Russell J. Haynes

Russell J. Haynes is a tax attorney at Haynes Tax Law who assists businesses and individuals with federal and state tax disputes. His primary focus is employment tax problems, including unfiled returns, unpaid balances, and worker classification questions. He also advises business owners and employees facing personal liability under the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty and state tax assessments. His practice extends to individual taxpayers with overdue returns or outstanding tax obligations.

Russell earned a J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude with a concentration in tax law. Before studying law, he completed a master’s degree in music performance at the Cincinnati Conservatory and a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. His education spans advanced academic study and focused legal training. His tax-law background supports detailed work involving federal and state tax rules, liability determinations, and negotiated tax resolutions.

Russell has negotiated offers in compromise and installment agreements with federal and state taxing authorities, obtained innocent spouse relief, and represented taxpayers during IRS and state audits. He also works on the treatment of tax liabilities in bankruptcy, including situations where bankruptcy affects an individual’s tax obligations. In business matters, he helps clients respond to employment tax deficiencies and questions about responsibility for unpaid withholding taxes and other assessments.

Russell J. Haynes has taught seminars on tax liabilities in bankruptcy for the Maryland State Bar Association, the University of Baltimore Law School, and professional tax organizations. He is admitted to practice before the Virginia Supreme Court, the U.S. Tax Court, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. His professional memberships include the American Bar Association Tax Section and the Virginia State Bar Taxation Section. He also holds a QuickBooks ProAdvisor credential.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Burton J. Haynes, P.C.
• Member, Virginia State Bar
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, ABA Tax Section
• Member, VSB Taxation Section
• Member, ABA Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties
• Member, QuickBooks ProAdvisor

Licensed State

• Virginia

Education

• George Mason University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Cincinnati Conservatory
  Master’s degree in Music Performance
• University of Texas at Austin
  Doctor of Musical Arts

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