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Federal IRS and California state tax representation for Alameda County taxpayers — from Oakland and Berkeley to Fremont, Hayward, Pleasanton, and Livermore. Our California Bar-admitted attorneys appear directly before the IRS, the Franchise Tax Board, CDTFA, EDD, the California Office of Tax Appeals, and the U.S. Tax Court, with Bay Area federal-tax matters venued at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in downtown Oakland and U.S. Tax Court trial sessions held at the San Francisco Federal Building on Golden Gate Avenue.
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Alameda County taxpayers facing IRS or FTB collection
If you live in Oakland, Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Pleasanton, Livermore, Alameda, San Leandro, Union City, Dublin, Albany, Newark, Piedmont, or Emeryville, you are inside one of the most layered federal-tax environments in California. UC Berkeley faculty and graduate students juggle fellowship and stipend taxation under IRC §117. Tesla workforce in Fremont and the Adobe and Pixar campuses in Emeryville generate RSU vests that ride the all-in 37 percent federal plus California top brackets. Port of Oakland crane operators, ILWU pensioners, and Kaiser Permanente headquarters staff bring their own withholding patterns. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory federal employees in the Tri-Valley face TSP, FERS, and clearance-sensitive collection issues. The Bay Area cost of living drives a steady outflow to Reno, Las Vegas, and Idaho — with FTB residency audits under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §17014 trailing behind. If you have an IRS or FTB balance, an audit notice, or a wage levy from the EDD, this page walks through what Alameda County representation looks like.
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Why Alameda County tax matters require a California-licensed firm
Alameda County sits at the demographic and economic core of the East Bay. The county hosts the University of California's flagship Berkeley campus, the Tesla Fremont Factory (the largest auto-manufacturing plant on the West Coast), the Port of Oakland (the third-busiest container port on the West Coast), Kaiser Permanente's national headquarters in downtown Oakland, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the Tri-Valley, and Pixar Animation Studios and Adobe Systems Emeryville campuses. Each of those employers feeds a distinct federal-tax profile through our door, and California layers FTB, CDTFA, and EDD jurisdiction on every one of them.
Victory Tax Lawyers, LLP is a California-licensed tax-law firm. Both managing attorneys — Parham Khorsandi, Cal Bar #266658, and Amir Boroumand, Cal Bar #269570 — are members of the State Bar of California in active standing and admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court. We represent Alameda County clients directly before the California Franchise Tax Board, CDTFA, EDD, and the California Office of Tax Appeals — no Power-of-Attorney workaround through out-of-state counsel, no referral chain.
On the federal side, our Tax Court bar admission has nationwide reach. An Alameda County petitioner typically designates San Francisco as the place of trial under Tax Court Rule 140, with sessions at the Phillip Burton Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue. The IRS Oakland Taxpayer Assistance Center sits at 1301 Clay Street, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California maintains an Oakland Division courthouse in the same Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building. We appear at all three.
The pages that follow lay out the practice areas, the venue map, settlement ranges from prior cases, the seven-step engagement process, and 13 FAQs answering what Alameda County taxpayers actually ask.
Your tax rights as an Alameda County taxpayer
Federal taxpayer rights are codified across the Internal Revenue Code and summarized in IRS Publication 1. California layers its own rights through the FTB Taxpayer Bill of Rights at Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code Part 10.7 and parallel provisions for CDTFA and EDD. Federal employees at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and academic appointees at UC Berkeley add their own layers through agency-specific protections and graduate-student stipend rules.
Right to representation (federal)
Under IRC §7521(b)(2), an IRS examiner or collection officer must suspend an interview when you state you wish to consult an authorized representative. Form 2848 puts a tax attorney between you and the IRS for the remainder of the matter.
Right to representation (California)
FTB Form 3520-PIT or 3520-BE appoints counsel before the Franchise Tax Board. CDTFA Form 392 covers sales-tax matters; EDD DE 48 covers payroll. Once on file, every notice routes to your attorney.
Right to Collection Due Process
A Notice of Federal Tax Lien (IRC §6320) or Final Notice of Intent to Levy (IRC §6330) opens a 30-day window to request a CDP hearing on Form 12153. A timely CDP request pauses federal collection and preserves Tax Court review.
Right to U.S. Tax Court review
A Notice of Deficiency triggers a 90-day petition window under IRC §6213(a). Alameda County petitioners commonly designate San Francisco as the place of trial, with sessions at 450 Golden Gate Avenue.
