Tax Resolution Specialist for IRS Relief

We figure out exactly where you stand with the IRS and then get you out of it. That starts with transcripts and notices: how much is owed, for which years, which returns are missing, and how far along collection is. From there the work might be a penalty abatement request, an installment agreement, an Offer in Compromise, a levy release or audit representation. Filing the missing returns is usually part of it too, timed to support the rest of the plan.

Yes. The founder is an IRS Enrolled Agent, a credential licensed by the U.S. Treasury that carries unlimited practice rights before the IRS. That covers collection cases, audits, appeals, payment plans, penalty requests and Offers in Compromise for individuals and businesses alike. With Form 2848 signed, the IRS contacts us instead of you.

Sometimes. An Offer in Compromise is accepted when the IRS's reasonable collection potential (your net equity in assets plus a set number of months of disposable income) comes in below what you owe. Filings must be current and the financial disclosure has to be complete. We calculate that number with you first, because many people who hear ads about settling for pennies don't qualify, and some who assume they won't actually do.

You pay over time instead of all at once. The terms depend on how much you owe and which type of agreement fits: a streamlined installment agreement for smaller balances, or a plan based on a full financial statement for larger ones. Interest and the failure to pay penalty keep running until it's paid off, so we compare a payment plan against other options before choosing it.

Often. First Time Abate relief is available if you had no significant penalties in the prior three years, and reasonable cause relief applies when something outside your control, like illness or a disaster, caused the problem. Abatement removes penalties, not the underlying tax, and interest is adjusted under separate rules. We pick the stronger argument and document it.

Call quickly and save everything: the levy notice, earlier letters, bank records and recent financial information. A bank levy gives you a 21 day window before funds go to the IRS; a wage levy keeps taking from each paycheck. We contact the IRS right away, check deadlines, push for a release where it's justified and set up a resolution that stops it from happening again.

In most cases, yes. The IRS generally won't approve an installment agreement or an Offer in Compromise until the last six years of required returns are on file. Filing those returns also tells everyone what's really owed, which can be more or less than the IRS currently thinks. We prepare them as part of the strategy so the balance, penalties and collection exposure are handled together.

Bring IRS notices, your most recent returns, a list of years you haven't filed, income records (wage or business), bank and asset information, monthly household or business expenses and any earlier IRS agreements. Business owners should add payroll records and Form 941 filings. If you're a government contractor, mention it, since contract timing and DCAA requirements can affect what a workable payment plan looks like.