Lexvid Certified CLE Speaker

In this presentation, tax attorney Mike DeBlis explains Kovel agreements and discusses the case that gave rise to them.

This course will dive into IRS appeals.

This course will dive into mutual legal assistance treaties, tax treaties, information exchange agreements, FATCA, and letters rogatory.

In this course, we will discuss the elements of the federal tax evasion statute and delve into the methods that the IRS uses to reconstruct income in tax fraud cases.

This course will delve into the situations in which the TFRP arises, cover the procedures surrounding it, the defenses, how easy it is for the IRS to prove a case, what happens if your client loses, how the IRS applies TFRP payments, and "tattle tailing" on others.

In this course, we will discuss the elements of the federal tax evasion statute and delve into the methods that the IRS uses to reconstruct income in tax fraud cases.

This program will do a deep dive into installment agreements for taxpayers unable to pay their tax bills on time.

There is a certain rhythm to the audit process, and it’s a very scary beat. In this presentation, I'll discuss the steps that most examinations begin and end with. We'll discuss eggshell audits, those audits where unbeknownst to the IRS at the start of the examination, the taxpayer has major criminal problems and what you can do to help shepherd your client through the pending storm. We'll also discuss the attorney-client privilege in the tax realm as well as the necessity to retain a Kovel accountant when there are underlying criminal tax issues that are lurking. Finally, we'll take a short digression into IRS Appeals.

This presentation will delve into the rules of US Tax Court.

There is a certain rhythm to the audit process, and it’s a very scary beat. In this presentation, I'll discuss the steps that most examinations begin and end with. We'll discuss eggshell audits, those audits where unbeknownst to the IRS at the start of the examination, the taxpayer has major criminal problems and what you can do to help shepherd your client through the pending storm. We'll also discuss the attorney-client privilege in the tax realm as well as the necessity to retain a Kovel accountant when there are underlying criminal tax issues that are lurking. Finally, we'll take a short digression into IRS Appeals.

This presentation will cover the nuances of offers in compromise in tax disputes highlighting the issues that arise most frequently

There is a certain rhythm to the audit process, and it’s a very scary beat. In this presentation, I'll discuss the steps that most examinations begin and end with. We'll discuss eggshell audits, those audits where unbeknownst to the IRS at the start of the examination, the taxpayer has major criminal problems and what you can do to help shepherd your client through the pending storm. We'll also discuss the attorney-client privilege in the tax realm as well as the necessity to retain a Kovel accountant when there are underlying criminal tax issues that are lurking. Finally, we'll take a short digression into IRS Appeals.

In this presentation, I will cover the basics of Form 941 taxes. Form 941 taxes represent the amount of money that an employer must withhold from his or her employees’ wages for remittance to the IRS. This includes social security, Medicare, and income taxes. We'll then discuss the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty. To encourage prompt payment of withheld income and employment taxes, including social security taxes, railroad retirement taxes, or collected excise taxes, Congress passed a law that provides for the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP). Sec. 6672(a) imposes a penalty on any person who is “responsible” for paying payroll taxes and “willfully” fails to do so.

Before the IRS wrecking ball goes into motion, the taxpayer has certain procedural rights. This presentation will discuss them in detail.

This program will go deeper into the FBAR, examining how to prepare a submission, frequent issues, and non-willfulness.

This course will delve into the situations in which the TFRP arises, cover the procedures surrounding it, the defenses, how easy it is for the IRS to prove a case, what happens if your client loses, how the IRS applies TFRP payments, and "tattle tailing" on others.

This presentation will provide you with a comprehensive review of the rules of evidence that come up most frequently.

This program will cover nonverbal communication for lawyers and give attorneys the tools they need to improve their courtroom body language.

Before the IRS wrecking ball goes into motion, The program will discuss the taxpayer's procedural rights as they relate to a case with the IRS.

This course will provide concrete tools designed specifically to enhance the delivery of your opening statement and closing argument.

