Dennis N. Brager

Dennis N. Brager is the founder of Brager Tax Law Group in Los Angeles and is a nationally recognized California State Bar Certified Tax Specialist and former senior tax attorney for theIRS’s Office of Chief Counsel. In addition to representing the IRS in court, he advised the IRS on complex civil and criminal tax issues. Mr. Brager is frequently quoted in national publications and has been consulted as a tax expert by Business Week, Accounting Today, the Daily Journal, theNational Law Journal, The Daily Beast, USA Today, Palm Beach Daily News, Money Laundering and Tax Analyst. A number of his articles have appeared in industry publications and journals, and he has appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” “Fox Business News,” “TV One Access” and“KFWB Money 101.” His articles include “New ‘Streamlined’ FBAR Filing,” “Offshore Voluntary Disclosure — The Next Generation,” “Partial Offshore Tax Amnesty — Voluntary Disclosure2.0,” Anatomy of an OPR Case (Definitely Not R.I.P.),” “FBAR and Voluntary Disclosure,” “TheTax Gap and Voluntary Disclosure,” “Circular 230: An Overview,” “Recent Developments in TaxProcedure,” “Damages, Rescission and Debt Cancellation as Client Income,” “Prevailing PartyRecovering Attorneys Fees From the IRS,” “The Taxpayer Bill of Rights — A Small Step TowardReining in the IRS,” “Challenging the IRS Requires a Cohesive Strategy,” “The Innocent SpouseDefense,” “Tax Brakes: The Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2” and “Expert Advice: Avoiding PayrollTaxes.” Mr. Brager has been named a Super Lawyer in the field of Tax Litigation every year since2006, and he holds an AV-Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell, as well as a “superb” rat-ing from Avvo. He is certified by the California State Bar as a Tax Specialist — one of only 358 in the entire state —and his presentations have been well received at national conferences, including the American Bar Association, the Consumer Rights Litigation Conference and the National Association of Enrolled Agents. He regularly speaks at the California Continuing Education of theBar, the California Society of CPAs, the UCLA Tax Controversy Institute, the California State BarAssociation and the Warner Center Estate and Tax Planning Council. He also taught at the GoldenGate University’s Masters in Taxation Program and has been a guest speaker at the University ofSouthern California. Mr. Brager’s practice is limited to clients who have disputes with the IRS, theFranchise Tax Board, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, and the Employment Development Department — at both the trial and administrative levels. He represents clients on a variety of issues, including criminal and civil tax fraud, tax audit and appeals, payroll and sales tax problems, tax-preparer penalties, innocent-spouse defenses, offers in compromise, installment payment agreements, Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) defenses and more. He also is available as an expert witness and a speaker on all of these topics. Mr. Brager received his B.B.A.magna cum laude in 1975 in accounting/finance from Pace University and his J.D. from New YorkUniversity in 1978.