H. Devan Brown - Enrolled Agent
 

Objective:

To provide individuals, business entities, exempt organizations and others professional, experienced representation before the Internal Revenue Service, North Carolina Department of Revenue and other tax administrators.



Experience:

  • Senior Revenue Officer working at the highest level of IRS for twelve (12) years
  • Offer In Compromise Investigator for all counties within Eastern North Carolina
  • Certified as an Instructor for the IRS
  • Certified as an Expert Witness for the IRS
  • Served as an IRS Offer in Compromise Instructor
  • Served as an IRS instructor for Advanced Revenue Officer training
  • Served as an IRS instructor for Continuing Professional Education
  • Served as an Analyst within the Regional Office of IRS in Atlanta
  • Served as a Liaison to the National Office of Internal Revenue in Washington, DC
  • Served as lecturer/speaker for IRS making presentations to academic and professional groups


Work History:

  • Began IRS career as a Revenue Officer in 1970
  • Promoted to management position in the Taxpayer Service Division in 1973
  • Promoted to Senior Revenue Officer in 1975
  • Selected as manager of the Employment Tax Examination Unit 1987
  • Selected as the District Director’s Representative, later Commissioner’s Representative, for Durham, NC in 1989 and served in this capacity for nineteen (19) years
  • Selected as manager of the Durham Revenue Officer Group in 1989 and served as manager of Compliance Activities for thirteen (13) counties in and around Durham, NC for seventeen (17) years
  • Retired from the IRS in January, 2006
  • Admitted to practice before the IRS as an Enrolled Agent in January, 2006
  • Represented individuals and businesses in tax controversy and other issues of tax administration including: Offers in Compromise, Installment Payment Plans, Audit Representation, Tax Court Representation, IRS Appeals Hearings, Trust Fund Recovery Penalty, Innocent Spouse Representation, Penalty Abatement, Non-filer Representation, Tax Levies, Garnishment and Seizures, NC Sales Tax Audits, Estate Tax Audits, Independent Contractor Determinations, Employment/Payroll Tax Representation and Audits before IRS and NC Department of Revenue from February 2006 to present

Education:

  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte, AB in Political Science, 1970
  • Additional postgraduate course work completed at: Wake Forest University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina Central University