Background
For over 40 years, G. David Brimmer & Associates has been providing quality, personalized financial guidance to individuals and businesses. Our expertise ranges from tax management to specialized services such as assisting our clients with resolution of their IRS and state tax debts.
G. David Brimmer & Associates is one of the leading firms in the country when it comes to negotiations with the IRS Collection Division. By combining expertise, experience and a team approach, our staff ensures that every client receives the close analysis and attention they deserve. Our dedication to the hightest standards is embodied by the presence of only seasoned professionals, whose sole commitment is our clients' best interests. Year after year satisfied customers refer friends, relatives and acquaintances to our firm.
Our Mission
Our mission is to help clients obtain financial viability in the present, while taking a proactive approach to achieving financial goals in the future. This requires open communication to reach a comprehensive understanding of our clients' needs through research and sound analysis. We are dedicated to meeting these goals with high standards of excellence and professionalism. We have been a respected member of the business community for years, and pride ourselves on the prominence we have acquired and continue to maintain.
Our dedication to hard work and desire to win for our clients has earned us the respect of the business and financial community across the country. We believe this to be a direct derivative of our talent and responsiveness to our clients problems. Whether you are a current or prospective client, rest assured that individuals and businesses who choose G. David Brimmer & Associates receive competent, timely advice and effective, determined representation coupled with burning desire to achieve what is right for our clients.
Testimonials
"I would like to thank you for your professionalism in dealing with the IRS. You and your staff were always right there when I had questions and never once did you ever refuse a call. It is with the utmost respect that I write this letter to you. Your cool head and knowledge of the tax code guided my case that for a number or reasons, not the least of being overseas, made other run and hide from it. Being someone that has worked out of the country most of his adult life it’s very hard to find to find a firm that understands international tax situations in conjunction with US tax codes. I found you to be the man for the job by leaps and bounds. When records weren’t available you found them, when the IRS had made a mistake, you professionally and calmly dealt with them. I would like to give your firm a big “thumbs up”. Any Xpat that needs help regarding their taxes should look no where else but to you to solve their problems."
- J. Martin, South Africa, Namibia, Liberia, Sierra Leone and other places
Dear David Brimmer, Thanks so much for giving me all your knowledge today. I have been totally lost dealing with the IRS. I will call you soon for more free advice to help me get through this. I can't thank you enough for answering my call personally . You dropped what you were doing just guide me for free where I need to go to get the levy lifted. David thank you so much.
- Lana U., Arizona
Here’s what some of our professional associates have said:
“A recognized expert… In every case, Dave has conducted himself honorably and as a true professional. If you’re concerned about him trying to lure away your clients, you can put your mind at ease. He not only hasn’t taken any of my clients, he’s sent several our way”
- John F. Conley, CPA, MST, Blake Hurley McCallum & Conley, LLC, Portland, ME
“I’ve referred a number of clients to G. David Brimmer and would recommend him without hesitation. He negotiates with the IRS and State to reduce the client’s tax liability, stop all collection activity, and get their financial affairs in order. In every case, the client has benefited.”
- Jeffrey S. Worthing, CPA, Worthing & Going, Scarborough, ME
“Exceptionally helpful…(his) agreements on behalf of my clients well exceeded expectations. His work has always been done in a timely manner and at a very reasonable cost.”
- Diane Dusini, Esq., MittelAsen LLC , Portland, ME
“I can think of no other tax practitioner with the wealth of David Brimmer’s experience, insight and integrity in successfully negotiating with the IRS and state tax agencies on compromising the tax debts owed by his clients.”
- William Morris, JD, CPA, LLM, MBA - Graf Repetti & Co., LLP, Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors, New York, NY
Our Team
G David Brimmer founded this firm in late 1960s.
After a tour of duty with the US Army in Europe David returned to college and earned his BS Degree in accounting. Upon graduating he moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to enroll in law school. Because of looming financial problems, in order to afford to stay in school he needed a job. He approached the placement director, who found him a job selling accounting computers and systems with the Burroughs Corporation, now Unisys.
Although working at Burroughs Corporation effectively ended David’s law school aspirations, he acquired from their training school in Detroit what would ultimately become his greatest skill and the most valuable asset for his clients; his ability to negotiate with anyone and win - a skill he continues to use daily in successfully negotiating settlements for his clients with government taxing authorities.
