by Jon Call, EA | Sep 8, 2026 | Audit Defense, Tax Resolution
Read Time:10 Minute, 32 Second By Jon Call, EA. Enrolled Agent & NTPI Fellow • CLAW Tax Group You do not need a tax attorney for every IRS problem. You also should not hire the first logo that promises to “settle for pennies.” Credentials matter....
by Jon Call, EA | Sep 7, 2026 | IRS Collections & Levies, Tax Resolution
Read Time:9 Minute, 42 Second By Jon Call, EA. Enrolled Agent and NTPI Fellow. CLAW Tax Group An Offer in Compromise is not a slogan. Under IRC section 7122, it is a formal settlement path. The IRS decides. Your representative’s job is to put the right facts in...
by Matthew Wildes, JD, CPA | Sep 1, 2026 | Installment Agreements, Tax Resolution
Read Time:9 Minute, 22 Second Most people with an IRS payment plan or a pending Offer in Compromise treat September 15 like a routine estimated tax date. That is the wrong first question. The right first question is whether missing that payment will default the plan...
by Matthew Wildes, JD, CPA | Aug 14, 2026 | Tax Penalties & Relief
Read Time:7 Minute, 10 Second When a tax balance goes unpaid, the IRS does not simply hold the number steady while collection proceedings unfold. Interest begins accruing the day after the original filing deadline, it compounds every single day, and it applies not...
by Matthew Wildes, JD, CPA | Aug 5, 2026 | Audit Defense
Read Time:5 Minute, 22 Second A tax audit, whether from the IRS or the Minnesota Department of Revenue, is not a conversation. It is a formal legal proceeding with statutory deadlines, evidentiary rules, and a burden of proof that sits squarely on you, the taxpayer....
by Matthew Wildes, JD, CPA | Aug 3, 2026 | Tax Resolution
Read Time:5 Minute, 48 Second Calling yourself a professional gambler on your tax return is not the same as being one. The IRS knows the difference. So does the Tax Court. The stakes for getting this wrong are high. Misclassifying gambling income and losses as...
by Matthew Wildes, JD, CPA | Jul 29, 2026 | Tax Resolution
Read Time:10 Minute, 8 Second Business owners face two distinct federal tax obligations that run on separate tracks, follow different rules, and carry different consequences when they go unpaid. Conflating them is one of the most expensive mistakes we see. Payroll tax...
by Jon Call, EA | Jul 28, 2026 | Tax Penalties & Relief
Read Time:10 Minute, 5 Second You filed your return, the IRS audited it, and now there is a penalty on top of the extra tax they say you owe. That penalty is almost certainly the substantial understatement penalty under IRC § 6662, a 20% add-on that shows up...
by Matthew Wildes, JD, CPA | Jul 27, 2026 | Tax Resolution
Read Time:4 Minute, 49 Second Most people who contact a tax resolution firm want to know one thing: what will it cost to make this go away? That is the wrong first question. The right first question is: what does the government actually claim you owe, and is that...
by Jon Call, EA | Jul 24, 2026 | IRS Collections & Levies
Read Time:11 Minute, 31 Second People use “lien” and “levy” interchangeably all the time. They are not the same thing, and the difference matters if you are trying to figure out what the IRS can actually do to you right now. Short version: a...
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