Tax Resolution
Back taxes, penalties, and IRS letters. As an Enrolled Agent, I’m admitted to practice before the IRS, which means I can deal with them directly, so you don’t have to.
Whatever the letter says, it is probably more fixable than you think
Tax problems are unusually good at making people freeze. The envelope sits on the counter, the deadline passes, and the situation quietly gets worse, not because it was unsolvable, but because it felt unapproachable.
You will not get a lecture from me about how it got this way. We’ll work out where things actually stand and what can be done, and I’ll be straight with you about what’s realistic.
Only three kinds of professional can represent you before the IRS: Enrolled Agents, CPAs, and attorneys. I’m an Enrolled Agent, licensed federally. That means I can speak to the IRS on your behalf, so you don’t have to make that phone call yourself.
Offers in Compromise
Settling for less than the full balance when paying in full would cause genuine hardship.
Penalty abatement
Getting penalties reduced or removed for reasonable cause, or under first-time abatement.
IRS representation
I speak to them directly on your behalf, in writing and by phone.
Common situations
IRS notices & letters
Most are far less alarming than they look, and many resolve with one correct response. Bring it in before the deadline passes.
Unfiled returns
Several years behind is more common than you would guess. Getting compliant is the step that unlocks everything else.
Back taxes owed
Payment arrangements, currently-not-collectible status, and Offers in Compromise where you genuinely qualify.
Penalties & interest
Failure-to-file and failure-to-pay penalties compound quickly. Abatement is frequently available and rarely asked for.
Audits & examinations
Responding properly, assembling documentation, and dealing with the examiner on your behalf.
A straight assessment
The consultation exists so you get an honest read on your case. If I can’t meaningfully improve your situation, I’ll tell you plainly rather than quote you for work that will not help.
What happens when you call
1. A paid consultation
Resolution work starts with a consultation, which carries an upfront fee. You tell me what you are dealing with, and nothing you say goes anywhere else or will shock me.
2. I find out where you stand
With authorization I can pull your account transcripts from the IRS and see exactly what they have, which is often not what people expect.
3. We pick a realistic route
Compliance first, then the relief that actually fits your case. I’ll quote the work before starting it.
4. I deal with the IRS
Correspondence, phone calls, submissions. You get updates; you don’t have to make the calls.
How the money works
Resolution is the one service I handle differently from the rest, and I would rather you knew that before you picked up the phone than after.
Step one: an upfront consultation fee
Unlike a bookkeeping discovery call, the first conversation about a resolution case is paid. Reviewing a case properly means pulling transcripts, reading the notices, and working out which routes are actually open to you. That is real work, and it happens before anyone knows whether we will go further.
Step two: a formal quote in writing
Once I understand the case I give you a fixed quote for the engagement. You will know the number before you commit to anything, and it will not move afterwards without a conversation.
Step three: paid in advance
All tax resolution work is paid up front. These cases run on the IRS timetable rather than mine, they carry hard deadlines, and they absorb a great deal of time. Payment in advance is what lets me commit that time and stay on it until it is finished.
Why this differs from my other services. Bookkeeping and tax preparation are predictable pieces of work, so a free call is enough to scope them. A resolution case is not predictable, and the work of finding out what is possible is most of the value. Charging for it is what keeps that assessment honest and thorough.
Tax resolution FAQs
An Enrolled Agent is a tax professional licensed by the federal government with unlimited rights to represent taxpayers before the IRS. Only three types of professional have that: Enrolled Agents, CPAs, and attorneys. For resolution work it isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s the credential that allows me to deal with the IRS directly on your behalf.
It’s an agreement that settles your tax debt for less than the full amount, when paying in full would create genuine financial hardship or when there’s legitimate doubt about the amount owed. The IRS accepts a minority of the offers it receives, and the difference is usually the quality of the submission.
Often, yes. Penalty abatement is available for reasonable cause: illness, disaster, or reliance on bad advice. There is also first-time abatement for taxpayers with a clean compliance history. It’s one of the most commonly missed forms of relief.
Open it, then call me. Most notices are far less serious than they appear, and many are resolved with a single correct response. What genuinely does make things worse is ignoring it.
You are not the first person to tell me that, and it’s more fixable than you think. We work out which years are outstanding, get them prepared and filed, and then deal with what’s owed.
It runs in two stages. The first conversation carries an upfront consultation fee, because reviewing a case properly is real work in itself. After that you get a formal fixed quote for the engagement, in writing, before anything begins. Resolution engagements are then paid in advance. Call me for the current consultation fee.
Because resolution cases are unusually time-heavy and run on the IRS timetable rather than mine. Deadlines are fixed, correspondence is slow, and a single case can absorb many hours across several months. Payment in advance is what allows me to commit that time and stay with your case to the end.
The sooner we look at it, the more options you have.
Call and we will book a consultation. No judgement, and a straight answer about what can realistically be done for you.
Everything you tell me is confidential. Resolution consultations carry an upfront fee.