David returned to Maine where he acquired his Public Accounting certificate from the Maine Board of Accounting. He passed the Enrolled Agents exam given by the IRS on his first sitting, receiving a certificate with an enrolled agent number of 11665 - joining a very small and elite group of professionals registered by the IRS.
David has been published and has lectured nationally on Offer and Compromises and other collection strategies.
David has been a student of the art of magic and illusions since his early years in grade school. He was a founding member of his local SAM (Society of American Magicians) chapter and a member of IBM (the International Brotherhood of Magicians).
David has also belonged to many civic and private organizations over the years. He is married with three grown children.
dave@877taxrelief.com 877-829-7354
Ron is a veteran of the US Army having served with the 7th Infantry Division on the DMZ in Korea and with the 562nd Missile Battalion in northern Alaska. He is a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. After separating from the Army, he attended the University of Maine, earning a BS Degree in Business Management with a minor in Accounting.
In 1972, Ron joined the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a Revenue Officer. During his 33 year career, he acquired a comprehensive knowledge of IRS systems and procedures as a Senior Revenue Officer, Special Procedures Advisor, Office Manager, Offer in Compromise Specialist and Revenue Officer Group Manager. He has extensive experience with Offers in Compromise having worked for many years as an Offer Specialist, reviewer of all Augusta District offers as Special Procedures Advisor and manager of the District Offer in Compromise Program. Ron was an IRS Offer in Compromise Instructor and represented the IRS at State of Maine Continuing Professional Education seminars for Certified Public Accountants and Enrolled Agents. Since retiring from the IRS in 2004, Ron has functioned as an Enrolled Agent, Tax Consultant and is an Associate with G. David Brimmer & Associates. A freelance outdoor adventure writer, he has written the mountaineering guidebook, Mountains for Mortals – New England, numerous magazine and newspaper articles and currently blogs at www.trekalong.com. His website, www.ronchaseoutdoors.com, details his professional writing experience.
An avid outdoorsman, Ron is an experienced kayaker, canoeist, mountaineer, cyclist and skier. A former Registered Maine Guide, he was a Trip Leader and Director with the Appalachian Mountain Club for many years. Ron is currently active as a Trip Leader and Board Member with the Penobscot Paddle and Chowder Society, where he was formerly president and vice-president. He has belonged to many organizations including Rotary, Masons and the Maine Island Trail Association.
Mark Peterson is a graduate of Boston University, and has a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Southern Maine. Mark has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1980. He owned a CPA practice in Saco, Maine for 25 years, a firm with seven CPAS. His practice worked with hundreds of individuals and small businesses, providing tax and business advice.
Brian Mahany has practiced law for over 25 years.
Prior to associating himself with G. David Brimmer and Associates, Brian served as the head of Maine's revenue department, Assistant Attorney General - Tax in Maine and special counsel to the Senate on tax policy. In private practice, he was part of the defense team that defended actor Wesley Snipes on criminal tax charges and has written tax articles for the Journal of Accountancy and in Wisconsin, On-Balance magazine, the publication of the Wisconsin Institute of CPAs. He has also lectured on tax policy nationally. He also frequently blogs on tax related matters for Business Week and on his own website, www.mahanylaw.com/mahanylaw.
Riitta Fortier, Office Manager
Riitta, a native of Finland, has managed G. David Brimmer and Associates' office for almost five years. Before moving to the states about 10 years ago, she worked several years as an administrative assistant with a global engineering and technology corporation serving customers in the pulp and paper industry. With us, she keeps track of everything and everybody, knows what needs to be done, by whom and by when.
In her free time Riitta enjoys riding horses and working up a sweat doing barn chores. She's also an avid reader, enjoying novels and biographies in four different languages. Riitta is married with two children and lives right outside Portland.
Sonia Damon has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Husson College and she has been working with the firm for over 10 years. Sonia is also the manager of Merit Pools of Portland, Inc in the summer months. She and her 4 great kids live in Saco.
Sonia works extensively with Quickbooks and provides set up and training to small businesses. "I enjoy pulling records and receipts together to create the financials. It is like completing a puzzle for me."