Updated September 2026
For IRS problems, New Yorkers can use any qualified national firm, because federal collection works the same in every state. Global Gate Tax Relief handles these cases remotely. For New York State tax problems, you need a professional who handles NYS Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) cases. That covers tax warrants, income executions and driver’s license suspension. The New York-based firms below each say on their sites that they do. If you owe both the IRS and New York State, you may need both kinds of help.
How we chose these firms
Criteria we checked on each firm’s own website on 23 September 2026:
- Licensed representation: attorneys, CPAs or enrolled agents named on the site.
- New York presence: a New York office address published on the firm’s site, for the NY-based firms.
- Scope: whether the firm says it handles IRS matters, NYS DTF matters, or both.
- Access and fees: free consultation or case review, and any fee disclosure.
- Public record: no disciplinary, attorney general or FTC action found in our search.
- Honesty: DTF’s own installment payment agreements and Taxpayer Rights Advocate are listed, because some readers need no paid help at all.
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Global Gate Tax Relief
Best for: New Yorkers with IRS (federal) balances, levies or liens
Global Gate Tax Relief is a national IRS tax-resolution firm based in Irvine, California. It serves clients in all 50 states, including New York. IRS matters are federal, and the firm handles them remotely by phone, email and secure document sharing. Its team includes licensed tax attorneys, IRS enrolled agents and CPAs. It offers a free consultation with no obligation. If it takes a case, it quotes a flat fee upfront, before work begins, and does not bill hourly. After filing Form 2848, it pulls your IRS transcripts and works on wage garnishments, bank levies, payment plans and offers in compromise.
Its limits: Global Gate has no New York office and does not advertise New York State (DTF) representation. For NYS tax warrants, income executions or license suspension, use one of the NY firms below.
- Phone: 1-877-800-8180
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Tenenbaum Law, P.C.
Best for: Long Island taxpayers facing NYS warrants, income executions or license suspension
Tenenbaum Law is at 534 Broadhollow Road in Melville, Long Island. It says it focuses exclusively on IRS and New York State tax problems. Its New York help section is one of the most complete we found. It has separate pages on conciliation conferences, driver’s license suspension, installment payment agreements, the NYS offer in compromise, and warrants, levies and seizures. The site names attorney Bradley Dorin, who is admitted in New York.
- Free, confidential case review; no fees are published.
- It handles both IRS and NYS DTF matters.
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Tax Problem Law Center
Best for: Nassau and Queens residents who want one attorney on an IRS + NYS case
Tax Problem Law Center lists its office at 600 Old Country Road in Garden City and says it serves Long Island and the New York City metro area. Attorney Charles Rosselli runs it. His bio says he is admitted to the U.S. Tax Court and New York courts, and the site stresses direct attorney representation rather than case managers. Its services page lists NYS tax warrants, New York driver’s license suspension, NY installment agreements and representation with NYS tax agents. It also has a page on the NYS offer in compromise.
- Free case review by phone, video or in person; no fees are published.
- BBB profile read 23 Sep 2026: A+ rating, not accredited.
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Law Offices of Stephen B. Kass, P.C.
Best for: NYC business owners with large balances or sales-tax liabilities
This Manhattan practice is at 7 Penn Plaza, Suite 830. Its site describes Stephen Kass as an attorney and CPA with an LL.M. in Taxation from NYU, and says he handles cases himself from start to finish. The homepage lists NYS offers in compromise for income and trust-fund/sales taxes, NYS installment agreements, and driver’s license suspension relief. Its New York page covers tax warrants and income executions. The firm also does Chapter 11 bankruptcy work, which matters when a tax balance sits alongside other business liabilities.
- No fees are published; call to ask about consultation terms.
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Timothy S. Hart Law Group, P.C.
Best for: Capital Region taxpayers negotiating with the DTF
The Hart Law Group lists offices at 300 Great Oaks Blvd. in Albany and 2 Park Ave in Manhattan. Its bio describes Tim Hart as an attorney and CPA, with an accounting degree from Siena and a master’s in taxation from SUNY Albany. The site has articles on NYS tax warrants and income executions. Its Albany page describes NYS offer-in-compromise outcomes; individual results vary.
- Free phone consultations; no fees are published.
- The site describes Hart as representing individuals and businesses in both IRS and New York State tax matters.