Right to an FTB protest and OTA appeal
A Notice of Proposed Assessment from the FTB carries a 60-day protest window under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §19041. A Notice of Action that follows opens a 30-day appeal to the California Office of Tax Appeals under §19045. The OTA hears the matter as an independent tribunal — no longer the Board of Equalization.
Right to a federal OIC
Under IRC §7122, the IRS may accept less than the full liability where doubt as to collectibility, doubt as to liability, or effective tax administration justifies settlement. Filed on Form 656 with Form 433-A(OIC) or 433-B(OIC).
Right to a California OIC
FTB compromise authority sits at Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §19443. CDTFA runs a parallel offer program under §6832. EDD compromise sits at Cal. Unemp. Ins. Code §1735 and adjoining sections.
Right to a Collection Statute
IRC §6502 gives the IRS 10 years from assessment to collect. The California parallel under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §19255 runs 20 years — double the federal tail. Pull both transcripts before negotiating.
How Victory Tax Lawyers helps Alameda County taxpayers
Federal & California Offer in Compromise
We file federal Form 656 with Form 433-A(OIC) under IRC §7122, and FTB Form 4905 PIT or BE with the parallel financial under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §19443. The two reviews run on different Reasonable Collection Potential math, and California treats East Bay real-estate equity in Piedmont, Albany, Berkeley Hills, and the Oakland Hills harder than the IRS does.
Installment Agreements (IRS & FTB)
Streamlined IRS IAs under $50,000, Non-Streamlined IAs above with Form 433-F disclosure, and Partial Pay IAs under IRC §6159 running through the CSED. FTB parallel plans under Form 3567; CDTFA and EDD have their own structures.
Lien release and withdrawal
A federal NFTL under IRC §6321 and FTB State Tax Liens under Cal. Gov. Code §7170 attach to Alameda County real property and are recorded with the Alameda County Clerk-Recorder. We pursue release after payment, certificate of discharge, subordination for refinance, and lien withdrawal under Fresh Start for IAs under $25,000.
Levy release (IRS, FTB, EDD)
Federal wage and bank levies under IRC §6331 stop with CNC, an accepted IA, OIC processing, or a timely CDP. FTB Earnings Withholding Orders under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §18670 and bank levies under §18670.5 release under analogous resolutions. Federal bank levies hold 21 days; FTB holds 10 business days.
Audit and exam defense
IRS correspondence, office, and field audits handled at the Oakland TAC. FTB residency audits under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §17014, especially on departures to Reno, Las Vegas, and Idaho. CDTFA sales-tax audits on Telegraph Avenue retailers, Jack London Square restaurants, and Fremont electronics resellers. EDD AB 5 audits on construction, rideshare, and trucking contractors across the East Bay.
Penalty abatement
Federal First-Time Penalty Abatement and reasonable-cause requests under IRC §6651. FTB waivers under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §19131 and §19132. Reasonable-cause for Alameda County filers affected by the 2020 SCU Lightning Complex smoke impact, 2023 atmospheric-river flooding, and 2017 Sonoma-Napa fire displacement in the East Bay diaspora.
Twelve tax issues we handle for Alameda County clients
Federal and California state practice areas framed for the matters that walk through the door from Oakland, Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Emeryville, Pleasanton, Livermore, and the rest of the East Bay.
UC Berkeley fellowship & stipend taxation
Graduate-student stipends, NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, and postdoctoral awards trip IRC §117 scholarship exclusion rules. The portion covering tuition and required fees is excludable; the portion covering room, board, or required services is taxable. Many UC Berkeley grad students underreport and surface years later when the IRS matches 1099-MISC or 1098-T.
Tesla Fremont RSU underwithholding
RSU vests at the Tesla Fremont Factory pile ordinary income onto W-2 wages. Employer withholding at the flat 22 percent supplemental rate underwithholds the all-in 37 percent federal plus 13.3 percent California top brackets. April balances reach six figures for senior engineers, and prior-year balances roll forward into IAs and OICs.
Adobe Emeryville & Pixar ISO/AMT
Senior engineers and animators at Adobe Emeryville, Pixar, and the legacy Stripe and Clorox Emeryville campuses who exercise Incentive Stock Options without selling create a preference item under IRC §55. Six-figure AMT bills on paper gains are routine. We pursue Disqualifying Dispositions, AMT credit carryforwards under IRC §53, and reasonable-cause penalty defense.
