Tax
Most tax notices are resolvable. Almost all of them get worse when ignored.
Goldenthal & Suss Consulting P.C. represents individuals and businesses before the IRS, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, and the New Jersey Division of Taxation. As CPAs, the firm's practitioners have unlimited representation rights before the IRS and can act on a client's behalf under a power of attorney (Form 2848) in notices, examinations, appeals, and collection matters — including penalty abatement, installment agreements, and offers in compromise.
Most IRS and state correspondence is a proposed adjustment generated by matching — a 1099 that did not appear on the return, a math correction, a missing form. Many are wrong, and a documented response resolves them. The critical thing is the response date printed on the notice: missing it can turn a disputable proposal into an assessment and remove appeal options.
In a field or office examination we handle communication with the examiner, prepare the documentation, and keep the scope to what the examiner actually asked about.
If a balance is genuinely due, the goal shifts to resolving it on the best available terms: first-time abatement or reasonable-cause relief for penalties, an installment agreement sized to actual cash flow, or — where the taxpayer cannot realistically pay — an offer in compromise. Each has qualification rules, and an offer in compromise in particular requires full financial disclosure and staying compliant for years afterward.
Unfiled returns come first. The IRS generally will not agree to any resolution while required returns remain unfiled.
Yes. Under Treasury Circular 230, CPAs, attorneys, and enrolled agents have unlimited representation rights before the IRS, meaning they can represent any taxpayer on any tax matter. You authorize the representative by signing Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative.
Read it for the response date and the specific change being proposed, then gather the documents that relate to it. Do not ignore it and do not pay a proposed amount you believe is wrong just to make it go away. Many notices are resolved with a short written response and supporting documentation.
Often. The IRS offers first-time abatement for taxpayers with a clean compliance history over the prior three years, and reasonable-cause relief where circumstances beyond the taxpayer's control prevented timely filing or payment. Interest generally cannot be abated except to the extent it relates to a penalty that is removed.
Tell us about your organization and the deadline you are working toward. We will tell you what the engagement involves and what it costs.
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