Accountants in Huntsville, AL

Most Huntsville businesses come to us for one of two reasons. Some have an IRS problem: a balance they cannot pay, a notice they do not understand, an audit letter. Others are government contractors who need books that will hold up when DCAA or a prime asks questions. We handle both, along with tax planning, return preparation and fractional CFO work. One thing to be clear on: our founder is an IRS Enrolled Agent, not a CPA.

Yes. We start by pulling your IRS account transcripts so we know the real balance, which years are open, and how much of the total is penalties and interest. Then we look at what you can actually afford. Depending on the numbers, the right answer might be an installment agreement, penalty abatement, Currently Not Collectible status, or an Offer in Compromise if you qualify. The IRS sets the rules for each program, so the recommendation follows your documented finances, not a sales pitch.

Don't wait on it. A levy on your bank account or a garnishment on your paycheck runs on IRS timelines, and the window to respond is short. Collect every notice you have, especially anything marked Final Notice or LT11 or 1058, and call us. As an Enrolled Agent, the founder can contact the IRS for you, find out exactly what triggered the action, and request a release where the facts and procedures support one.

We do. Huntsville has a deep base of defense and aerospace contractors, and many of them outgrow basic bookkeeping the moment they win a cost type contract. We set up job costing and indirect rate pools, prepare for DCAA reviews, help with incurred cost submissions, and work in Deltek Costpoint, Unanet or QuickBooks Online. The founder spent years in federal contracting finance, so FAR and CAS questions are familiar territory.

Usually, yes. The IRS will generally not approve a payment plan or an Offer in Compromise until the missing returns are filed. That makes the returns the first real step, because they set the actual liability. We prepare them carefully and in the order that makes sense for the rest of the case, so the filings and the negotiation point in the same direction.

Not every company needs a full time finance executive. A fractional CFO gives you that level of thinking a few days a month: cash flow forecasts, budgets, pricing on bids, lender conversations and a clear monthly picture of where the business stands. For contractors, it also means someone watching indirect rates before they drift out of line with what you proposed.

Sometimes. An Offer in Compromise lets a qualifying taxpayer settle for less than the full balance, but the IRS looks hard at income, expenses, equity in assets and future earning potential. Plenty of offers get rejected because the numbers never supported them. We run the math with you before anything is filed, and if an offer doesn't make sense, we will say so and point you to the option that does.

It depends on the problem. A levy release can move within days if the paperwork is in order. An Offer in Compromise or an appeal can take many months, mostly because of IRS processing times. The fastest cases are the ones where the client sends complete records early. We'll give you an honest sense of timing once we have seen the transcripts.