our professionals > Joyce E. Cheng

Mrs. Cheng has over 20 years of experience as a paralegal, and over 12 years as an enrolled agent. Mrs. Cheng previously enjoyed a rewarding 13 year career as a speech pathologist before changing career paths. Mrs. Cheng began her legal career working for the senior partner of a Dallas law firm where she handled estate planning, probate and civil litigation matters, implemented a pre-paid legal services program, and organized and managed paraprofessional staff. Following her move to California, Mrs. Cheng worked at the Office of District Counsel for the IRS where she handled Tax Court cases involving tax fraud, tax shelters, and unreported income issues.

Mrs. Cheng assisted attorneys at trial and also facilitated settlements with appeals pre-trial. Mrs. Cheng also worked on collection cases involving offers in compromise, writs of entry and summons enforcement. Mrs. Cheng was a trained COTR (contracting officer’s technical representative) which gave her the opportunity to draft contracts to specification for expert witnesses used at trial. During her employment with District Counsel Mrs. Cheng was the Laguna Niguel Quality Improvement Process Team Leader for two years where she led a group of her peers and superiors in completing several phases of the Quality Improvement Process before leaving. Mrs. Cheng joined our firm in 1995 and is responsible for cases including audits and collection matters, and assisting attorneys with all aspects of cases including drafting pleadings, correspondence, bankruptcy discharge analyses and legal research.

Education

M.S. – Rutgers University
B.A. – Jersey City State University (Magna Cum Laude)
Certified Public Manager – Rutgers University
VTI Paralegal Institute – Paralegal Certificate, Westlaw & Outstanding Student Awards
Middlesex Community College – Computer Programming
Irvine Valley College – Accounting

Practice Areas

Income tax audits – Individuals/Self-Employed
Business tax audits – S corp and C corp
Sales tax audits
Collection Matters – IRS, EDD, SBE and FTB
Offers in Compromise
Collection Due Process hearings
Appeals matters – IRS, FTB, SBE
Bankruptcy Discharge Analysis

Organizations

National Association of Legal Assistants
Orange County Paralegal Association (Past Director)
Tax Section of the Orange County Bar Association
National Association of Enrolled Agents
California Society of Enrolled Agents
CalCPA (Student Member)
Community and Charity Support: American Diabetes Association