John A Harbin: A noted author and lecturer, John has written and updated textbooks on areas of taxation and has designed seminars for accounting professionals. He has also successfully litigated matters for clients in Federal Tax, District and Bankruptcy Courts as well as before the State of California Administrative Appeals Board and is former Chair of the Los Angeles County Taxation Section Executive Committee.
John A. Harbin began his professional career as a Revenue Agent and International Examiner with the Internal Revenue Service performing audits of high net worth individuals and motion picture production companies. From there, he acted as a Tax Accountant with the major national CPA firm of Ernst & Young, before transitioning to the law.
John has developed particular expertise in representing taxpayers with potential criminal tax exposure. John has been successful on numerous occasions in filing voluntary disclosures with the Internal Revenue Service, preventing criminal prosecutions of taxpayers. John has also represented taxpayers in so-called eggshell audits, preventing criminal prosecutions by state and federal tax agencies. John has also successfully represented taxpayers who faced federal grand jury investigations and money laundering charges.
John is well versed in areas of tax procedure, including offers in compromise, installment agreements, audits of small businesses and professionals, and tax controversy litigation.
Mr. Harbin has been active in numerous state tax and local law and accounting professional trade organizations. A native of San Diego, John received his B.A. from the University of San Francisco and his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.
John is highly skilled in case strategy with regard to business formation, debt restructuring and workouts, international tax transactions, and real estate investment tax strategies. John is particularly adept at case strategy regarding income and estate tax issues for foreign investors investing in U.S. real estate.
Please Contact us to learn more about John A Harbin and the Law Offices of John Harbin: (619) 437-4377.