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Choose the section that fits your situation
Whether you need to understand a notice, respond to a collection issue, or organize a private action plan, each section points to a clear next step.
Respond to something urgent
If a notice, levy, lien, garnishment, or payroll tax problem needs attention, review the warning signs and options for getting help.
Prepare a practical plan
Use private tools to compare common resolution paths, organize documents, and identify questions to raise with the IRS or a qualified professional.
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Start with guidance built around the problem in front of you
These sections bring related notices, forms, decisions, and practical next steps together in one place.
IRS Notices
Understand the notice and protect the deadline
Follow the IRS collection sequence from an initial balance-due notice through levy warnings and appeal rights.
- CP14 through CP504
- LT11 and Letter 1058
- Form 12153 and levy appeals
Offer in Compromise
Review settlement eligibility with realistic expectations
Compare an offer with payment plans and hardship options before preparing financial forms or proposing an amount.
- Eligibility and compliance
- Forms 656 and 433-A(OIC)
- Rejections and appeals
Payroll Tax Debt
Address current deposits before older quarters escalate
Organize Forms 941, deposit records, penalties, revenue officer requests, and possible responsible-person exposure.
- Forms 941 and 940
- Deposit penalties and TFRP
- Revenue officers and levies
U.S. Taxpayers Abroad
Resolve late filing and foreign reporting questions carefully
Separate income exclusions and credits from filing compliance, foreign account reporting, and streamlined procedures.
- Late U.S. returns
- FEIE and foreign tax credit
- FBAR and streamlined filing
Penalty Relief
Build a documented penalty relief request
Identify the penalty, choose the correct request method, and support first-time abatement or reasonable-cause facts.
- Correct uses of Form 843
- First-time abatement
- Reasonable cause evidence
Primary sources
Official IRS resources
Plan your next step
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Use the guided tools to organize the facts, check the urgency, and prepare questions. No information is submitted from this section.