Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: October 11, 2026 Michigan gives your accountant a real privilege. Federal law gives you almost none. Under Michigan’s own statute, a CPA can’t be...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: September 28, 2026 Most lists of the signs of an IRS criminal investigation describe the end of the process, not the beginning. Special agents at the door, a...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: September 20, 2026 No. Hiring a tax attorney does not make the IRS suspicious, and it does not move your file into a different pile. The IRS picks returns 2...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: September 14, 2026 The IRS power of attorney form is Form 2848, and it does 1 thing: it lets a person you name speak, argue, and sign for you in front of the...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 31, 2026 Two people sign one tax return, and later the IRS comes after both of them. If that’s you, there are two separate fixes, and people mix...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 25, 2026 You booked the trip months ago. Then a renewal gets denied, or worse, you find out at Detroit Metro that your passport is dead. That is how...
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