Company History

During his 31 year career at the IRS, Jeff held integral technical and managerial positions. His responsibilities included writing portions of the IRS manual and working closely with the IRS’s Criminal Intelligence Division, including a key role in ‘Operation Strike Force’ and other criminal tax evasion cases. Jeff worked in the IRS’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., as well as IRS offices in New York, Texas, and California. Mr. Galante wrote vital IRS internal procedures and trained thousands of revenue agents throughout the U.S. on the implementation of the “Taxpayer Bill of Rights”.

When Mr. Galante retired from the IRS, he left the executive position as ‘Chief of Appeals’. More recently, Jeff served as President and IRS liaison with the National Association of Tax Resolution Companies. As a founding father of Federal Tax Professionals, Mr. Galante’s responsibilities included training Attorneys, CPAs, and Enrolled Agents, to fully understand the internal workings of the IRS.

Because of Jeff’s extensive IRS experience, several media outlets including radio, print, and television have relied on him to reveal what actually goes on inside of the IRS. Due to his extensive experience, Jeff has appeared on nationwide television answering questions about the scandals that have rocked the IRS. He can be seen commenting on the IRS’s targeting of “Tea Party” type tax exempt organizations and discussing similar topics requiring first-hand experience in the IRS. His background makes him the go-to source for inside information about the IRS.

Hired out of college as an Internal Revenue Agent with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Robert McCloughy followed in his father’s footsteps. Robert’s father worked with the IRS for over 34 years and as a kid, Robert sparked an interest in his father’s detailed work. Robert grew to love accounting and found understanding the complicated matters he encountered at the IRS came quite naturally to him.

Robert’s career with the IRS spanned seven years, during this time he enforced tax law for the IRS and headed various audits targeting: S-corporations, C-corporations, partnerships and individuals. During his time there he was tasked with determining and classifying which tax returns should be selected for audit. The longer Robert worked for the IRS, the more unsettled he became with the aggressive tactics the IRS employs. Instead of enforcing the tax code, he felt like a professional bully. He wanted to help people – not hurt them. One winter morning, Robert was asked to do something that he felt was unconscionable. That very day, he resigned from the IRS.

Federal Tax Professionals provided the opportunity for Robert to apply his inside knowledge and expertise of IRS laws, policies, and audit procedures to safeguard the American taxpayer. Knowing specifically what triggers an IRS audit, Robert has become a cornerstone of Federal Tax Professionals’ IRS Audit Defense Team. His personal and professional mission is to ensure the taxpayer receives fair and equal treatment, and that the IRS follows the “Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights” (TABOR). Today, Robert currently uses his skills and abilities to successfully protect American taxpayers from bullying and harassment by the IRS.

With over 35 years of experience at the IRS, Marcia Hamm audited numerous individuals and corporations alike. Marcia’s work as a licensed CPA earned her the respect of her peers within the professional tax community. During her tenure as a mediator she successfully resolved the most difficult and complex tax related cases. A revenue agent for 11 years, Marcia’s work as an Appeals Team Case Manager provided her with the expertise needed to resolve a multitude of collections and audit problems. A dedicated professional, she spent decades resolving cases ranging from simple individual returns to the most complex corporate tax returns. Marcia Hamm’s professional experience and valuable contacts helped to create one of the nation’s best IRS defense teams.

Barbara Galante’s distinguished career with the IRS spanned over 22 years. Her tenure included both technical and managerial positions, this provided the background to successfully resolve the most difficult of tax debt problems. She began her IRS career as a Tax Auditor and was rapidly promoted to the position of Group Manager, where her team of audited a wide-range of individuals and small businesses. Barbara’s experience was vital in teaching our professionals to successfully navigate the internal culture of the IRS.

In particular, Barbara dealt with many convoluted taxpayer issues that required ‘outside the box thinking’ in order to resolve disputes. She explained, “I was able to cut through the IRS’s red tape and get to the heart of the problem.” Barbara participated in resolving taxpayer cases locally and throughout the US.

Dealing with the public as a Taxpayer Advocate and Service Group Manager, Barbara worked with taxpayers’ congressional representatives to ensure that a taxpayer’s rights were not abused. She identified systemic problems within the IRS that impacted the general public and found effective solutions. Her expertise has been used to analyze client tax issues and provide practical and expedient solutions for complex tax debt resolution cases.