Tax Resolution Services in Atlanta

We take an IRS problem from confusing to manageable. First we gather your notices, pull the account transcripts and find any years that were never filed. Then we look at your income, expenses and assets, figure out which options you actually qualify for, prepare the paperwork and deal with the IRS until the case closes. The end result is a documented outcome, such as an approved payment plan, a released levy or penalties removed, not just a phone call.

Yes. Enrolled Agents are licensed by the U.S. Treasury and can represent any taxpayer before the IRS, individual or business, on audits, collections, appeals, installment agreements, penalty requests and Offers in Compromise. The rules are federal, so our office being in Maryland makes no difference to your Atlanta case. The founder holds the license and works each case personally.

Often, yes, but only by dealing with the balance behind it. Depending on where you are in collections, the IRS may release a levy once a payment plan is in place, once it agrees you're in financial hardship, or once missing returns are filed. The faster we're involved, the more choices there are. A bank levy holds funds for 21 days before they're sent, which is a short window to act.

It's an agreement to settle for less than the full balance. The IRS bases the decision on what it believes it can collect from you, looking at income, necessary expenses, equity in assets and future earnings, not on how large the debt is. You need to be current on all filings, and the paperwork is detailed. We check whether the numbers work before anyone pays the application fee.

You pay the IRS in monthly amounts. If you owe below the IRS threshold for individuals, you may qualify for a streamlined installment agreement with limited financial disclosure. Larger balances, or businesses with payroll tax debt, usually need full financial statements and a negotiated payment. Whatever the type, you must keep filing and paying new taxes on time or the agreement can default.

Penalties, often. First Time Abate relief and reasonable cause are the two most common routes, and each needs the right facts and documents. Interest is harder. It's set by law and generally drops only when the tax or penalty it was charged on is reduced. A strong request names the right relief standard and tells the story clearly, with records to back it.

Deal with them first. The IRS usually won't approve a payment plan or an offer while returns are missing, and any substitute returns it filed for you likely overstate the tax. We identify every missing year, rebuild income from IRS transcripts and your records, and prepare the returns so they fit the resolution plan instead of working against it.

Some things move fast: a levy release can come quickly once the IRS has what it needs. Others take a while, such as an Offer in Compromise, an audit appeal or a large payroll tax case, mainly because of IRS review times. How many years are involved and how complete your records are both affect the pace. Getting us full financial information early is the best way to avoid delays.