Tim Kelly & Associates

Tim Kelly made his living as a police officer for twenty-five years. He laterally transferred agencies three times, working for LASD (Class #196), Beverly Hills PD, Sacramento SO and Davis PD. He has done virtually everything one can do in uniform in law enforcement. Consequently, he has a special place in his heart for his fellow cops, whether they work on the street, in the prisons, in investigations or even in management. Kevin Rego has worked as a police officer/firefighter (public safety) for Sunnyvale DPS for nineteen years. A veteran of both the street and the fire service, he brings an intimate knowledge and understanding of law enforcement to our firm. Dennis Pytel, our in-house estate planning specialist, served as a Naval Aviator. As a military officer both carrier based and in the air, Dennis handled much of the same types of stress and certainly the same degrees of responsibility as our police clients. Our goal here at our law offices is to provide comprehensive coverage for the tax affairs of police officers, along with certain other professionals such as medical professionals, teachers and real estate professionals, all of who marry police officers on a regular basis. Most officers never have any specific problems with their taxes, but at the same time they have difficulty finding someone who knows their job well enough to prepare their taxes correctly. Other officers, frequently acting on faulty information, do not have enough taxes withheld from their check, and wind up owing lots of money on April 15th. An especially irritating case we have frequently dealt with is where the officer has fallen prey to the police meals myth, and has had back taxes assessed by the IRS. This can result in thousands of dollars of taxes plus interest and penalties for up to three years, for both the IRS and the State of California. Despite this it is a common deduction taken by know-nothing commercial tax preparers who take a couple of classes and believe themselves to be experts in taxation law. We intentionally specialize in the tax affairs of public safety personnel because of the quality clients who come to us. We look out after their interests and make ourselves available year-round for questions concerning taxes and tax planning. We attend hundreds of hours of continuing legal education each year in the areas of tax law most useful to our clients. Other tax advisors may share some of these traits, but what sets me apart is our guarantee of legal representation. We will represent our clients in any civil tax matter with no additional charge both before taxing agencies and before the courts. In the past, we have sued the IRS in federal court and recovered our client's money erroneously paid in taxes. Most tax attorneys charge at least three hundred dollars an hour for this work. It is all included in our fee.