Lawrence Livermore federal-employee tax
Scientists and engineers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory hold security clearances and face TSP loan and FERS pension issues, plus deemed distributions under IRC §72(p). Clearance-sensitive collection action (federal tax lien, security-clearance review) gets handled quickly through CDP, IA, or OIC.
Port of Oakland & ILWU pension issues
Port of Oakland crane operators, longshoremen, and ILWU retirees have variable pension and overtime patterns. Pension lump-sum distributions, ILWU-PMA Welfare Plan distributions, and disability tax treatment create CP2000 mismatches the IRS pursues hard.
Kaiser HQ & UCSF Oakland healthcare 1099s
Locum tenens physicians, traveling nurses, and contracted specialists working at Kaiser's Oakland headquarters or UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland receive 1099-NEC for substantial dollars. Quarterly estimates lapse, self-employment tax under IRC §1401 bites, and the FTB layers on California sourcing rules.
FTB departing-resident audits
Alameda County residents moving to Reno, Las Vegas, Boise, or Coeur d'Alene to escape California cost of living often retain a Berkeley Hills home, a Piedmont rental, or a Tri-Valley property. The nine-factor domicile test at Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §17014 puts those facts under FTB scrutiny. We document the clean break before the audit fires.
Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
Under IRC §6672, the IRS reaches owners of Oakland, Berkeley, and Fremont LLCs and S-corps for unpaid payroll trust funds after Form 4180 interviews. EDD asserts the parallel state piece under Cal. Unemp. Ins. Code §1735.
CDTFA sales-tax audits
Cash-intensive Telegraph Avenue retailers, Jack London Square restaurants, Fourth Street Berkeley boutiques, and Fremont electronics resellers draw CDTFA mark-up audits. We push back on test-period methodology before it scales across the audit period under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §6481.
EDD AB 5 worker-classification
Post-AB 5 and Prop 22, EDD reclassifies 1099 contractors under the ABC test. Common in Alameda County construction, Oakland rideshare and food-delivery operations, Fremont logistics, and East Bay creative and media production.
Mental Health Services Act 1% surtax
Tesla executives, UC Berkeley endowed-chair faculty, and Kaiser senior administrators with taxable income above $1M hit the Mental Health Services Act surtax under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §17043. The 1 percent layer on top of California's 12.3 percent top bracket creates a 13.3 percent ceiling on ordinary income, plus federal.
U.S. Tax Court petitions
A 90-day petition in response to a Notice of Deficiency, designating San Francisco as the place of trial. Sessions are held at the Phillip Burton Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco — a 20-minute BART ride from downtown Oakland.
Nine common causes of tax debt in Alameda County
1. RSU vest underwithholding
Tesla, Adobe, Pixar, and the broader East Bay tech workforce see employers withhold federal tax on RSU vests at the flat 22 percent supplemental rate. Employees in California's top brackets owe an additional 15 to 20 percent come April, and prior-year balances roll forward into multi-year IAs.
2. ISO exercise without sale
An Adobe Emeryville or Pixar engineer exercises Incentive Stock Options, holds the shares, and triggers AMT on the spread between exercise price and fair-market value — even though no cash changed hands. The bill arrives the following April with no source of cash.
3. UC Berkeley stipend underreporting
A UC Berkeley grad student or postdoc receives fellowship payments reported on 1098-T or 1099-MISC and excludes the entire amount under IRC §117. The portion covering room, board, or required services is taxable. The IRS surfaces the mismatch one to three years later with a CP2000 and accrued interest.
4. Small-business payroll lapses
An Oakland restaurant, Berkeley retailer, or Fremont contractor stops depositing Form 941 trust funds during a slow quarter. The IRS asserts TFRP under IRC §6672 against owners personally; EDD asserts the state side under Cal. Unemp. Ins. Code §1735.
5. East Bay real-estate appreciation
Piedmont, Albany, Berkeley Hills, Oakland Hills, and Pleasanton saw aggressive 2020-2022 appreciation. Investment-property sales without a like-kind exchange under IRC §1031 trigger federal capital gains plus California's ordinary-income treatment at the 13.3 percent top rate.
