Author: Dawn Delia
How to compare settlement, monthly payments, and long-term collection risk For taxpayers with large IRS balances, the question is rarely as simple as whether they want to pay or settle. Most people would prefer to resolve a tax debt for less than the full amount if that were truly available. The harder question is whether
A higher-balance payment plan option may reduce paperwork, but it does not eliminate collection risk. For taxpayers with large IRS balances, the difference between owing less than $50,000 and owing substantially more has historically felt significant. Once a balance crossed the lower online-payment-plan threshold, many taxpayers assumed they would automatically face a more intrusive financial
Artificial intelligence is changing how the IRS identifies tax issues, but not in the simplistic way many headlines suggest. The most important shift is not that a computer is “replacing” auditors. It is that the IRS is becoming better at sorting through large volumes of tax data, identifying patterns, and deciding where human enforcement resources
Many business owners who contact a tax attorney have a similar experience: the problem did not begin with a large unpaid balance or a major audit. Instead, the issue usually started with something relatively small — a missed filing, an incorrect figure, a payroll adjustment that was never corrected, or a misunderstanding about how certain
Business tax reporting is often viewed as an exercise in precision—getting every number exactly right, maximizing deductions where allowed, and ensuring calculations comply with the rules. Accuracy certainly matters. But from an enforcement standpoint, precision alone is rarely what determines whether a return attracts scrutiny. In practice, the Internal Revenue Service evaluates business tax filings
What the IRS actually looks for—and why some returns attract attention For most taxpayers, the idea of an IRS audit feels opaque. The rules are dense, the systems are invisible, and when scrutiny appears, it often feels sudden or unexplained. In reality, audits rarely begin without context. The Internal Revenue Service relies heavily on patterns,
As the IRS recently reminded taxpayers through its national tax-security outreach, tax scams continue to evolve — and they remain a year-round concern for individuals, businesses, and tax professionals. While the IRS’s annual awareness campaigns highlight seasonal risks, the larger message is ongoing: cybercriminals are refining their methods, targeting financial credentials, and exploiting confusion about
Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma, and Mailchimp, has entered a $100 million multiyear partnership with OpenAI to integrate generative AI into its suite of financial tools. The collaboration, announced November 18, 2025, aims to deliver more personalized, AI-driven financial experiences for both individuals and businesses. For business owners, this partnership represents more
Signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) ushers in a new era of federal tax policy with wide-ranging consequences for businesses of every size. The legislation consolidates numerous corporate, pass-through, and international tax provisions into a single reform package—changing how companies calculate taxable income,
In April 2025, President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on foreign imports, marking a major shift in U.S. trade policy. A 10% universal tariff on all imported goods began on April 5, with additional “reciprocal tariffs” targeting specific countries, starting April 9. These tariffs are aimed at countering what Trump described as decades of
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