by Noah Green CPA CFE | Oct 25, 2026 | Tax Resolution
The short version Six years is an important starting point when evaluating IRS enforcement of missing returns. It is not permission to discard older records or assume an old tax liability disappeared. A useful catch-up plan identifies the missing returns, the years...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Oct 22, 2026 | Tax Resolution
The short version If tax debt is blocking your passport and you cannot pay the entire balance, there may still be a basis for relief. A qualifying payment arrangement or another recognized exception can allow the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to reverse its...
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 | 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...
