Johnston Tax Group

mr. johnston earned his j.d. from john f. kennedy university, passed the california bar exam, and completed his studies for the ll.m. (advanced law degree) in taxation from golden gate university advanced graduate law programs. mr. johnston is a tax practitioner certified by the california tax education council and a real estate broker licensed by the california department of real estate. he passed all necessary irs exams and anticipates timely acceptance by the internal revenue service for enrolled agent (ea) status, which will qualify under circular § 230 authorizing federal practice before the irs in audits, appeals, and ultimately the united states tax court. mr. johnston’s application for admittance to the state bar is under review by the state bar court of california. he currently represents taxpayers before the california state board of equalization appealing from decisions by the franchise tax board. mr. johnston's core business focus is giving counsel to distressed property ow