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 attorneys across more than 70...
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 money that came out of those...
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 legal authority to get your...
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 paid and nobody is managing the...
If you cannot full-pay the IRS, do this first: pull transcripts, list every notice and tax year, then choose the option that fits. Most “help paying tax” files land in one of four places: Installment Agreement (IA), Offer in Compromise (OIC), Currently Not Collectible...
Start with the account facts, not a brochure list. Pull IRS transcripts (wage/income, account, and record of account as needed). Map every notice by CP or LT number and due date. Then choose the option that fits what you can pay and how much collection time remains:...
