ABOUT ANDY GUARDIOLA
Meet Andy Guardiola
Indalecio R. “Andy” Guardiola is a Laredo native, a 1976 graduate of San Augustine High School, and a 1980 graduate of St. Mary’s University of San Antonio. After earning his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1983, Andy started working as an associate in the law firm of Wilson & Volpe drafting real estate documents and preparing title opinions. In 1986, he joined the firm of Mann, Saldana & Jones, practicing mainly in commercial collections. Andy then made a career out of criminal prosecution, working both for the Webb County District Attorney’s Office from 1989 to 1994, and then for the Department of Justice, United States Attorney’s Office, from 1995 to 2019.
After retiring from the Department of Justice, Andy decided to continue practicing law with a focus in the field of federal taxation. He completed a Masters in Law (LLM) degree in Taxation from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2019. In June 2020, he formed Guardiola Law Office PLLC to concentrate in federal taxation. Andy has also worked as a Tax Preparer for Hood & Associates CPAs, preparing individual as well as business tax returns, year round.
Andy is Vice-President and General Counsel of Helping To Ensure Laredo’s Prosperity (H.E.L.P.), a local nonprofit which is an operational arm of the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in Laredo. Andy has been an active volunteer with VITA since 2014.
OUR SERVICES
Business
Guardiola Law Office PLLC is the place to seek guidance if you are planning to start a new business! We assess which business type entity is best for you, as well as the tax consequences of each. We keep you advised of tax changes that may affect your business and assist you with government compliance regulations as your business grows. All types of tax matters are handled, including structuring business transactions to minimize tax consequences.
Our Services:
- Formation and Entity Selection
- Corporate Governance
- Business Tax Planning
- Formation of LLC, Partnerships, Corporations
- LLC Operating Agreements
- Business Entity Sales; Buy-Sell Agreements
Taxation
Almost every decision individuals and businesses make have tax consequences. Guardiola Law Office PLLC provides tax return preparation and tax planning for individuals, partnerships, C-corporations, S-corporations, trusts, nonprofits, and solves tax controversy matters with the IRS. Our clients are provided with regular updates by newsletter on recent developments in tax law changes that affect their business or tax situation.
Changes in tax law occur often and are frequently interpreted in the form of Code Regulations, IRS Notices, Revenue Procedures, Letter Rulings, and Tax Court Cases. Guardiola Law Office PLLC will assist and guide Individuals, Businesses, Shareholders, Trustees, Beneficiaries and Nonprofit Organizations through the myriad of frequent tax changes that affects them. Guardiola Law Office PLLC assists taxpayers with IRS compliance, including audits, appeals, and Notices of Deficiency. We will represent your interests in U. S. Tax Court. Assistance is also provided for F.A.T.C.A. and Common Reporting Standards compliance.
Our Services:
- Tax Controversies with IRS including Audits and Appeals
- Individual and Partnership Tax
- Corporation/Shareholders Tax
- Taxation of Trusts
- Real Estate Related Transactions
- Collection Matters and Defense of Tax Fraud Investigations
- International Tax
Estate Planning
Why should anyone prepare a trust? Planning for the distribution of your assets, however modest they may be, is vital to ensure that your assets will be protected and pass efficiently to those persons of your choosing. Trusts avoid state probate proceedings in local courts, making asset transfer a more private matter. Some commonly used trusts include Qualified Terminable Interest Property (QTIP) Trusts, Bypass Trusts, Irrevocable Trusts, Charitable Trusts, Dynasty Trusts, and Life Insurance Trusts. Maximizing the wealth available to surviving spouses and future generations plays a large part of a well-executed estate plan. Our state of the art legal research resources keep our clients well informed about tax and estate planning issues.
Our Services:
- Wills, including Testamentary Trusts
- Gift and Estate Tax Planning and Related Controversies with IRS
- Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts
- Life Insurance Trusts
- Other life planning such as Letter of Intent/Powers of Attorney
Nonprofit Organizations
“To deal effectively with the ailments of our society today, individual initiative isn’t enough, there has to be some way of linking the individual with the community. In the independent sector [nonprofit sector] such linkages are easily forged. Citizens banding together can tackle a small neighborhood problem or a great national issue.”
- John W. Gardner, The Independent Sector
Hand-in-hand with the government and the private sector, nonprofits are a driving force of American ideals and an effective way of accomplishing worthwhile charitable causes. Guardiola Law Office PLLC is committed to representing nonprofit groups in their formation as well as achieving and safeguarding their tax exempt status by assuring that their organization complies with all IRS codes and regulations.
Guardiola Law Office PLLC assists Texas Nonprofit Organizations in applying for federal tax exemption and provides advice on tax matters such as unrelated business income tax and other tax and governance matters which may affect your nonprofit organization. Guardiola Office PLLC focuses on how to advise your organization so as to avoid revocation of your tax exempt status with the IRS. We provide special emphasis on the laws affecting charitable, religious, and medical organizations.
Our Services:
- Formation and Tax Exemption
- Tax Controversies with IRS
- UBIT (Unrelated Business Income Tax) matters
- Nonprofit Governance
- Compliance with Donor Tax Deduction Matters
- Private Foundations
- Supporting Organizations