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Tax Cases
IRS & State Tax Defense •
Tax Controversy • Compliance Restoration
When the IRS Applies Pressure, We Investigate the Problem and Build the Strategy.
IRS and state tax problems can quickly become complicated. Unfiled returns, examinations, tax debt, payroll tax problems, penalties, liens, levies, and enforcement actions often involve multiple issues.
The Fixer Firm™ handles specific tax cases for individuals and businesses facing federal or state tax issues.
We investigate the facts, identify the underlying issues, determine the appropriate resolution strategy, complete the corrective work within our scope, and move the matter toward closure.
This is not routine tax preparation. We handle tax cases.
How a Tax Case Moves
Investigate → Diagnose → Strategy → Corrective Work → Resolve → Close
Every tax case begins with an assessment of the problem. We determine what happened, identify the issues that must be addressed, develop the resolution strategy, complete the defined work, and move the matter toward closure.
Back Tax Filings & Compliance Restoration
Unfiled returns can prevent a tax problem from being resolved and may expose an individual or business to additional penalties, assessments, or collection activity.
When delinquent returns are part of a tax case, we determine what must be filed, identify missing information, reconstruct records when necessary, prepare the required returns, and address filing deficiencies connected to the matter.
We prepare prior-year returns when they are part of correcting or resolving an existing tax problem.
Audit & Examination Defense
An IRS or state tax examination requires more than simply responding to a notice. The underlying returns, records, transactions, and issues under examination must first be understood.
We review the examination, investigate the relevant facts and documentation, identify areas of exposure, prepare the response strategy, and assist with representation within the authority of the professional assigned to the case.
Cases may include individual examinations, business examinations, payroll tax examinations, and other federal or state tax inquiries.
Tax Debt & Collection Resolution
Tax debt can progress from notices to liens, levies, garnishments, and other collection activity if the underlying problem is not addressed.
We investigate the taxpayer's account, determine the source of the liability, review compliance status, evaluate available resolution options, and develop a strategy based on the facts of the case.
Depending on eligibility and circumstances, corrective work may involve installment agreements, penalty relief, collection alternatives, compliance restoration, or other available resolution strategies.
No particular IRS outcome is guaranteed. Resolution options depend on the facts, eligibility requirements, and applicable tax law.
Payroll Tax Cases
Payroll tax problems can create serious consequences for businesses and, in some circumstances, responsible individuals.
We investigate filing and payment deficiencies, review available records and account information, identify outstanding compliance requirements, and develop a strategy for addressing the existing payroll tax problem.
When missing returns, inaccurate records, or other deficiencies are part of the case, the necessary corrective work may be incorporated into the resolution strategy.
Penalty, Lien & Levy Matters
IRS penalties and collection enforcement require an understanding of both the taxpayer's account and the circumstances that produced the problem.
We review penalty assessments, federal tax liens, levy activity, and related collection matters to determine what corrective or resolution options may be available.
Where appropriate, the case may involve penalty relief requests, collection resolution, compliance correction, or other action supported by the taxpayer's circumstances.
Representation During an Active Tax Case
Some tax cases require continued communication with the IRS or state taxing authority while the matter is being resolved.
When representation is included within the scope of an active case, an authorized tax professional may communicate with the taxing authority, respond to developments, coordinate documentation, and carry out the approved resolution strategy within that professional's authority.
Representation continues as required to work the defined case. It is not an open-ended or ongoing tax monitoring service.
That last sentence is important. It lets you legitimately handle cases that take six months, nine months, or longer without making the firm an “ongoing service” business.
Ready to Start Your Fix?
If you have received an IRS or state notice, have unfiled returns, owe tax debt, are facing an examination or collection action, or have another existing tax problem, begin with a Case Assessment.
Tell us what is happening. We will assess the situation and determine the appropriate starting point.
What We Do Not Do
The Fixer Firm™ does not provide routine annual tax preparation as a standalone service, open-ended tax monitoring, or general ongoing tax support.
Tax return preparation, financial reconstruction, and compliance correction may be performed when necessary to resolve an active tax case.