by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 26, 2026 | Innocent Spouse Relief
The short version These two terms sound almost identical, and taxpayers mix them up constantly. They solve opposite problems. You are an injured spouse when there was nothing wrong with your joint return, but the IRS grabbed your share of the refund to pay a separate...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 26, 2026 | Tax Liens
By Noah Green, CPA, CFE, for Sheepdog Tax Resolution. The short version There is more than one way to get a federal tax lien off your back, and they are not interchangeable. Some remove only the public notice while the lien quietly survives. One extinguishes the lien...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 22, 2026 | Tax Resolution
The short version The IRS does not have forever to collect a tax debt. It generally gets 10 years from the date a tax is assessed, a deadline called the Collection Statute Expiration Date, or CSED. People hear about that 10-year limit and assume they can simply wait...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 22, 2026 | Tax Liens
By Noah Green, CPA, CFE, for Sheepdog Tax Resolution. The short version A Notice of Federal Tax Lien (the public document the IRS files to put creditors on notice that it has a claim against your property) can be challenged, but you have to challenge the right thing....
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | Scam & Theft Loss Resolution
The short version A denied theft loss deduction is not the same thing as the end of the case. It usually means the IRS has moved the file into a decision lane: agree, dispute, appeal, or resolve the balance while preserving the strongest defensible position. The next...
