TAX ATTORNEY
Mr. Amézaga has been serving the Santa Barbara community for 25 years and has experience preparing a wide range of returns, audits, inquiries and disputes with the IRS Internal Revenus Service and the FTB Franchise Tax Board. From the most simple to the most complex, Rafael can help!
Just give him a call at 805-569-2825 or schedule an appointment.
Some of Our clients say
"Our old CPA told us that we would owe over $80,000 to the IRS because of a rental property that was foreclosed upon. We had a great deal of Cancellation of Debt Income and the CPA told us there was nothing that could be done. We went to see Mr. Amezaga to see what could be done. We were referred to him from another attorney. Mr. Amezaga was very familiar with 1099-C Income problems and knew all the answers to our questions before. He handled our problem quickly and efficiently and in the end we owed less than half to both the IRS and the State than we were previously told."
Anthony & Rosa
"My business was doing so well I was behind in my income tax filings and payments. I went to see Rafael and he got me caught up and current. I mentioned to Rafael that I was thinking about incorporating. Rafael knew all the answers and had my corporation set up in a matter of weeks. Now, Mr. Amezaga handles all of my company’s legal work, business and tax work. Any letter from any government agency I run by him first. He recently handled an employment issue and a worker’s comp lawsuit and I could not be happier. If he’s too busy it’s probably because he’s dealing with one of my matters."
John M.
"Mr. Amezaga saved me over $50,000! My old tax preparer made some serious mistakes. I went to see Mr. Amezaga to see if there was anything that could be done. He reviewed my prior tax returns and found errors my old tax preparer made regarding real estate losses and Cancellation of Debt Income (1099-C Income). Mr. Amezaga filed amendments to fix those years and saved me a great deal of money. However, because of those errors I was ultimately audited as well. The IRS was claiming I owed them over $33,000 for that year alone! Mr. Amezaga represented me at the audit and I ended up not owing the IRS a single extra dollar. Mr. Amezaga saved me a great deal of time and money and because of himn I now have piece of mind and can rest easy.
Thank you Mr. Amezaga!"
Aurelio
"Rafael's father prepared our Income Tax returns for many years and we had always talked about getting a Will and Trust in place. We met with Rafael Amezaga numerous times about our Estate Plan and we had a great deal of questions. Mr. Amezaga took the time to answer all of our questions and put us at ease with all of our decisions. Months went by and we had planned a vacation out of the country and we hadn’t yet finished our Estate Plan. We needed to get it done before we went on our vacation. Mr. Amezaga was ready in a matter of days and we were finalized before we left on our trip. Thank you Rafael."
Phillip & Roberta