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Clinic Director, Qualified Tax Expert & Tax Compliance Officer
Clinic Director, Qualified Tax Expert & Tax Compliance Officer
Clinic Director, Qualified Tax Expert & Tax Compliance Officer
Janean Kong is an IRS Enrolled Agent. She is a member of the Teaching Faculty at the Tax Law Institute in Washington DC. where she is certified as a Pretrial Tax Litigation Specialist with U.S. Tax Court Litigators Corp., also based in Washington DC. She holds additional certifications in the State of Hawaii as Tax Strategist, Tax Coach,
Janean Kong is an IRS Enrolled Agent. She is a member of the Teaching Faculty at the Tax Law Institute in Washington DC. where she is certified as a Pretrial Tax Litigation Specialist with U.S. Tax Court Litigators Corp., also based in Washington DC. She holds additional certifications in the State of Hawaii as Tax Strategist, Tax Coach, and Master Tutor and is a graduate of the University of Hawaii Professional Program in Accounting. She is a Hawaii state-certified Professional Accountant. She trained at the Tax Law Institute where she serves as preceptor for small business development. She is a native of Oahu and made the arrangements for a private tax firm to share its offices with Hawaii LITC. Ms. Kong is the public relations face of the Hawaii Clinic and coordinates fund raising with the members of the Development Committee. She is a co-founder of the Hawaii Low Income Clinic.
Email: janean.kong@hawaiilitc.org
Executive Assistant to the Clinic Director
Clinic Director, Qualified Tax Expert & Tax Compliance Officer
Clinic Director, Qualified Tax Expert & Tax Compliance Officer
Ms. Terra Malia Foti, a local resident, recently joined our staff as Executive Assistant to the Clinic Director. Her job is to help to negotiate workouts with the IRS, determine litigation risks, and resolve open cases to avoid litigation. She previously assisted Ms. Kong as an professional tax associate. She has handled small tax contro
Ms. Terra Malia Foti, a local resident, recently joined our staff as Executive Assistant to the Clinic Director. Her job is to help to negotiate workouts with the IRS, determine litigation risks, and resolve open cases to avoid litigation. She previously assisted Ms. Kong as an professional tax associate. She has handled small tax controversy cases of unfiled tax returns to the more complex international audits. Although her experience is extensive, her focus has been on collection cases that stem from Trust Fund Recovery Audits (payroll tax audit). This area of tax collection representation is often misunderstood and mistakenly treated like an income tax audit. Trust Fund Recovery Audits are complex and unforgiving to those who do not understand how to defend themselves. Like her predecessor, Ms. Fonti has successfully defended employers and saved small business owners thousands in penalties.
Email: terra.foti@hawaiilitc.org
Tax Litigation Counsel & Tax Practice Director
Clinic Director, Qualified Tax Expert & Tax Compliance Officer
Tax Litigation Counsel & Tax Practice Director
Louis "L.B." Carpenter is a CPA and United States Tax Court Practitioner. He coordinates pro bono representation as Tax Litigation Counsel to Hawaii LITC. In 2020, he was named Chief Tax Litigation Counsel and Tax Practice Director at U.S. Tax Court Litigators Corp. He has been in Federal Tax Practice for almost 30 years. He litigates and
Louis "L.B." Carpenter is a CPA and United States Tax Court Practitioner. He coordinates pro bono representation as Tax Litigation Counsel to Hawaii LITC. In 2020, he was named Chief Tax Litigation Counsel and Tax Practice Director at U.S. Tax Court Litigators Corp. He has been in Federal Tax Practice for almost 30 years. He litigates and provides support to trial attorneys and is often called upon to articulate his knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code as an expert witness. He is a Certified Financial Planner. He trained at the Tax Law Institute where he was named a Judicial Merit Scholar. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Accounting from the University of Miami in Florida. Mr. Carpenter is a senior lecturer in both the CPE Program at the Tax Law Institute and CLE Program at USTCL which he leads. He is a co-founder of the Hawaii Low Income Taxpayer Clinic and is a member of the Board of Directors for the 2021 FY
Email: lb.carpenter@hawaiilitc.org