by Jon Call, EA | Nov 11, 2026 | Tax Resolution
Short Answer The cost of tax resolution help depends on how much work your case needs, not on a published menu. The main drivers are how many years are involved, whether returns are unfiled, what kind of tax is owed, how far collection has gone, which resolution path...
by Jon Call, EA | Nov 6, 2026 | Tax Resolution
Short Answer If you owe the IRS more than you can pay off, there are five main ways to resolve it: a payment plan, an offer in compromise, currently not collectible status, the collection statute limit, and innocent spouse relief. Only one of them, the offer in...
by Jon Call, EA | Nov 6, 2026 | IRS Notices
Short Answer A CP2000 means the income or payment information the IRS got from third parties, such as employers or financial institutions, doesn’t match what you reported on your tax return. That difference may increase your tax, decrease it, or not change it at...
by Jon Call, EA | Nov 2, 2026 | IRS Notices
Short Answer A CP14 is generally the first bill the IRS sends an individual after it assesses a balance you have not paid, and it asks you to pay the tax, interest, and penalties it lists by the due date on the notice. It is not a levy notice and it does not start a...
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
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 need done. I am the founder of CLAW Tax Group and an NTPI Fellow. My...
