John Pontius

Resolution of sensitive and serious tax problems.

10+ Years of Experience

Attorney John Pontius is the founder of Pontius Tax Law, PLLC with offices in Washington, DC and in Rockville, Maryland. Mr. Pontius represents individual and business clients with sensitive and serious tax matters before the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities. Mr. Pontius regularly advises clients with complex tax issues in the following areas: FBAR examinations, offshore disclosures, FATCA, tax planning, unfiled tax returns, release of tax liens and levies, trust fund recovery penalty, IRS and state audit examinations as well as Appeals, penalty abatement, US Tax Court litigation along with defense of tax fraud and tax evasion. Before opening his firm in 2017, Mr. Pontius worked for seven years at tax controversy firms in Maryland and in the international corporate tax group of KPMG LLP in Virginia. In 2006, he began his legal career as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army.

Tax Law
Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Credit Cards Accepted
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Bar
Since 2006
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Georgetown University Law Center
LL.M. (2010) | Tax
2009


2010

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Widener University Commonwealth Law School
J.D. (2004) | Law
2002


2004

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Gettysburg College
B.A. (2002) | Economics
1998


2002

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Tax Rising Star: 2015-2019
Super Lawyers
Rising Stars are the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in Maryland who are 40 years old and younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less.
Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.

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American Bar Association

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Federal Bar Association

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Montgomery County Bar Association

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Articles & Publications
Long Hours, and They Aren’t All Billable
by Zoe Sagalow, Tax Notes
August 13, 2018
Updates on Denial or Revocation of U.S. Passports for Seriously Delinquent Tax Debtors
Tax Talk, Tax Section of the Maryland State Bar Association
June, 2018
Comments Regarding the OVDP and Streamlined Procedures to the IRS Acting Commissioner Kautter
ABA Tax Section
May 3, 2018
Individual Income Tax Consequences of the Affordable Care Act
Newsletter, Bar Association Of Montgomery County
February, 2015
What Every Attorney Needs to Know About Tax Liens
Tax Talk, Tax Section of the Maryland State Bar Association
October, 2014

How to be prepared for an IRS audit
Newsletter, Bar Association Of Montgomery County
June, 2014
Foreign Bank Account Reporting Extends Beyond Switzerland
Bar Bulletin, Maryland State Bar Association
April, 2014
A Guide for Worker Classification
Newsletter, Bar Association Of Montgomery County
January, 2014
Procedures to Stop an IRS Levy
Newsletter, Bar Association Of Montgomery County
September, 2013

Websites & Blogs

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Pontius Tax Law, PLLC
1101 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20004
US
Telephone: (202) 756-1125

Pontius Tax Law, PLLC
199 East Montgomery Avenue
Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20850
US
Toll-Free: (240) 599-8027