This course will cover the FBAR regulations, filing requirements, exemptions, and the civil and criminal penalties that may be applicable for not complying with the FBAR filing requirements.

This program will cover nonverbal communication for lawyers and give attorneys the tools they need to improve their courtroom body language.

In this course, we will discuss the elements of the federal tax evasion statute and delve into the methods that the IRS uses to reconstruct income in tax fraud cases.

In part 2 of this course, attorneys will learn how to present a compelling story to the jury by employing tactics used in the theatre.

This course will provide concrete tools designed specifically to enhance the delivery of your opening statement and closing argument.

This presentation will cover preparation for cross-examination, the three steps for impeachment, impeachment by omission, how to expose the lying witnesses, and more.

This presentation will cover the preparation for cross-examination, focusing on impeachment by omission.

This course will explore some exercises that will help you to expand your capacity for human connection so that you can relate more to your clients.

This course will cover the ins and outs of representing a client in US Tax Court.

Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt Part 2

This presentation will provide you with creative tools for conducting cross-examination, reducing these techniques to simple, easy to apply rules that can be referred to before and during trial preparation.

This presentation will help litigators understand the beats that all great stories go through. It will cover topics such as the importance of finding the tempo of the narrative pace, the rule of three's and how to apply it, and how to build suspense. These principles will enhance your ability to tell your client's story to the jury in a way that will leave an unforgettable impression.

This presentation will cover how storytelling can help lawyers to cut through all of the noise and distractions of everyday life in order to connect to the jury on a human level.

There is a certain rhythm to the audit process, and it’s a very scary beat. In this presentation, I'll discuss the steps that most examinations begin and end with. We'll discuss eggshell audits, those audits where unbeknownst to the IRS at the start of the examination, the taxpayer has major criminal problems and what you can do to help shepherd your client through the pending storm. We'll also discuss the attorney-client privilege in the tax realm as well as the necessity to retain a Kovel accountant when there are underlying criminal tax issues that are lurking. Finally, we'll take a short digression into IRS Appeals.

The course will explore the parallels of the theatre and the courtroom in a way that will help attorneys become better advocates for their clients.

This course will instruct attorneys on how to help their witness' stories more interesting, compelling, and credible.

In part 3 of this course, attorneys will learn how to present a compelling story to the jury by employing tactics used in the theatre.

This program will instruct lawyers on how storytelling can help lawyers to cut through all of the noise and distractions of everyday life in order to connect to the jury on a human level.

In part 4 of this course, attorneys will learn how to present a compelling story to the jury by employing tactics used in the theatre.

This course will provide concrete tools designed specifically to enhance the delivery of your opening statement and closing argument.

This course will explore some exercises that will help you to expand your capacity for human connection so that you can relate more to your clients.

This presentation will cover the hearsay rules, including non-hearsay and the hearsay exceptions. The hearsay rules are a litigator's toolbox and the best way to understand them and how they work is through practical, hands-on hypotheticals that come directly from the courtroom.

This course will delve into the situations in which the TFRP arises, cover the procedures surrounding it, the defenses, how easy it is for the IRS to prove a case, what happens if your client loses, how the IRS applies TFRP payments, and "tattle tailing" on others.

In this course, we will discuss the elements of the federal tax evasion statute and delve into the methods that the IRS uses to reconstruct income in tax fraud cases.

This presentation will help litigation attorneys when it comes to cross-examining witnesses by helping them to identify a witness’s inner attitudes and thus what behavior would be most beneficial to adopt when it comes to questioning that witness in order to elicit favorable testimony.

United States v. Tweel is the most famous example of a motion to suppress in a tax case. In Tweel, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that it constitutes trickery, fraud, and deceit for the IRS to conduct a criminal investigation under the guise of a civil examination. Join me as I deconstruct this holding and discuss the nuances of this sweeping case.

