Over 35 Years of Experience in Tax Planning, Tax Controversies and Estate Planning and Administration. The firm assists clients with the following types of tax and estate-planning problems: IRS and State Tax Audits IRS and State Tax Collection Federal and State Tax Liens, Notices of Levy, Offers in Compromise and Installment-Payment Agreements Innocent Spouse Appeals and Litigation IRS Penalties Civil Tax Fraud Tax Litigation before United States Courts State Tax Problems Threatened Seizure of Wages and Bank Accounts Employment Tax Problems Taxpayer Rights Securing and Retaining Tax-Exempt Status Counseling and Transactional Planning for Sophisticated Corporate and Partnership Transactions Estate and Wealth Planning, Wills, Trusts and Probate Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plans Jane C. Bergner's practice encompasses a broad range of tax matters in the areas of Federal and D.C. taxation, including tax audit and controversy matters; tax collection disputes; innocent spouse issues; civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels; corporate, partnership, business and individual transactional tax planning; the representation of tax-exempt organizations; and estate, gift and wealth planning and probate.