Read Time:6 Minute, 18 Second If you owe taxes and did not file your return on time, you have two separate problems. The one most people ignore is the more expensive one. Failure-to-file and failure-to-pay are different penalties, calculated differently, and they can...
Read Time:5 Minute, 39 Second An LT11 or Letter 1058 is not a reminder. It is the IRS telling you, in writing, that they are done waiting ? and that collection action, including asset seizure, begins in 30 days if nothing changes. Most people treat it like another...
Read Time:1 Minute, 41 Second CLAW Tax Group is proud to announce that Matt Wildes, JD, CPA has been selected to the 2026 Minnesota Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers for the third consecutive year. Super Lawyers is an independent rating service that evaluates...
Read Time:7 Minute, 36 Second If you logged into your bank account and found it frozen, the IRS has likely issued a bank levy. You have a narrow window to act before that money is gone for good. Here is exactly what happened, what happens next, and how to get it...
Read Time:6 Minute, 40 Second Key Takeaways The IRS can legally seize and sell your home to satisfy a tax debt — it’s called a real property levy. Before any seizure happens, the IRS must file a federal tax lien, send a Final Notice of Intent to Levy, and get...
Read Time:4 Minute, 50 Second You set up an IRS installment agreement. You made payments for a few months. Then life happened — a slow month, an unexpected bill, a check that didn’t clear in time. Now you’re wondering: Did I just blow the whole deal?...
Read Time:5 Minute, 5 Second If you just got a notice saying the IRS plans to garnish your wages, the first thing you want to know is: how much can they actually take? The honest answer is: more than you expect. And unlike a typical creditor, the IRS does not need a...
Read Time:7 Minute, 39 Second Client name and identifying details have been changed to protect privacy. This is a real case. Dave had paid $62,000 in federal and state taxes on gambling income he never actually kept. The W-2Gs were real. The jackpots happened. But the...
Read Time:3 Minute, 36 Second Most people think of an IRS problem as a financial problem. A notice, a balance due, a penalty adding up. What they do not expect is to hand their passport to a gate agent and get turned away. That is not hypothetical. The IRS has the...
Read Time:5 Minute, 34 Second Client name and identifying details have been changed to protect privacy. This is a real case. The balance was $45,240. It had been growing for years, accumulating penalties and interest the way these debts do when the IRS is not being...