6. FTB residency audit after move
Senior tech employees relocating from Berkeley or the Tri-Valley to Reno, Las Vegas, or Boise often retain a coastal-equivalent East Bay property, a family tie, or a professional license — all factors the FTB weighs to assert continuing California domicile under §17014.
7. Self-employment estimate shortfall
Locum tenens physicians at Kaiser Oakland, contracted UCSF specialists, and East Bay creative freelancers underestimate quarterly Form 1040-ES payments. Self-employment tax under IRC §1401 plus federal income tax plus California income tax stack rapidly.
8. ERC clawback exposure
Employee Retention Credit claims filed by promoter mills for Alameda County restaurants, retail boutiques, dental practices, and hospitality groups are being clawed back through CP207 and CP207L letters under the IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program and follow-on audits.
9. Pension and TSP missteps
Lawrence Livermore federal employees taking early TSP withdrawals, ILWU retirees with lump-sum pension distributions, and Kaiser senior staff with deferred-compensation plans miss withholding elections under IRC §3405 and face 10 percent early-withdrawal additions under §72(t).
Who is on the hook: eight Alameda County liability scenarios
Joint filers (community-property state)
California is a community-property state under Cal. Fam. Code §760. Joint federal returns create joint-and-several liability under IRC §6013(d)(3). One spouse can be pursued for the entire balance — even post-divorce — subject to Innocent Spouse Relief under IRC §6015 and Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §18533.
Divorce and tax allocation in Oakland family court
The Rene C. Davidson Courthouse at 1225 Fallon Street in Oakland handles Alameda County dissolutions. Allocation of joint federal liability, RSU vest treatment as community property, and stock-option division under Marriage of Hug all bear on the tax case. We coordinate with family-law counsel.
Responsible persons for payroll
TFRP under IRC §6672 reaches anyone with check-signing authority who willfully failed to pay over withheld taxes. The California parallel sits at Cal. Unemp. Ins. Code §1735 for EDD payroll personal liability — the state TFRP analog.
CDTFA dual-determinations
CDTFA can issue personal dual-determinations against corporate officers, directors, and LLC members for unremitted sales tax under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §6829.
FTB suspended-entity exposure
An Alameda County LLC suspended by FTB under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §23301 loses its right to contract or defend in California courts. Officers signing on behalf may incur personal exposure.
Transferee liability
IRC §6901 reaches transferees where the transfer rendered the transferor insolvent and tax debt remains. Common with Prop 19 parent-child transfers of Berkeley, Piedmont, and Oakland Hills real property and family-LLC restructurings.
Successor business liability
Asset purchases continuing a seller's Alameda County operation can carry CDTFA successor liability under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §6811-6814 and EDD successor liability under Cal. Unemp. Ins. Code §1731. Buyers protect with clearance letters before close.
Estate and decedent returns
California has no state estate tax. The decedent's final 1040 and the estate's 1041 are the executor's responsibility, with personal liability under 31 USC §3713(b) for premature distributions. Alameda County Superior Court probate at the Berkeley Courthouse and the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse governs the priority of state-tax claims.
What resolution can look like in Alameda County
Debt reduced
An accepted federal OIC settles the IRS liability for less than the full amount. A parallel FTB §19443 compromise can settle the California side. Partial Pay IAs cap recovery at what you can pay through the federal CSED or the FTB 20-year statute. Currently Not Collectible status freezes federal collection while finances stabilize after RSU bills, ISO surprises, fellowship-year transitions, or business cycles.
Penalties abated
Federal First-Time Penalty Abatement removes failure-to-file and failure-to-pay penalties for a clean compliance year. Reasonable-cause requests address fellowship-reporting confusion, RSU underwithholding, serious illness, and preparer reliance. FTB waivers under §19131 and §19132 follow parallel principles.
Liens and levies released
A federal NFTL recorded with the Alameda County Clerk-Recorder withdraws once a streamlined IA is in place under Fresh Start. FTB State Tax Liens release on payment, compromise, or release-for-cause. Wage and bank levies stop when the matter moves to CNC, IA, or OIC processing.
Outcomes vary. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Each tax case is unique.
