Team

• Abajian Law, Tax Attorney, Founder, 2006
• Deloitte Tax LLP, Los Angeles, Manager of Tax Controversy Services
• Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, Laguna Niguel, Senior Trial Attorney
• Tax Boutique, Los Angeles, Tax Attorney
• Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, Los Angeles, Extern

• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.) with Distinction (4.0 GPA)
• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles J.D.
• University of California, Los Angeles (B.A. English)

Steve is a senior advisor to Abajian Law on a case-by-case basis. He is available to help resolve complex audits, including tax shelter controversies and estate and gift cases.

Shreya provides paralegal support to the attorneys at the firm.

• International Tax Controversy
  • Streamlined Offshore Procedures
  • Foreign Bank & Financial Account Report (FBAR)
  • Form 5471 & related Penalties
  • Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
• Domestic Tax Controversy (State & Federal) / (IRS & FTB, CDTFA formerly BOE, EDD)
  • Passive Activity loss limitation rules
  • Attribution rules and constructive ownership of stock rules
  • Reasonable Cause memorandums
  • Civil Fraud Penalties