This presentation will give you two practical exercises for reconnecting with your five senses and resensitizing them to help you tell your client's story with more detail, clarity of thought, and suspense.

Part 2 of this program will give viewers tips and tools taken from Shakespeare aimed at finding their rhetorical power in the courtroom.

This program will instruct lawyers on how storytelling can help lawyers to cut through all of the noise and distractions of everyday life in order to connect to the jury on a human level.

This presentation will provide a comprehensive overview of relevancy and character evidence.

This course will provide concrete tools designed specifically to enhance the delivery of your opening statement and closing argument.

Closing argument is a great persuasive device to help you win your case. It is the most powerful part of the trial. It comes last and has the psychological advantage of recency. It is the only part of the trial which can be used without restrictions for setting forth relationships of facts and ideas, for emphasizing certain points, and for putting the case together in argument.

This program will instruct lawyers on how storytelling can help lawyers to cut through all of the noise and distractions of everyday life in order to connect to the jury on a human level.

Part 2 of this program will give viewers tips and tools taken from Shakespeare aimed at finding their rhetorical power in the courtroom.

The course will explore the parallels of the theatre and the courtroom in a way that will help attorneys become better advocates for their clients.

Closing argument is a great persuasive device to help you win your case. It is the most powerful part of the trial. It comes last and has the psychological advantage of recency. It is the only part of the trial which can be used without restrictions for setting forth relationships of facts and ideas, for emphasizing certain points, and for putting the case together in argument.

This program will discuss the 2014 IRS modification that streamlined filing procedures in order to accommodate a broader group of U.S. Taxpayers.

This program will cover commonly asked questions about the FBAR.

This course will dive into IRS appeals.

Learn the purpose of the FBAR regulations Determine who must file the FBAR Determine the FBAR filing requirements Determine who is exempt from the FBAR filing requirements Understand the civil and criminal penalties that may be applicable for not complying with the FBAR filing requirements s

This presentation will teach attorneys practical skills to make the most out of any cross-examination.

This presentation will provide you with creative tools for conducting cross-examination, reducing these techniques to simple, easy to apply rules that can be referred to before and during trial preparation.

This course will explore some exercises that will help you to expand your capacity for human connection so that you can relate more to your clients.

This presentation will cover preparation for cross-examination, the three steps for impeachment, impeachment by omission, how to expose the lying witnesses, and more.

This presentation will help litigators understand the beats that all great stories go through. It will cover topics such as the importance of finding the tempo of the narrative pace, the rule of three's and how to apply it, and how to build suspense. These principles will enhance your ability to tell your client's story to the jury in a way that will leave an unforgettable impression.

This course will explore some exercises that will help you to expand your capacity for human connection so that you can relate more to your clients.

This presentation will help litigation attorneys when it comes to cross-examining witnesses by helping them to identify a witness’s inner attitudes and thus what behavior would be most beneficial to adopt when it comes to questioning that witness in order to elicit favorable testimony.

The program will instruct viewers on how to harness the tools of Shakespeare to persuade juries in oral argument, chief among them the power of rhetoric.

Experienced trial lawyers recognize that most trials are won on the strengths of their case and not on the weaknesses of their adversary's case. Direct examination that clearly and effectively presents the witness's observations through a narrative lens will have a decisive effect on the outcome of the trial. The attorney's job is to make the witness and the story she is telling interesting, compelling, and credible. Direct examination is a partnership in which one of the partners, the attorney, fades into the background so that all of the jury's attention can be on the other partner, the witness.

In part 2 of this course, attorneys will learn how to present a compelling story to the jury by employing tactics used in the theatre.

Closing argument is a great persuasive device to help you win your case. It is the most powerful part of the trial. It comes last and has the psychological advantage of recency. It is the only part of the trial which can be used without restrictions for setting forth relationships of facts and ideas, for emphasizing certain points, and for putting the case together in argument.

In part 3 of this course, attorneys will learn how to present a compelling story to the jury by employing tactics used in the theatre.

