Darrin T. Mish has practiced tax controversy law for 32 years. Every case since 1994 has involved the Internal Revenue Service — not as a side practice, not as one specialty among many, but as the exclusive focus of his legal career. The result is an attorney who understands IRS operations at a level that most lawyers, CPAs, and enrolled agents simply cannot match.
That depth of experience matters when cryptocurrency enters the picture. Crypto tax problems combine the volatility of digital asset markets with the complexity of emerging regulatory frameworks and the full enforcement power of the IRS. Resolving these cases requires someone who understands both the technology and the federal tax system — and who has the litigation credentials to back up every position taken in negotiation.
Cryptocurrency creates tax situations that traditional practitioners rarely encounter. Phantom gains from reinvested profits that subsequently crashed. Unreported income from DeFi protocols the taxpayer barely understood. Missing cost basis from exchanges that shut down. IRS notices referencing blockchain analytics and exchange summonses. These are not generic tax problems — they require specific expertise.
Darrin's approach starts with understanding the complete picture: what transactions occurred, what was reported, what the IRS knows, and what options exist. From there, the resolution strategy is built using the same IRS programs available for any tax debt — Offer in Compromise, installment agreements, penalty abatement, Currently Not Collectible status — but applied with the precision that comes from doing this every day for three decades.
Before building his tax resolution practice, Darrin worked as a public defender. That experience — standing between an individual and the enormous power of a government institution — shapes everything about how he practices. The IRS, like any government agency, has rules. Knowing those rules better than the other side is how you win.
He is the founder of the Law Offices of Darrin T. Mish, P.A., licensed in Florida, Texas, and Colorado, and serves clients in all 50 states. His practice has resolved more than $100 million in IRS tax debt.
Fifteen minutes on the phone will tell you what you are dealing with, what your options are, and what it will cost to resolve. No charge. No obligation. No pressure.