CP2000 & Underreporting Notices
We verify the IRS math, add missing cost basis and deductions, and dispute what's wrong.
Most IRS notices are automated, and many are simply wrong. We read the letter, explain it in plain English, and respond on your behalf before the deadline runs out.
We handle the correspondence, the documentation, and the follow-up so you can stop losing sleep over an envelope.
We verify the IRS math, add missing cost basis and deductions, and dispute what's wrong.
Confirm the balance is accurate before you pay a dollar of it.
Short-term extensions, installment agreements, and realistic guidance on hardship status.
First-time abatement and reasonable-cause requests filed in writing with support.
Correspondence and office audit support — we organize records and talk to the examiner.
Correct prior-year errors, add missed credits, and recover refunds still within the window.
Catch up on back years and get compliant before enforcement escalates.
5071C and similar notices resolved so your refund can finally be released.
Comptroller and department-of-revenue letters answered in the states we serve.
Upload the notice securely — every page, including the back — or bring it to the office.
You get a plain-English explanation of what the IRS wants and what's actually at stake.
We prepare the written response, supporting records, and any amended return required.
We track the IRS reply, confirm the adjustment, and set up payment terms if a balance remains.
We calendar your response date immediately — missing it can cost your appeal rights.
Automated notices are often overstated. Many clients owe far less than the letter claims.
Phone calls disappear. We answer in writing with a paper trail.
We know which relief programs you may qualify for and how to request them properly.
Your notice and records stay in an encrypted client vault, never in email threads.
Unfiled years or a large balance? We've seen it. We start from where you are.
Don't ignore it and don't pay it blindly. Most notices have a response deadline printed on page one. Send us a copy — we'll tell you what it actually means and whether the IRS is correct before anything is paid or signed.
A CP2000 is an automated proposed change, usually because income reported to the IRS doesn't match your return. It is a proposal, not a bill — and it is frequently wrong or overstated because it ignores your cost basis and deductions.
Yes. Depending on your balance and situation we can help request short-term extensions, installment agreements, or currently-not-collectible status, and explain when an Offer in Compromise is realistic.
Sometimes. First-time abatement and reasonable-cause relief can remove failure-to-file and failure-to-pay penalties for qualifying taxpayers. We request it in writing with supporting documentation.
We review the audit scope, gather and organize the documentation, and correspond with the examiner. Most audits are correspondence audits handled entirely by mail.
Yes. We can amend prior-year returns prepared by anyone — including self-prepared returns — to correct errors, add missed deductions, or reflect corrected tax documents.
Most notices give 30 days; some collection notices give less. Deadlines matter because missing one can forfeit your appeal rights, so contact us as soon as the letter arrives.
Yes. We respond to state comptroller and department of revenue notices in the states we serve, in addition to IRS correspondence.
Upload your IRS or state notice and a tax professional will review it, explain it, and lay out your options — before the deadline on page one.