Eric J. Kavallaris, EA

Enrolled Agent | Former IRS Large Dollar Collections Specialist and Senior Offer in Compromise Examiner

Overview

Eric Kavallaris is an IRS enrolled agent at Ayar Law, licensed since 2019. He spent twelve years at the IRS in Brookhaven, New York, including three years as a Senior Offer in Compromise Examiner and more than three years as a Large Dollar Collection Representative handling accounts between $100,000 and $1 million. That IRS background gives Eric insight into how the agency evaluates a case from the inside, and he applies that perspective to Offers in Compromise, installment agreements, currently not collectible status, Trust Fund Recovery Penalty defense, and federal tax lien discharges and subordinations.

Eric represents taxpayers before IRS Campus Collections, the Automated Collection System, field Revenue Officers, and Appeals and Settlement Officers. His work covers wage garnishment and bank levy release, penalty abatement, innocent spouse relief, business and payroll tax issues, and Collection Due Process and Collection Appeals Program hearings.

Government Service

  • Compliance and Enforcement, Florida Department of Revenue (2024–2025)
    Worked within the Compliance and Enforcement Division, interpreting legal documents and court orders and researching court records to enforce the collection of delinquent child support obligations for Florida residents.
  • Offer in Compromise Examiner, Internal Revenue Service (2015–2018)
    Served in Specialty Offers and Liens within Small Business/Self-Employed Collection Operations at the Brookhaven, New York campus. Closed more than 950 Offers in Compromise, evaluating asset and income information to determine reasonable collection potential and appropriate settlement amounts.
  • Collection Representative, Lead, and Manager, Internal Revenue Service (2008–2015)
    Worked within the SB/SE Automated Collection System (ACS) at the Brookhaven campus, later taking on lead and manager assignments. Served as the office's Identity Theft Subject Matter Expert and handled large dollar accounts between $100,000 and $1 million, including lien determinations, installment agreements, and penalty abatement requests.
  • Accounts Management and Customer Service Representative, Internal Revenue Service (2006–2008)
    Resolved taxpayer account inquiries at the Brookhaven campus, including balance corrections, credit transfers, and adjustments tied to refundable and non-refundable credits.
  • Chief Petty Officer (Retired), United States Navy (1982–2006)
    Served twenty-four years, including as Department Head of Marketing and Advertising for Navy Recruiting District New York/New Jersey, Recruiting Station Commander, Helicopter Maintenance Chief, and Quality Assurance Inspector.

Education

  • Excelsior College, Albany, New York
    Electromechanical Technology, Business Management and Marketing

Certifications

  • IRS Enrolled Agent (EA), licensed since 2019, authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS nationwide.
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