Settlement ranges from the firm's case files
The following ranges come from Victory Tax Lawyers cases over the past several years and contribute to the firm's $100M+ aggregate tax-relief figure. Names and identifying facts are removed for confidentiality.
| Matter type | Original liability | Resolution | Approximate result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installment Agreement | $138,296 | IRC §6159 streamlined IA | $25/month accepted |
| Partial Pay IA | $126,489 | IRC §6159 PPIA through CSED | $50/month accepted |
| Installment Agreement | $128,206 | IRC §6159 streamlined IA | $25/month accepted |
| Partial Pay IA | $116,451 | IRC §6159 PPIA through CSED | $50/month accepted |
| Installment Agreement | $152,296 | IRC §6159 streamlined IA | $25/month accepted |
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Each tax case is unique and turns on facts, asset position, monthly disposable income, IRS Allowable Living Expense tables, FTB equivalent standards, and the discretion of the assigned Revenue Officer, Settlement Officer, or FTB compromise reviewer. Acceptance rates for federal Offer in Compromise vary widely — the IRS reported a nationwide acceptance rate of roughly 30 to 40 percent in recent years.
Why work with a California-licensed firm on an Alameda County tax matter
An Alameda County tax matter rarely sits in a single forum. A federal RSU underwithholding bill at Tesla Fremont triggers a parallel California assessment within four years through the federal-state information-exchange agreement. An EDD AB 5 audit on an Oakland rideshare driver runs alongside an IRS CP2000 for the same 1099 income. An FTB residency audit on a senior engineer who relocated to Reno usually pulls in East Bay property records from the Alameda County Assessor and Clerk-Recorder. A UC Berkeley fellowship reporting issue surfaces on a CP2000, but the California side may have already issued its own Notice of Proposed Assessment. These matters do not stay in their lanes.
Victory Tax Lawyers is admitted in California, headquartered in Los Angeles, and built around this overlap. Parham Khorsandi (Cal Bar #266658) and Amir Boroumand (Cal Bar #269570) appear directly before the FTB, CDTFA, EDD, and OTA, and on the federal side before the IRS and the U.S. Tax Court. The same attorneys handle the whole engagement — no Form 2848 workaround, no referral chain through out-of-state counsel.
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If your case is purely federal — an IRS audit, a Tax Court petition with San Francisco place of trial, an Offer in Compromise — we handle it under Tax Court bar admission, Circular 230, and a Form 2848 Power of Attorney. The California-licensed difference shows up when the state side appears, which it usually does.
The seven steps of a VTL tax-resolution engagement
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Free consultation
A 30-minute call with an attorney to outline the facts, the IRS or FTB notices received, and realistic resolution options.
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Engagement letter
A written attorney-client agreement defines scope, fee, and authority. California-bar privilege and federal common-law privilege both attach.
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Federal & state PoA
Form 2848 filed with the IRS, FTB Form 3520, CDTFA Form 392, or EDD DE 48 filed with the relevant California agency. Notices route to counsel.
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Transcript investigation
IRS Account Transcripts, Wage-and-Income Transcripts, and Record of Account pulled across all open years. FTB MyFTB, CDTFA, and EDD records pulled. Federal CSED and California 20-year statute dates verified.
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Strategy memo
A written analysis recommending federal OIC, IA, CNC, audit response, CDP, or Tax Court petition with the FTB, CDTFA, or EDD parallel strategy where applicable.
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Resolution filed
Federal Forms 656, 433-A, 9423, 12153, or Tax Court Petition. State FTB Form 4905, CDTFA offer, or EDD compromise. Negotiations with Revenue Officers, Settlement Officers, Appeals Officers, FTB analysts, CDTFA supervisors, and OTA hearings handled directly.
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Compliance close-out
Post-resolution monitoring: quarterly estimates, return filings, and protection against IA default. The case is done when the new pattern is stable, not when the offer is accepted.
Collection statute warning — the California 20-year tail
Under IRC §6502(a), the IRS has ten years from the date of assessment to collect. After the federal Collection Statute Expiration Date, the debt becomes uncollectible by operation of law. Tolling events extend the federal CSED: a pending OIC (extends by OIC pendency plus 30 days), bankruptcy (extends by stay plus six months), Collection Due Process hearings, Innocent Spouse claims, and continuous absence from the United States for six months or more.
The California side is the opposite of forgiving. Under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §19255, the FTB has 20 years from the latest of assessment, due date, or final return filing to collect. That is double the federal CSED. CDTFA collection runs 10 years under §6711 with similar tolling. EDD operates under its own collection window in the Unemployment Insurance Code.
