Which IRS enquiries are criminal, not civil
The intake asks whether a prospective client has been contacted by IRS Criminal Investigation, told they're a target or subject, or accused of hiding income or skipping filings — then flags any active deadline so you're not spending a free consultation on a routine civil audit.
The exact intake your irs criminal defense leads complete
This is the real 7-question guided intake for IRS Criminal Defense — the same flow your customers finish before you ever pick up the phone.
What a qualified irs criminal defense lead should tell you
Legal representation for a person or business facing a criminal tax investigation or prosecution by IRS Criminal Investigation or the DOJ Tax Division — distinct from a civil audit, collections notice, or routine tax bill.
- Dealing With Possible Criminal
- Received Letter, Subpoena, Summons,
- Been Told Target Or
- Irs Or Government Accusing
- This Matter Happening In
- Person Being Investigated Or
- Legal Help Now Because
The questions your team needs answered
Every irs criminal defense intake asks these — and why each one matters.
| Question | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Are you dealing with a possible criminal tax issue involving the IRS (not just a regular tax bill or audit)? | Separates a genuine criminal tax matter from a civil audit or ordinary tax bill, which is the single biggest fit/no-fit split for this practice area. |
| Have you received a letter, subpoena, summons, or visit/call from IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) or a federal investigator about taxes? | Direct contact from IRS-CI (letter, subpoena, summons, or a visit) is concrete evidence the investigation is active rather than speculative. |
| Have you been told you are a target or subject of a criminal tax investigation, or that criminal charges may be filed? | Being told target or subject status is a strong signal of how far the investigation has progressed and how urgently representation is needed. |
| Is the IRS or the government accusing you of intentionally hiding income, using false documents, or not filing required tax returns? | Allegations of hidden income, false documents, or unfiled returns describe the underlying conduct the government would need to prove, shaping case complexity. |
| Is this matter happening in the United States or involving U.S. federal taxes (such as IRS income taxes or payroll taxes)? | Confirms the matter involves U.S. federal taxes rather than a foreign or state issue outside an IRS-focused defense practice. |
| Are you the person being investigated or someone who could be personally held responsible (for example, a business owner or person who handled payroll taxes)? | Distinguishes someone personally at risk, such as a payroll-responsible business owner, from a witness or bystander with lower personal exposure. |
| Do you need legal help now because there is a deadline, interview, court date, or active investigation related to this tax issue? | A concrete deadline, interview, or court date turns a case from background research into something needing an immediate response. |
How Cliont scores irs criminal defense leads
Every answer is weighted automatically — no manual review required.
Value signals
- Dealing With Possible Criminal: yes
- Received Letter, Subpoena, Summons,: yes
- Been Told Target Or: yes
- Irs Or Government Accusing: yes
- This Matter Happening In: yes
- Person Being Investigated Or: yes
Urgency signals
- Legal Help Now Because
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IRS Criminal Defense Lead
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They explain the matter
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You get a ready lead
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Built for irs criminal defense workflows
| Cliont capability | IRS Criminal Defense application |
|---|---|
| Weighted scoring engine | Confirms a criminal (not civil) issue, IRS-CI contact, and target/subject status carry the highest weight, so civil audits and routine tax bills automatically score below your consultation threshold. |
| Conditional urgency flag | A yes on the deadline/interview/active-investigation question is surfaced separately, so matters with a grand jury date or interview this week are distinguishable from early-stage concerns. |
| Document upload on intake | Collects the actual CI letter, subpoena, or summons before the consultation so you can see the government's own language, not just the prospect's summary of it. |
| CRM routing rules | Only matters that confirm a criminal tax issue and U.S. federal jurisdiction are pushed into your CRM as qualified, keeping civil audit and foreign-tax enquiries out of your active pipeline. |
| Personal exposure detection | Distinguishes a business owner or payroll-responsible individual from a witness or third party, since personal liability changes both urgency and retainer scope. |
Common irs criminal defense lead scenarios
Grand jury subpoena, days away
Prospect confirms CI contact, target status, and a near-term court date — the intake surfaces the deadline so the matter reaches you as a same-day priority instead of sitting in a general inbox.
Business owner, unfiled payroll returns
No CI letter yet, but the prospect handled payroll taxes personally and is accused of not filing — the intake still scores this as high-value given personal exposure, even without a formal contact.
Routine audit, no criminal exposure
Prospect answers no to a criminal tax issue and describes a standard IRS audit — the intake scores this low so it doesn't consume consultation time meant for criminal matters.
Non-U.S. tax dispute mislabeled as criminal
Prospect describes a foreign tax authority issue rather than U.S. federal taxes — the jurisdiction question flags this as a poor fit for an IRS-focused criminal defense practice.
Witness, not the target
Prospect was contacted by investigators but is a witness rather than someone personally at risk — the intake distinguishes this from target/subject cases so expectations are set before booking.
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IRS Criminal Defense lead-intake FAQs
How does the intake tell a real criminal tax matter apart from a civil audit letter?
The first two questions separate a confirmed criminal issue and contact from IRS Criminal Investigation from a routine audit or tax bill, so a prospect describing a standard CP2000 notice scores low instead of landing as urgent.
What if the prospect hasn't been contacted by IRS-CI directly yet?
That's still captured and scored — someone who handled payroll taxes personally and is accused of hiding income or not filing can score highly even before a formal CI letter arrives, since personal exposure matters as much as contact status.
Does this intake work for trust fund or payroll tax exposure, or only individual filers?
It captures whether the prospect is personally responsible, such as a business owner who handled payroll taxes, which is the same fact pattern that also drives the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty and Payroll and Employment Tax sibling intakes.
How is urgency flagged when there's a deadline or interview coming up?
A dedicated question asks whether there's a deadline, interview, or active investigation requiring help now, and that answer is weighted so a matter with days until a grand jury date is distinguishable from one still in early stages.
What happens to leads that turn out to be foreign or state tax issues rather than IRS federal matters?
The jurisdiction question carries a low weight for anything outside U.S. federal taxes, so those enquiries score lower rather than being routed as criminal defense matters.
What documents should the intake collect before I even take the call?
It's built to collect the actual IRS-CI contact — letter, subpoena, or summons — plus any notice naming the prospect as target or subject, so you can review the paper trail before the consultation instead of during it.
Turn irs criminal defense visitors into qualified cases
Give every irs criminal defense visitor a guided intake instead of a dead contact form — and get a scored, qualified lead before you book a consultation.