Stephen P. Kauffman
Kauffman Kim, LLP
Stephen P. Kauffman is a lawyer, CPA, and former IRS revenue agent who brings this knowledge to bear during his representation of individuals and businesses with a wide variety of tax and business-related matters. He represents clients with serious federal and state tax problems including unfiled returns, substantial balances due, audits, criminal investigations, personal liability for delinquent payroll taxes (i.e. trust-fund recovery penalties) and sales and use taxes, foreign bank and financial accounts, foreign businesses, and litigation in the U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, Court of Federal Claims, Courts of Appeals, US Supreme Court, and all Maryland and DC courts. He also has extensive experience representing businesses and business owners structure and negotiate large transactions, as well as litigating disputes between owners, or with third parties.
Mr. Kauffman has published several articles on tax and litigation matters in professional journals including TAXES—THE TAX MAGAZINE®, and the ABA Litigation Journal. He has also taught and lectured on tax and other topics at the Maryland Law School, Loyola University Maryland, The College of Notre Dame of Maryland, and Borra CPA Review.
His law firm runs very efficiently with low overhead costs, enabling them to offer flexible billing terms while maintaining quality legal representation.
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- IRS Tax Disputes including Unfiled Returns, Audits, Payroll, Trust-Fund Recovery
- Credit Cards Accepted
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
-
- Maryland
- Maryland Court of Appeals
-
- 4th Circuit
-
- U.S. District Court-Maryland
-
- U.S. Supreme Court
-
- U.S. Tax Court
-
- English: Spoken, Written
- Korean: Spoken, Written
- Mandarin: Spoken, Written
- Senior Partner
- Kauffman Kim, LLP
- - Current
- Tax planning and supervising return preparation and related matters.
- Board Member
- Canton Railroad
- - Current
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Canton Railroad.
- Senior Partner
- Skeen & Kauffman, LLP
- - Current
- Private practice representing businesses and individuals in tax and business disputes, as well as business transactions.
- Board Member
- Von Paris Enterprises
- - Current
- Member of the Board of Directors of a regional moving and storage company until December of 2020. Thereafter accepted a position as one of five members of an Advisory Board.
- Adjunct Professor of Law
- University of Maryland School of Law
- -
- Taught tax law in Low Income Tax Clinic.
- Partner
- Wright, Constable & Skeen
- -
- Private practice of law, primarily in the areas of business, tax, and litigation.
- Associate Attorney
- Constable, Alexander, Daneker & Skeen
- -
- Private law practice specializing in business, tax, and litigation.
- Revenue Agent
- IRS
- -
- Audited tax returns of businesses and wealthy individuals.
- Bank Examiner
- FDIC
- -
- Examined banks for compliance with banking regulations.
- University of Maryland - Baltimore
- J.D. (1983) | Law
- -
- Honors: Recipient of Morton P. Fisher, Jr. Award for Best Work in Income Tax Editor, Maryland Law Review
- Activities: Editor, Maryland Law Review
-
- Loyola College
- B.A. (1977) | Accounting
- -
- Activities: Lacrosse (4 Year Starter at Midfield on NCAA Lacrosse Team)
-
- AV Rated
- Martindale Hubbell
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Current
-
- Howard County Bar Association
- Current
-
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Current
-
- Avoiding and Mitigating Potential Personal Liability for Unpaid Payroll Taxes
- Maryland State Bar Association-Practice Insights
- Impeaching the Unimpeachable
- ABA Litigation Journal
- The Impact of Begier and Energy Resources on IRS Policy Statement P-5-60
- Taxes- The Tax Magazine-a CCH Publication
- 100% Penalty: Avoidance and Mitigation
- Taxes- The Tax Magazine-a CCH Publication
- Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service
- Numerous presentations on tax related matters
- Certified Public Accountant
- Maryland Board of Public Accountancy