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Mackay, Caswell & Callahan, P.C.
Best for: Central New York, and anyone owing both New York and Connecticut
Mackay, Caswell & Callahan lists offices at 6739 Myers Road in East Syracuse, on South Swan Street in Albany, and at 10 East 39th Street in Manhattan. The firm says it handles IRS, New York and Connecticut tax matters, including audit representation and collection defense. Its offer-in-compromise page says its attorneys handle IRS, New York State and Connecticut offer proceedings. It also has a page on New York tax warrants.
- Offers a free estimate; no fees are published.
- BBB profile read 23 Sep 2026: A+ rating, not accredited.
- Phone is the most reliable way to reach it: the site’s contact form showed an error when we checked.
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McLaud Law P.C.
Best for: Rochester and Finger Lakes taxpayers with a DTF income execution
McLaud Law is at 789 Linden Ave. in Rochester. The firm is led by attorney Charles B. McLaud and enrolled agent Steven J. Litteer, and a second enrolled agent is named on its team. Its New York DTF representation page names the situations it handles: a DTF tax warrant, an income execution notice, and NYS audits or investigations. It also covers driver’s license suspension, installment payment agreements and the NY offer in compromise, alongside IRS levy, lien and Tax Court work.
- Free consultation; the site says you will not be billed if you do not retain the firm.
- It also practices estate planning and business law.
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NYS DTF payment plans and the Taxpayer Rights Advocate (free)
Best for: Smaller NYS balances you can resolve yourself
If you cannot pay a New York State tax bill in full, you can ask the DTF for an installment payment agreement (IPA). Per tax.ny.gov (read September 2026), you can request one online if the balance is $20,000 or less and needs no more than 36 monthly payments. Otherwise you call the department at 518-457-5434. The DTF says it may file a tax warrant as a condition of allowing an IPA.
If you have exhausted the normal channels, the Office of the Taxpayer Rights Advocate can take a fresh look at your case. You request help on Form DTF-911, and the phone number is 518-530-4357. The office says it cannot help with federal taxes. For IRS problems, the federal Taxpayer Advocate Service has offices in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Holtsville, Albany and Buffalo.
What New York State can do that the IRS does not
- Tax warrant. A tax warrant is equivalent to a civil judgment. The DTF files it with the NYS Department of State and the county clerk, and it creates a lien on your real and personal property, per tax.ny.gov.
- Income execution. This is New York’s wage garnishment. The DTF files a tax warrant first. You then have 20 days to make the first payment of 10% of your gross income, or 25% of your disposable earnings, from each paycheck, per tax.ny.gov. It ends only when the balance is paid in full.
- Driver’s license suspension. If you have at least $10,000 in past-due tax personally assessed against you, the DTF may recommend suspending your New York license, per tax.ny.gov. You get 60 days’ notice, and you avoid suspension by paying in full or setting up an installment payment agreement. There are exemptions, for example commercial driver’s license holders and people whose wages are already being garnished.
How to choose
Work out first who is collecting: the IRS, New York State, or both. IRS final notices and levies are federal, so any qualified national firm can act on them. For DTF matters, choose a New York attorney, CPA or enrolled agent who says they handle warrants and income executions. Whoever you call, ask them to confirm this before you sign, and ask how fees are charged. Our questions to ask a tax relief company can help.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. IRS collection is federal and works the same in every state. Firms such as Global Gate Tax Relief represent New Yorkers remotely after you sign Form 2848, which authorizes them to deal with the IRS for you.
A professional who represents taxpayers before the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance. The New York firms on this list each say on their sites that they handle DTF warrants or income executions. Global Gate does not advertise New York State representation.
Per tax.ny.gov, an income execution requires you to pay 10% of your gross income, or 25% of your disposable earnings, from each paycheck, starting within 20 days of the notice. The DTF files a tax warrant before issuing an income execution.
Yes. If you have at least $10,000 in past-due tax personally assessed against you, the DTF may recommend suspension after a 60-day notice, per tax.ny.gov. Paying in full or setting up an installment payment agreement avoids it, and some exemptions apply.
Often, yes. Per tax.ny.gov, you can request an installment payment agreement online if you owe $20,000 or less and can pay within 36 monthly payments. Larger balances need a call to 518-457-5434.
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