Renée N. Azrieli, CPA

Renée Azrieli has over thirty-five years of diversified, complex tax experience including more than twenty years with the Internal Revenue Service.  She has extensive experience in representing individual, corporate and partnership taxpayers who are under audit examination by taxing authorities or are protesting the results at the appeals level.  She also has experience in the challenges of criminal tax matters and provides assistance to counsel practicing before the Federal District Courts and with the United States Department of Justice.

Ms. Azrieli’s experience includes procedural matters at all IRS levels, as well as employee-independent contractor cases, criminal investigation matters, tax research projects, pre-bankruptcy planning, penalty and interest abatements, and collection matters including trust fund recovery cases, offers in compromise, installment plans, seizures, liens and discharges. Her experience also encompasses state matters, involving the Franchise Tax Board, the State Board of Equalization, and the Employment Development Department. The tax dollars at risk to clients have been as high as $200 million to as low as $100,000.

Previously, Ms. Azrieli was an Associate Chief of Appeals in Los Angeles for the IRS.  Ms. Azrieli has lectured on various IRS topics to the local Certified Public Accountants, Enrolled Agent groups, and public service organizations.  She has published articles and written columns on tax controversy and IRS matters.

Ms. Azrieli is a member of various national and state professional societies, as well as those specifically related to tax matters. She is an honors graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles.