IRS Tax Resolution for Virginia Taxpayers
IRS matters are federal, so living in Virginia makes no difference to who can represent you. A licensed CPA with a signed Form 2848 on file deals with the IRS for you, from any state.
Our office in Columbia, Maryland is within driving distance of Northern Virginia, and most cases run start to finish by phone, email and secure portal.
Free 15-minute review with a licensed CPA.
Can a Maryland firm represent me with the IRS if I live in Virginia?
Yes. Who may practice before the IRS is set federally under Circular 230 and turns on credentials, not location. Once a Form 2848 Power of Attorney is on file, the IRS deals with us on your behalf whether you are in Virginia or anywhere else.
Who may practice before the IRS is set federally, under Circular 230 (Circular 230, IRS.gov), and it turns on credentials, not location. Once a Form 2848 Power of Attorney is on file, the IRS calls and writes to us rather than to you.
The IRS side of a Virginia case is the same work as anywhere else: transcripts pulled first, unfiled years brought current, then the payment plan, penalty relief or other program that your finances actually support.
What about my Virginia tax debt?
State tax in Virginia is collected by Virginia Tax (the Virginia Department of Taxation), separately from the IRS, and a state balance does not clear because the federal one did. We measure both at the start and coordinate the Virginia matter alongside the federal case — and where a local specialist would serve you better, we will say so.
Virginia tax is administered by Virginia Tax (the Virginia Department of Taxation), on its own notices, deadlines and collection tools. A settled IRS balance does nothing to it.
Do I need to come to the office?
No. Almost every case runs by phone, email and secure document portal. If you are in Northern Virginia, the Columbia office is within driving distance and you are welcome to come in by appointment.
Almost every case runs by phone, email and secure document portal, and the IRS calls come to us. If you are in Northern Virginia, the Columbia office is within driving distance and you are welcome to come in by appointment.
The office address, parking and hours are on the Columbia, Maryland page.
Questions people ask about this
Can you represent me with the IRS if I live in Virginia?
Yes. IRS representation is federal: a licensed CPA, Enrolled Agent or attorney may represent a taxpayer before the IRS in any state, on the strength of a signed Form 2848 rather than where either of you lives.
What about my Virginia state tax debt?
Virginia Tax collects separately from the IRS, and a state balance does not clear because the federal one did. We measure both at the start and coordinate the Virginia matter alongside the federal case, and we will tell you plainly where a local specialist would serve you better.
Do I have to come to Maryland?
No. Almost every case runs by phone, email and secure document portal. If you are in Northern Virginia and would rather meet in person, the Columbia office is within driving distance, by appointment.
More on the general FAQs page, or ask us directly on a free 15-minute call.
Bring the IRS notices — and the Virginia ones too
The free review covers the federal side and gives you an honest read on the state side, so neither is left to surface later.
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