Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: October 4, 2026 An IRS information document request is a written list of records an examiner wants from you, with a date to hand them over. It arrives on Form...
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: September 4, 2026 If you received a Form 1099-C, the canceled amount on it is usually taxable income, and you generally report it on Schedule 1 of your Form...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: September 2, 2026 If you filed a joint tax return, you both do. The IRS treats a joint return as “joint and several,” which means each spouse is on...
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 29, 2026 Yes, the IRS can take money from your 401(k). It’s legal, and unpaid back taxes are the trigger. But a levy on a retirement account is...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: August 27, 2026 If you owe the IRS more than you can ever realistically pay, a partial payment installment agreement is the plan that can close the account for...
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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