Law Offices of Loretta A Burnett

The Law Offices of Loretta A. Burnett serve Colorado Springs clients who need someone fluent in both the legal and accounting sides of tax work. Loretta's practice spans tax law, tax preparation and advisory services, and accounting, which makes her unusually well-positioned to handle property tax matters that connect to broader income or business tax situations. She understands how the numbers work at every level, not just how to file a protest. Her firm draws clients who've had tax problems that a pure accountant couldn't fully resolve or a pure attorney couldn't translate into actionable numbers. Loretta bridges that gap. Whether you're a property owner dealing with an inflated assessment, a small business owner navigating complex tax obligations, or someone who's received a notice from the IRS or Colorado Department of Revenue alongside a property tax bill, she handles it all in one place.

Loretta Burnett's practice covers property tax appeals and assessment reviews alongside a full range of tax law and accounting services. For property tax work, she handles protests before El Paso County and can take cases to the Board of Assessment Appeals when the initial outcome doesn't reflect the property's true value. She reviews assessment methodology, pulls comparable sales and cost data, and builds a clear factual argument. On the tax law side, she handles income tax disputes, IRS audits and correspondence, Colorado Department of Revenue matters, and tax planning for individuals and small businesses. Her accounting background means she can review your full tax picture, not just the piece you came in about. For clients whose property tax issue is tied to a business, rental income, or an estate, this integrated approach is a real advantage. She can see how the property assessment interacts with depreciation schedules, rental income reporting, and estate valuations in ways that most single-discipline practitioners can't. Her practice is small enough to be personal and deep enough to handle complicated situations.

Loretta's approach begins with a full review of your tax situation, including your property assessment, any outstanding tax obligations, and your current filing status. She takes time to understand the broader context before focusing on a specific issue, because in her experience, property tax problems and income tax problems often share the same root cause. For property tax appeals, she reviews your assessment against current market data and Colorado's assessment methodology, identifies the strongest grounds for protest, and prepares the submission. She handles all filing deadlines and communicates with the county assessor directly. For IRS and state tax matters that arise alongside property issues, she manages correspondence, negotiates on your behalf, and develops a resolution strategy. Throughout the process she explains what's happening in plain language and what your options are at each decision point. Her goal is to resolve the immediate problem and leave you better positioned to avoid similar issues going forward.

The Law Offices of Loretta A. Burnett serve clients primarily in Colorado Springs and El Paso County. She also takes tax law and accounting matters from clients throughout Colorado who need someone with combined legal and accounting expertise, particularly for IRS disputes, state tax issues, and property tax appeals involving rental or small commercial properties.