by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 17, 2026 | Penalty Relief
The short version The IRS adds penalties to a great many tax bills, but a penalty is not always final. Penalty abatement simply means getting a penalty removed or reduced. There are two main routes. The first is First-Time Abate, an IRS administrative break for...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | May 17, 2026 | Sheepdog Tax Resolution Daily, Tax Resolution
The distinction between criminal and civil tax exposure on an unreported-income matter is rarely the question the taxpayer asks first. The question taxpayers usually ask is “Will I get in trouble if I correct this?” The accurate answer is that the...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | May 17, 2026 | Sheepdog Tax Resolution Daily, Tax Resolution
Most amended returns are amendment work. A few are tax-resolution cases that happen to involve a Form 1040-X. Confusing the two is one of the most common procedural mistakes in this practice area, and it usually shows up the same way: the taxpayer files Form 1040-X...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | May 17, 2026 | Sheepdog Tax Resolution Daily, Tax Resolution
The voluntary-correction-versus-waiting question is a strategic decision, not a moral one. The taxpayer who has discovered a prior-return error has three options: correct it voluntarily through a Form 1040-X, wait and respond if and when the IRS contacts the taxpayer...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | May 17, 2026 | Sheepdog Tax Resolution Daily, Tax Resolution
A missed Form 1099-B is one of the most common 1040-X triggers and one of the easiest to handle badly. The IRS receives the 1099-B directly from the broker, runs information matching against the filed return, and surfaces any mismatch through the Automated...
