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How To Prove Your EITC and Dependent Claims to the IRS
The IRS disallowed your EITC or a dependent. Here's exactly what proof wins it back—and how the Tax Court path works if it doesn't.
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Practical explanations of Tax Court procedures, deadlines, and forms.
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How To Write Your Tax Court Pretrial Memorandum
The Pretrial Memorandum is due 21 days before trial and can bar any witness or issue you leave out—here is how to write every section.
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IRS Levies: Wage Levies, Bank Levies, and How To Get Them Released
What an IRS levy is, how it differs from a lien, what the IRS can and cannot take, and the concrete, often fast ways to get a levy released.
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Federal Tax Liens: Release, Withdrawal, Discharge, and Subordination
What a federal tax lien actually is, why it is not a levy, and the concrete ways to get it released, withdrawn, discharged, or subordinated.
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How To Request Currently Not Collectible (CNC) Status
What CNC status is, how to qualify, what to send the IRS, and the strategic reason it can quietly run out the IRS collection clock.
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How To Request Audit Reconsideration
If the IRS assessed tax from an audit, an SFR, or a missed CP2000, audit reconsideration asks them to look again. Here's how it works.
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How To Read IRS Transcript Codes
Your IRS account transcript is a wall of three-digit codes. Here's a decoder covering the codes that tell you what the IRS actually did to your account.
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The Stipulation of Facts in Tax Court: Rule 91 Explained
Tax Court Rule 91 walkthrough: what you must stipulate, how to reserve objections, the 45-day compel deadline, and the Rule 122 trap for pro se petitioners.
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How To Set Up an IRS Installment Agreement
Step-by-step walkthrough of applying for an IRS installment agreement—forms, fees, payment math, and what to do when it gets denied or terminated.
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How To Apply for an Offer in Compromise
The IRS accepts roughly 21% of offers in compromise. Here's the step-by-step process for calculating your offer and giving yours the best chance.
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Understanding IRS Statutes of Limitations
The IRS has deadlines too. Three clocks control how long it can audit you, collect from you, and how long you have to claim a refund.
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How To Respond to a CP2000 Notice
A CP2000 is not a bill and not an audit. It's a proposal—and you have the right to respond. Here's how.