This presentation will help litigation attorneys when it comes to cross-examining witnesses by helping them to identify a witness’s inner attitudes and thus what behavior would be most beneficial to adopt when it comes to questioning that witness in order to elicit favorable testimony.

This course will cover steps of a tax audit, the eggshell audit, the attorney-client privilege in the tax realm, and the necessity to retain a Kovel accountant when there are underlying criminal tax issues that are lurking.

This course will explore some exercises that will help you to expand your capacity for human connection so that you can relate more to your clients.

This course will provide concrete tools designed specifically to enhance the delivery of your opening statement and closing argument.

This presentation will help litigation attorneys when it comes to cross-examining witnesses by helping them to identify a witness’s inner attitudes and thus what behavior would be most beneficial to adopt when it comes to questioning that witness in order to elicit favorable testimony

This presentation will help litigation attorneys when it comes to cross-examining witnesses by helping them to identify a witness’s inner attitudes and thus what behavior would be most beneficial to adopt when it comes to questioning that witness in order to elicit favorable testimony

This program will teach lawyers how to use acting techniques to enhance their storytelling.

Part 3 of this course will explore techniques used by great wordsmiths in order to enhance your persuasive power and become a better advocate for your clients.

This presentation will cover the ins and outs of the Fifth Amendment's application to offshore audits.

This program will instruct lawyers on how storytelling can help lawyers to cut through all of the noise and distractions of everyday life in order to connect to the jury on a human level.

This presentation will cover how storytelling can help lawyers to cut through all of the noise and distractions of everyday life in order to connect to the jury on a human level.

The program will instruct viewers on how to harness the tools of Shakespeare to persuade juries in oral argument, chief among them the power of rhetoric.

This program will teach lawyers how to use acting techniques to enhance their storytelling.

This presentation will cover the preparation for cross-examination, focusing on impeachment by omission.

This presentation will help litigation attorneys when it comes to cross-examining witnesses by helping them to identify a witness’s inner attitudes and thus what behavior would be most beneficial to adopt when it comes to questioning that witness in order to elicit favorable testimony.

This presentation will help litigation attorneys when it comes to cross-examining witnesses by helping them to identify a witness’s inner attitudes and thus what behavior would be most beneficial to adopt when it comes to questioning that witness in order to elicit favorable testimony.

This program will teach lawyers how to use acting techniques to enhance their storytelling.

This course will explore the seminal case of United States v. Kovel and examine its impacts and the relevant privileges that exist today.

This course will dive into the IRS appeals aspect of a tax controsversy.

This course will cover steps of a tax audit, the eggshell audit, the attorney-client privilege in the tax realm, and the necessity to retain a Kovel accountant when there are underlying criminal tax issues that are lurking.

Before the IRS wrecking ball goes into motion, the taxpayer has certain procedural rights. This presentation will discuss them in detail.

This program will help attorneys understand worker classification issues.

This program will help attorneys understand worker classification issues.

This presentation will teach you how to use the five senses when telling our client’s story.

This presentation will give you two practical exercises for reconnecting with your five senses, resensitizing them, and then rediscovering the beauty of the world around you through a narrower and more focused lens. This will help you to tell your client's story with detail, clarity of thought, and "cliff-hanging" suspense in order to win the minds and hearts of the jury.

In this presentation, I will cover the basics of Form 941 taxes. Form 941 taxes represent the amount of money that an employer must withhold from his or her employees’ wages for remittance to the IRS. This includes social security, Medicare, and income taxes. We'll then discuss the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty. To encourage prompt payment of withheld income and employment taxes, including social security taxes, railroad retirement taxes, or collected excise taxes, Congress passed a law that provides for the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP). Sec. 6672(a) imposes a penalty on any person who is “responsible” for paying payroll taxes and “willfully” fails to do so.

This presentation will teach attorneys practical skills to make the most out of any cross-examination.