by Noah Green CPA CFE | Apr 9, 2026 | Behind the IRS Curtain
Thread: A (Behind the IRS Curtain) A general contractor with $400,000 in Schedule C gross receipts and a software consultant with $400,000 in Schedule C gross receipts file roughly comparable returns in roughly comparable years. The contractor has a meaningfully...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Apr 7, 2026 | IRS Notices, Sheepdog Tax Resolution Daily
A taxpayer who files a return showing tax due but does not pay enters a predictable five-stage notice sequence over the next several months. Each notice carries distinct legal consequences, distinct response options, and a distinct procedural status. Treating the...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Apr 4, 2026 | Sheepdog Tax Resolution Daily, Tax Resolution
The form choice is not the taxpayer’s preference, it is determined by the collection function handling the case, by the type of taxpayer, and by the program being pursued. The fast answer for most situations fits in four rows: Case postureForm ACS / individual /...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Apr 2, 2026 | Sheepdog Tax Resolution Daily, Tax Resolution
Both procedures put a taxpayer in front of the same IRS Independent Office of Appeals officer pool. Both use the same Form 12153. Both can raise the same categories of issues, collection alternatives, spousal defenses, procedural defects, and (in narrow circumstances)...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Apr 2, 2026 | Behind the IRS Curtain
Thread: A (Behind the IRS Curtain) A small-business owner files her return on a Thursday afternoon in March. By Friday morning she has the IRS e-file acceptance email. By Friday evening she is checking the “Where’s My Refund?” tracker on her phone...
