appeals officer to dismiss the case. The client was extremely appreciative of Emily’s efforts advocating on her behalf. “Tax issues are often the last remnants of a person’s worst day. Taxes might look like just numbers, but those numbers often represent unspoken fears and traumas. I am so happy this client can now move on.” – Emily Chad
LYNN LINNÉ
MASHA YEVZELMAN
BEN TOZER
Just as it is difficult to make your case to the IRS, it is also difficult to be caught in a dispute with the state’s Department of Revenue without an advocate. Lynn Linné worked with Masha Yevzelman and Ben Tozer on behalf of two organizations to ensure that both a for-profit business and a nonprofit organization were not unjustly penalized by mistakes by the Department. In the first case, Lynn and Masha assisted a minority-owned catering company that prepares meals for a senior association. After an audit of the company’s records, the Minnesota Department of Revenue assessed the catering company $34,000 in sales and use tax on prepared foods it sold to residents of the senior living facility. However, the association is tax exempt and does not charge a sales tax on the meals sold to the senior residents. This also means the catering company should not charge any sales tax on the meals that it prepared and served to the association. Lynn and Masha assisted the company in appealing the Department’s Order. As a result of the appeal, the Minnesota Department of Revenue agreed to reduce the company’s tax liability by over 70 percent. The client was very happy and relieved with the reduction, without which they may have had to cease operations. Lynn and Ben represented a minority-owned Ethiopian restaurant after the Minnesota Department of Revenue issued an Order assessing it approximately 22
