about procedures and speaks the language of the IRS which is certainly foreign to me.
Yesterday, after numerous filings of voluminous material, we finally had an Appeal heard by an IRS examiner in Riverside. The Appeals Officer impressed me with his courtesy and conscientious approach to this matter. He listened intently, asked numerous questions, and frequently spoke with Ernie using language and terms of which I have no clue.
Even though we still owe a rather large amount, (in our opinion), for tax years 2008 and 2009, at least this ordeal has come to a conclusion. An adjustment was made for each of thees years, but I still would have been more satisfied had we kept better records for certain legitimate expenses to have justified it. (HInt, NEVER THROW ANYTHING AWAY. NEVER PAY CASH FOR ANYTHING.)
I recommend Ernest Mattison, C.P.A. strongly for your consideration.