
This is the first of the joint “IRS-NYCLA” training events. This training reviews a) several of the most common IRS notices, (b) best practices for representing the taxpayers receiving these IRS notices, (c) the IRS online services and the AI programs available to help taxpayers and tax professionals address IRS controversies, and (d) the latest developments in IRS enforcement.
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED:
1) UNDERSTANDING & RESPONDING THE IRS COLLECTION NOTICES
2)THE FIRST NOTICE – NOTICE AND DEMAND FOR TAX
3)THE SECOND NOTICE - CP-501
4)THE THIRD NOTICE – CP 503
5)THE FOURTH NOTICE - CP-504
6)THE FINAL NOTICE - LT 11 (LETTER 1058)
7) IRS ESERVICES AND DISCUSS THE TAX TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS, BUSINESSES, AND TAX PROFESSIONALS.

Frank Agostino is one of the most accomplished tax controversy attorneys in the country, with more than four decades of litigation experience and a string of landmark victories that have reshaped IRS enforcement and Tax Court procedure — including Commissioner v. Zuch before the U.S. Supreme Court (2025) and Chai v. Commissioner in the Second Circuit (2017).
Because of Frank’s stellar reputation in the tax bar, he has been ranked in Chambers in Band 1 for Tax: Fraud Nationwide (USA) and in Band 1 for High Net Worth Private Client: Tax.
A former IRS District Counsel attorney and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Frank has also taught tax controversy at Seton Hall and Rutgers Law, and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure.