Dennis N. Brager
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- Biography
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Mr. Brager is a California State Bar Certified Tax Specialist and a former Senior Trial Attorney for the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Chief Counsel. In addition to representing the IRS in the United States Tax Court, he advised the Service on complex civil and criminal tax issues.
Mr. Brager’s attorney firm of 15 attorneys and support staff is based in West Los Angeles. He has been featured every year from 2008-2023 as a Super Lawyer in the field of Tax by Los Angeles Magazine. He has filed cases in the United States Tax Court on behalf of over 320 taxpayers.
Mr. Brager has limited his practice to representing clients having criminal and civil tax disputes with the IRS, the Franchise Tax Board, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (formerly the State Board of Equalization), and the Employment Development Department–both at trial and administrative levels.
He has been quoted as a tax expert by US News and World Report, Business Week, Fox News, CMDA, National Journal, Fox Business, Trusts & Estates, New York Daily News, Bloomberg Politics, the Daily Journal, The Daily Beast, USA Today, the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Tax Analyst, The Chicago Tribune, CNN Money, Bloomberg BNA, Cannabis Daily, Morning Star, Accounting Today, Sputnik, Tax Notes Today, Tech Times, and The National Law Journal.
He has appeared on ABC Television’s Good Morning America, and ABC 7’s Eyewitness News, Fox Business News, TV One Access, and radio stations KFGO, KGSN, KFNX’s A Call to Rights with Steven Kates, KFWB Money 101, and KABC’s The Larry Elder Show.
His articles have appeared in the California Lawyer, Marijuana Venture, Daily Journal, Taxation for Lawyers, Los Angeles Lawyer, The Consumer Advocate, Family Law News, California Tax Lawyer, Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure, Journal of Taxation of Investments, and Accounting Today.
- Practice Areas
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits
- Video Conferencing
- Fees
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Free Consultation
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- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- California
- Since 1978
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- Languages
- English:
Spoken, Written
- Professional Experience
- Tax Litigation Attorney
- Brager Tax Law Group
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1987 –
Current
- IRS Senior Trial Attorney
- Internal Revenue Service
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1978 –
1984
- Office of District Counsel, Los Angeles, California
- Education
- Certified Tax Specialist, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
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- New York University
- J.D. | Law
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1978
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- Pace University
- B.B.A.
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1975
- Honors: magna cum laude
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- Awards
- Super Lawyer
- Los Angeles Magazine
- 2021
- Dennis Brager has been awarded the Super Lawyer award every year from 2008 to 2021.
- Professional Associations
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California State Bar
 # 81559
- Chair of Tax Litigation and Procedure Committee
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1999 –
2000 -
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Chair of the Tax Compliance, Procedure and Litigation Committee
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1997 –
1998 -
- Publications
- How Your Clients Can Lose Their Passports by Falling Behind on Their Taxes (and What to Do About It)
- January, 2019
- Penalty Relief Available for Cash-Only Businesses
- Marijuana Venture
- October, 2015
- IRS Tightens Inventory Rules for Marijuana Businesses
- Marijuana Venture
- August, 2015
- FBAR is not Going Away–and the Filing Deadline is June 30
- Association for Financial Professionals
- June, 2015
- Tax Tips for the Fledgling Indie Filmmaker to Keep the IRS Away
- The Wrap
- December, 2014
- If You Have a Bank Account in a Foreign Country, You May Need to File a Report with the IRS
- Bridge USA
- July, 2013
- Third-Party Federal Tax Liens and Levies and How to Fight Them
- Journal of Tax Practice & Procedure
- January, 2013
- New ‘Streamlined’ FBAR Filing
- Los Angeles Daily Journal
- November, 2012
- Case Finds CFOs Liable for Payroll Taxes
- CFO.com
- October, 2012
- OPR: Avoid possible suspension based on client returns
- Spidell’s California Taxletter
- July, 2011
- Offshore Voluntary Disclosure — The Next Generation
- Taxes- The Tax Magazine
- May, 2011
- Partial Offshore Tax Amnesty – Voluntary Disclosure 2.0
- The Los Angeles Daily Journal
- February, 2011
- Anatomy of an OPR Case (Definitely Not R.I.P.)
- Journal of Tax Practice & Procedure
- January, 2011
- FBAR and Voluntary Disclosure
- Presented to California CPA Society
- 2009
- The Tax Gap and Voluntary Disclosure
- Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure
- January, 2008
- Tax Collection Techniques
- Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure
- November, 2006
- Circular 230: An Overview
- Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure
- December, 2005
- Tax Issues: Damages, Rescission and Debt Cancellations as Client Income
- The Consumer Advocate
- April, 2004
- IRS’ Innocent-Spouse Rules Have Been Liberalized
- The Daily Journal
- March, 1999
- Prevailing Party – Recovering Attorneys Fees From the IRS
- The Daily Journal
- October 20, 1998
- Expert Advice: New Rules on 1099 Forms
- California Lawyer
- June, 1998
- Bankruptcy: The Silver Bullet of Tax Defense
- California Tax Lawyer
- December, 1997
- Expert Advice: Avoiding Payroll Taxes
- California Lawye
- May, 1997
- Tax Brakes: The Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2
- Los Angeles Lawyer
- November, 1996
- IRS Guidelines for Installment-Payment Agreements
- Los Angeles Lawyer
- March, 1996
- The Innocent Spouse Defense
- Los Angeles Lawyer
- December, 1995
- The Innocent Spouse Defense
- Family Law News
- March, 1993
- Challenging the IRS Requires a Cohesive Strategy
- Taxation for Lawyers
- August, 1991
- The Taxpayer Bill of Rights–A Small Step Toward Reigning in the IRS
- Los Angeles Lawyer
- May, 1989
- How to Handle Civil and Criminal Controversies with the Internal Revenue Service, Franchise Tax Board and in Court
- California Continuing Education of the Bar, Tax Procedure Institute
- 1987
- Taxation of Capital Assets
- Golden Gate University, Masters in Taxation Program
- 1986
- How to Handle Tax Shelter Registration Under the 1984 Tax Reform Act
- Journal of Taxation of Investments
- March, 1985
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