Choosing IRS Representation: Looks Aren’t Everything, BUT…..

Let’s take a hypothetical situation. Let’s say you owe the IRS a small bank vault of back taxes. Let’s also say that your own bank vault happens to be empty, and next the IRS is coming to seize your cardboard box from the alley you sleep in. You need help, and you need it fast.

When it comes down to choosing who is going to represent you in front of the IRS, you have some decisions to make. A big one is what kind of representation you’re looking for. For all intents and purposes, your choices are a CPA, an enrolled agent, or an attorney. In other words, your choices are a number cruncher, a tax expert, or, well, ya know, one of those folks that’s the butt of the best jokes ever written. :p

So, back to our scenario. When your fighting back against the IRS, pick the guy you want on your side:

The CPA:

The Lawyer:

The Enrolled Agent:

Granted, these are just stereotypes, and we all know how accurate stereotypes are…but still….I’m just sayin!