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...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | Scam & Theft Loss Resolution
The short version An IRS audit of a theft-loss deduction is usually a proof exercise. The examiner is not just asking whether something bad happened. The examiner is asking whether the return position fits IRC 165, whether the claimed year and amount are supportable,...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | Scam & Theft Loss Resolution
The short version An IRS notice after a scam loss deduction does not automatically mean the deduction is wrong. It does mean the response has to be organized around the notice deadline, the exact IRS question, and the proof that supports the loss. Do not answer only...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | Scam & Theft Loss Resolution
The short version An IRS notice about a theft loss deduction is not just a paperwork problem. It is a deadline-driven dispute over whether your facts fit the loss rules, whether the year is right, whether reimbursement is still possible, and whether the proof file...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | Americans Abroad
The short version This is the last article in a series about coming home, on paper, from being behind on US taxes while living abroad. The earlier pieces cover the mechanics: which program fits, the test that decides whether you owe a penalty, the one certification...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | Americans Abroad
The short version Here is a hard fact that catches careful, honest people every year. You can owe the IRS nothing in tax and still face a five-figure or six-figure penalty, because of a form you never knew existed. The form is Form 3520, and it is the landmine in an...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | Americans Abroad
The short version If you are an American abroad with years of unfiled foreign bank account reports, you have probably heard a frightening number. The fear goes like this: the penalty for a missed report is per account, so if you held ten foreign accounts across five...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | Americans Abroad
The short version If you live overseas, your passport is the document your whole life runs on. It is how you stay in your host country, how you open a bank account, how you board a plane, and how you get home. So this is the part of an IRS debt that frightens American...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | Americans Abroad
The short version You are behind on your US filings. Maybe you missed some foreign bank account reports, maybe a few years of returns, and now you want to fix it quietly. The instinct is almost universal: file the back returns, file the amended returns, file the...
