Locations
1101 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20004
8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Suite 1350 , Vienna, VA, 22182
199 E Montgomery Ave, Suite 100, Rockville, MD, 20850
Specialties
- Tax Law
About
Pontius Tax Law, PLLC strives to resolve sensitive tax problems through trust, dedication and value. The law firm was founded by John Pontius with offices in Washington, DC, Vienna, VA and Rockville. Mr. Pontius is a tax law attorney who represents individual and business clients with sensitive and serious tax matters before the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities. His client base is local, national and international.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Pontius has represented businesses and individuals with complex tax issues in the following areas: FBAR examinations, offshore and domestic disclosures, FATCA, FIRPTA, tax planning, unfiled tax returns, release of tax liens and levies, trust fund recovery penalty, IRS and state audit examinations, as well as Appeals, penalty abatement, U.S. Tax Court litigation, along with defense of tax fraud and evasion.
Before opening his firm, Mr. Pontius worked for five years at tax controversy firms in Rockville, Annapolis and Bethesda. For the preceding two years Mr. Pontius worked in the international corporate tax group of KPMG in Tysons Corner, Virginia. He began his legal career as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army. He is a third-generation Washingtonian.
Licensed In
Virginia
Washington, DC
Maryland
Specialization
FBAR examinations
Offshore and domestic disclosures
FATCA
FIRPTA
Tax planning
Unfiled tax returns
Release of tax liens and levies
Trust fund recovery penalty
IRS and state audit examinations
Appeals
Penalty abatement
U.S. Tax Court litigation
Defense of tax fraud and evasion
Honors & Awards
Rising Stars and Super Lawyers, MD and DC, Super Lawyers
Top Lawyers, Northern Virginia Magazine-2022
Top Attorneys, Bethesda Magazine
Avvo Rating 10/10
Veteran-Owned Business
Member, Tax Section Council, Maryland State Bar Association
Vice Chair, State and Local Tax Committee, DC Bar
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, Tax LLM
Widener University Commonwealth Law School, JD
Gettysburg College, BA in Economics
Landon School, High School Diploma
Additional Information
1101 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20004, Get Directions Office Phone: 202-756-1125
8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Suite 1350, Vienna, VA, 22182, Get Directions Office Phone: 703-903-1669
199 E Montgomery Ave, Suite 100, Rockville, MD, 20850, Get Directions Office Phone: 240-599-8027