A federal balance assessed in 2016 may approach CSED expiration in 2026, while the FTB equivalent continues to be collectible until 2036. Submitting a federal OIC restarts the federal clock. Sometimes a Partial Pay IA that runs out the federal statute is the better federal play, paired with a separate FTB compromise to address the longer state tail. The two strategies are decided together.
Alameda County venue: federal and state tax forums
An Alameda County tax matter may proceed in any of several federal or state forums depending on the type of liability. Below are the offices, courthouses, and agencies serving the county.
U.S. Tax Court — San Francisco trial sessions
The United States Tax Court holds Bay Area trial sessions at the Phillip Burton Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco CA 94102. An Alameda County petitioner typically designates "San Francisco, California" as the place of trial on the petition under Tax Court Rule 140 — a 20-minute BART ride from downtown Oakland.
IRS Oakland Taxpayer Assistance Center
The IRS operates a TAC at 1301 Clay Street, Suite 1100S, Oakland CA 94612 — inside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building. Appointments through apps.irs.gov/app/office-locator or 844-545-5640.
U.S. District Court (Northern District of CA)
Federal refund suits and criminal-tax cases proceed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, with an Oakland Division courthouse at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland CA 94612. Appellate review goes to the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco.
Alameda County Superior Court
State-tax civil collection actions, divorce-tax allocation, and probate-tax matters proceed at the Alameda County Superior Court Rene C. Davidson Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland CA 94612. The court also operates branches in Hayward, Pleasanton, Berkeley, Fremont, and San Leandro.
Alameda County Treasurer-Tax Collector
The Alameda County Treasurer-Tax Collector handles property-tax billing and collection at 1221 Oak Street, Room 131, Oakland CA 94612. Property-tax delinquencies on East Bay real estate proceed through this office.
Alameda County Assessor
The Alameda County Assessor at 1221 Oak Street, Room 145, Oakland CA 94612 administers property valuation under Prop 13, Prop 19 parent-child transfers, and supplemental assessments. Federal NFTLs and FTB State Tax Liens against Alameda County real property record with the County Clerk-Recorder.
California FTB Oakland field office
The California Franchise Tax Board operates an Oakland field office. We appear there on residency audits, Notice of Action protests, and FTB compromise filings under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §19443.
Cities & service area
Alameda County contains 14 incorporated cities: Oakland (county seat), Hayward, Berkeley, Fremont, Alameda, Pleasanton, Livermore, Union City, San Leandro, Dublin, Albany, Newark, Piedmont, and Emeryville. Unincorporated areas include Castro Valley, Ashland, Cherryland, and Sunol. We represent clients across all of them.
Request a free consultation with an Alameda County tax attorney
A 30-minute call with an attorney costs nothing. Bring your most recent IRS notice, last filed federal and California returns, any FTB or CDTFA or EDD correspondence, and — if you are a UC Berkeley fellow, postdoc, or Tesla / Adobe / Pixar employee with RSU or ISO matters — your most recent W-2, 1098-T, and equity-award statements. We will tell you which resolution options fit your facts on both sides before you sign anything.
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Parham Khorsandi, Esq.
Managing Attorney · California Bar #266658 · Admitted to the United States Tax Court
Parham Khorsandi is the managing attorney of Victory Tax Lawyers, LLP, headquartered at 1100 S. Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles. His practice covers federal and California tax controversy across the state, including Alameda County matters: UC Berkeley fellowship and stipend reporting issues, Tesla Fremont RSU underwithholding cases, Adobe Emeryville and Pixar ISO and AMT work, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory federal-employee tax matters, Port of Oakland and ILWU pension issues, Kaiser HQ and UCSF Oakland 1099 contractor work, FTB residency audits following moves to Reno, Las Vegas, and Idaho, CDTFA sales-tax audits on Oakland and Berkeley restaurants and retailers, EDD AB 5 worker-classification audits, and U.S. Tax Court petitions designated to the San Francisco trial city.
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Attorney Advertising. Victory Tax Lawyers, LLP is a California-licensed law firm with its principal office at 1100 S. Robertson Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90035. Information on this page is general in nature, may not reflect the most recent legal developments, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. This page is not legal advice. Federal and California tax outcomes depend on individual facts and the discretion of the Internal Revenue Service, the Franchise Tax Board, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, the Employment Development Department, or the relevant tribunal. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes; each tax matter is unique.
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