Federal and State Tax Attorney

Saint Paul, MN and Chippewa Falls, WI

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Attorney Eric Johnson – Johnson Tax Law 

Wide Experience – Former Internal Revenue Service Attorney

Eric has been practicing as a tax attorney for over 30 years. For five years of his career, he served as a litigation attorney for the Internal Revenue Service in the Office of Chief Counsel in Saint Paul. He has litigated hundreds of tax cases at both the federal and state levels and has represented countless clients administratively before the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities. Additionally, he has advised numerous clients on tax matters and reporting.

Advanced Education 

Eric graduated cum laude from Northwestern University in 1992 and cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1995.

Recognized and Praised by the Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service has acknowledged Eric's expertise in formal court filings: “Mr. Johnson is an experienced and articulate tax attorney.” (Duarte v. Commissioner, Tax Court docket no. 1851-12L, IRS Brief filed August 13, 2013, at 6.)

Eric works for clients in cases large and small, including: 

• Audit representation 
• Administrative appeals 
• U.S. Tax Court litigation 
• U.S. District Court litigation 
• Tax litigation in state courts 
• Appeals before the Eighth and Ninth Circuits 
• State business taxes 
• Sales tax 
• Employment taxes 
• Trust fund penalty liability 
• Income tax 
• Tax penalties 
  

• Tax collection 
• Federal and state criminal tax charges 
• Offer in Compromise claims 
• Collection Due Process proceedings 
• preparer penalties 
• international tax issues 
• tax reporting and compliance 
• non-profit formation and filings 
• tax liens and levies 
• innocent spouse claims 
• Tax bankruptcy planning 
• Tax malpractice claims 
  

Licensing

Eric is a member of the Minnesota and Wisconsin bars. He is licensed to practice before the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. District Court for Minnesota, the Eighth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Additionally, Eric has been admitted to practice pro hac vice in various other federal courts. He has also been recognized as a testifying expert in several tax cases.

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