Santa Cruz County—home to Nogales, Rio Rico, Patagonia, and the state’s busiest port of entry—has a unique business environment shaped by logistics, warehousing, customs brokerage, cross-border trade, agriculture, manufacturing, hospitality, and retail. These industries face increased enforcement from the IRS, Arizona Department of Revenue, ERC audit teams, and California EDD (especially for remote or cross-border CA workers).
Zecca Ross Law Firm is recognized as the best business tax audit law firm in Santa Cruz County because we deliver aggressive defense, clean documentation reconstruction, and deep multi-state audit expertise in sectors that are scrutinized more than most.
Santa Cruz County companies—especially those in logistics, distribution, and warehousing—face unusually high audit exposure due to complex supply-chain revenue, multi-entity structures, and cross-border operations.
Zecca Ross defends companies in:
• IRS income, payroll, and corporate-tax audits
• ADOR Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) and income-tax audits
• California FTB audits (common for AZ-based companies with CA-sourced operations or staff)
• CDTFA sales/use-tax audits
We take over the audit, manage all communication, limit document production, challenge incorrect assumptions, and negotiate aggressively.
ERC audits are now widespread in Santa Cruz County, particularly affecting:
• logistics and warehouse businesses
• import/export and customs-adjacent services
• transportation and distribution companies
• agricultural operations
• retail and hospitality companies
• border-zone service providers
Since many ERC claims were filed by third-party ERC mills using flawed calculations, Zecca Ross provides:
• complete ERC documentation reconstruction
• legal eligibility narratives written to IRS standards
• payroll + revenue evidence organization
• challenges to disallowances and penalties
• full management of audit interviews and correspondence
Our ERC substantiation packages meet IRS expectations for high-risk industries.
Because of proximity to California, many local companies employ CA workers, contractors, or remote staff—often triggering EDD jurisdiction.
Zecca Ross handles:
• worker misclassification disputes
• payroll-tax assessments
• withholding and reporting compliance issues
• multi-state employer errors
• settlement negotiations to reduce liability
We prevent EDD from improperly expanding audits or applying CA law outside its legal limits.
Cross-border operations often create documentation inconsistencies that auditors exploit.
Zecca Ross supports local controllers, bookkeepers, and CPAs with:
• audit-ready financial organization
• ERC substantiation binders
• payroll + employment-file cleanup
• reconstruction of missing or inconsistent records
• full management of all deadlines and correspondence
We transform disorganized records into clean, defendable audit packages.
Audits in Santa Cruz County move fast—but can escalate even faster without experienced legal defense.
Zecca Ross consistently achieves:
• narrowed audit scope
• reduced document requests
• penalty mitigation or removal
• favorable settlement outcomes
• fast and efficient closures
Our approach is simple: protect the business, minimize exposure, and resolve the audit quickly.
For businesses across Santa Cruz County, Zecca Ross Law Firm provides the multi-state audit expertise, documentation rigor, and aggressive defense required to survive federal or state tax audits.
Legal clarity starts here. Partner with Zecca Ross Law Firm to transform complexity into opportunity.