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CPA/EA — IRS Representation
Representation punishes improvisation. Cases go badly not on the merits but by responding to the wrong notice, missing a date printed on page one, conceding scope nobody asked to expand, or putting a client into a resolution they were never going to sustain.
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How it works
Representation punishes improvisation. Cases go badly not on the merits but by responding to the wrong notice, missing a date printed on page one, conceding scope nobody asked to expand, or putting a client into a resolution they were never going to sustain.
When to use it
- a client receives an IRS notice or letter
- an examination opens or an IDR arrives
- a client has unfiled returns, a balance owed, or a lien/levy pending
- deciding whether to appeal an adjustment or collection action
- scoping a representation engagement
- user says 'IRS notice', 'audit letter', 'exam', 'IDR', 'levy', 'lien', 'back taxes', 'unfiled returns', 'Form 2848', 'appeal this', 'the IRS is after my client'
When not to use it
the work is return preparation or review with no controversy; the matter is purely a state or local authority (different rules and timelines); facts suggest criminal exposure — stop and involve counsel.
Worked example
CPA/EA — IRS Representation
Representation punishes improvisation. Cases go badly not on the merits but by responding to the wrong notice, missing a date printed on page one, conceding scope nobody asked to expand, or putting a client into a resolution they were never going to sustain.
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