Lorcan Hartigan
Partner, audits and appeals
Lorcan answers questions the IRS asks about a return and takes the disagreements further, when they can't be settled by mail.
Lorcan spends most of his week with people who have a letter and a shoebox, and the work is the same each time: find out what the agency actually wants, and answer only that.
When an audit result looks wrong, he prepares the appeal and explains the odds in plain terms before it is filed.
Works on
- Letter and office audits
- IRS appeals
- Mismatch notices
Lorcan's admissions, courts and training
Bar admissions
Illinois
1997
Courts
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Education
J.D., Northern Illinois University College of Law
B.S., Accountancy, Illinois State University
Languages
English
Memberships
DuPage County Bar Association
American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
How Lorcan runs an audit file
He writes the reply before he sends anything, then reads it back as if he were the examiner. If a page invites a question he can't answer, it comes out or the answer goes in.
He tells clients early what the likely outcomes are, including the ones they would rather not hear, so the decision to appeal is theirs and an informed one.
Want Lorcan to read your letter?
Send the office a line about your letter, and ask for Lorcan by name if you like.