Chris J. Sheldon – Civil and criminal tax trials and appeals; administrative tax disputes; IRS collections; Innocent and Injured Spouse Claims for Relief. Active tax controversy legal practice dealing with local, state and federal audits, criminal investigations, IRS collections, and civil and criminal tax litigation in Arizona courts, the United States Tax Court and Federal District Court and appeals. Special expertise in defending against IRS audits of captive insurance issues
Chris has been a member of the State Bar of Arizona since 2004. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, and graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Finance from ASU in 1997. Prior to private practice, Chris served as a Senior Attorney for the IRS in Phoenix from 2004 to 2012 and as Associate Area Counsel in Dallas from 2012 to 2014—experience that gives him rare insight into how the IRS approaches enforcement and litigation.
Active tax controversy practice dealing with local, state and federal audits, criminal investigations, IRS collections, and civil and criminal tax litigation in Arizona courts, the United States Tax Court and Federal District Court and app