Taxpayer Advocate

The Taxpayer Advocate program is designed to provide personal assistance to taxpayers who have complex business tax problems that have not been resolved in the usual manner. The Taxpayer Advocate is dedicated to researching and resolving issues and complaints from taxpayers after an exhaustive effort has been made to resolve them.

If you are requesting assistance from the Taxpayer Advocate, please provide  your:

1. Name
2. Account number
3. Brief description of your request
4. Daytime phone number (including area code)

There are four ways to reach the Taxpayer Advocate:

1. FAX:

(213) 928-9390
Attn: Taxpayer Advocate

2. E-Mail:

Finance.Advocate@lacity.org

3. U.S. Mail:

Office of Finance
200 N. Spring Street, Room 101
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Attention: Taxpayer Advocate

If you are requesting assistance through fax, e-mail or U.S. mail, please include your name, account number, a brief description of your problem and a daytime phone number.

4. Referral:

You may be referred to the Taxpayer Advocate by any Office of Finance employee.

For general business tax information, including

• Start of new business
• Address changes
• Obtaining forms
• Calculating taxes due
• All renewal questions
• Location of public offices

please call (213) 473-5901.