JG Associates’ Company History

During his 31 year career at the IRS, Jeff held integral technical and managerial positions. His responsibilities included writing portions of the IRS manual. He also worked closely with the IRS Criminal Intelligence Division, including a key role in ‘Operation Strike Force’ and other criminal tax evasion cases. Jeff was stationed in the IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C., as well as IRS offices in New York, Texas and California. Mr. Galante wrote vital IRS internal procedures and trained thousands of revenue agents throughout the U.S. on the implementation of the “Taxpayer Bill of Rights.”

When Galante retired from the IRS, he left the executive position as Chief of Appeals. More recently, Jeff served as President and IRS liaison with the National Association of Tax Resolution Companies. As a founding father of JG Associates, Mr. Galante’s responsibilities included training Attorneys, CPAs and Enrolled Agents to fully understand the internal workings of the IRS.

Due to Jeff’s extensive IRS experience, several media outlets, including radio, print and television, have relied on him to reveal what actually goes on inside of the IRS. He has appeared on nationwide television answering questions about the scandals that have rocked the IRS. He can be seen commenting on the IRS’s targeting of “Tea Party” type tax exempt organizations and discussing similar topics requiring first-hand experience in the Internal Revenue Service. Galante’s background makes him the go-to source for inside information about the IRS.

Hired out of college as an Internal Revenue Agent with a Bachelors of Sciences in Accounting, Robert McCloughy followed in his father’s footsteps. Robert’s father worked with the IRS for over 34 years. As a kid, Robert sparked an interest in his father’s detailed work. He grew to love accounting and understand the complicated matters he encountered at the IRS.

Robert’s career with the IRS spanned 7 years. During this time, he enforced tax law for the IRS and headed various audits targeting S-corporations, C-corporations, partnerships and individuals. He was tasked with determining and classifying which tax returns should be selected for audit. The longer Robert worked for the IRS, the more unsettled he became with the aggressive tactics the IRS employs. Instead of enforcing the tax code, he felt like a professional bully. He wanted to help people – not hurt them. One winter morning, Robert was asked to do something that he felt was unconscionable. That very day, he resigned from the IRS.

JG Associates provides the opportunity for Robert to apply his expertise of IRS laws, policies and audit procedures to safeguard the American taxpayer. Knowing specifically what triggers an IRS audit, Robert has become a cornerstone of JG Associates’ IRS Audit Defense Team. His personal and professional mission is to ensure that the taxpayer receives fair treatment, while the IRS follows the “Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights” (TABOR).

With over 35 years of experience at the IRS, Marcia Hamm audited numerous individuals and corporations alike. Marcia’s work as a licensed CPA earned her the respect of her peers within the professional tax community. During her tenure as a mediator, she successfully resolved difficult and complex tax related cases. A revenue agent for 11 years, Marcia’s work as an Appeals Team Case Manager provided her with the expertise needed to resolve a multitude of collection and audit problems. A dedicated professional, she spent decades resolving cases ranging from simple individual returns to the most complex corporate tax returns. Marcia Hamm’s professional experience and valuable contacts helped to create one of the nation’s best IRS defense teams at JG Associates.

Barbara Galante’s distinguished career with the IRS spanned over 22 years. Her tenure included both technical and managerial positions, providing the background to successfully resolve the most difficult tax debt problems. She began her IRS career as a Tax Auditor and was rapidly promoted to the position of Group Manager, where her team audited a wide-range of individuals and small businesses. Barbara’s experience was vital in teaching our professionals to successfully navigate the internal culture of the IRS.

In particular, Barbara dealt with many taxpayer issues that required ‘outside the box thinking’ in order to resolve disputes. She worked with taxpayers’ congressional representatives to ensure that a taxpayer’s rights were not abused. She identified systemic problems within the IRS that impacted the general public and found effective solutions. Barbara’s expertise has been used to analyze client tax issues and provide practical and expedient solutions for complex tax debt resolution cases. “I was able to cut through the IRS’s red tape and get to the heart of the problem,” she explained.