by Matthew Wildes, JD, CPA | Sep 28, 2026 | Audit Defense, IRS Notices, Tax Resolution
In 2019, a California real estate sale produced a capital gain that was never reported correctly on the federal return. The IRS Automated Underreporter program matched that sale against the filed return, issued a CP2000, and the account eventually carried about...
by Jon Call, EA | Sep 21, 2026 | Audit Defense, Tax Resolution
By Jon Call, EA. Enrolled Agent and NTPI Fellow • CLAW Tax Group If you are staring at an unpaid balance and a stack of IRS mail, the fear makes sense. You want quieter nights and a straight answer about what is actually possible before another notice lands....
by Jon Call, EA | Sep 14, 2026 | Audit Defense, Tax Resolution
By Jon Call, EA. Enrolled Agent and NTPI Fellow • CLAW Tax Group The IRS filed your tax return for you. That sounds helpful. It usually is not. When you do not file, the IRS can prepare a substitute for return from third-party reports alone. Wages. 1099s. Bank...
by Jon Call, EA | Sep 11, 2026 | IRS Collections & Levies, Tax Resolution
By Jon Call, EA. Enrolled Agent and NTPI Fellow • CLAW Tax Group Short answer: Minnesota and Wisconsin both have collection time limits. Neither calls that limit a CSED, and neither copies the IRS 10-year clock. Minnesota generally starts with five years to...
by Jon Call, EA | Sep 11, 2026 | Audit Defense, Tax Resolution
By Jon Call, EA. Enrolled Agent & NTPI Fellow • CLAW Tax Group People type “tax attorney” into a search box when a notice stack gets loud. Back taxes. A levy letter. An Offer in Compromise pitch. A payment plan that will not stick. That search is...
by Jon Call, EA | Sep 8, 2026 | Audit Defense, Tax Resolution
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. So does the job you actually...
by Jon Call, EA | Sep 7, 2026 | IRS Collections & Levies, Tax Resolution
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 front of the right desk, or to...
by Matthew Wildes, JD, CPA | Sep 1, 2026 | Installment Agreements, Tax Resolution
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 you already have. The third...
by Matthew Wildes, JD, CPA | Aug 14, 2026 | Tax Penalties & Relief
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 just to the unpaid tax but to any...
by Matthew Wildes, JD, CPA | Aug 5, 2026 | Audit Defense
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. The best thing you can do when...
