Arthur, an owner of a family business, and his spouse scheduled time with me because they had received several IRS notices and didn't know what to do. They weren't ignoring the problem because they didn't care. They were ignoring it because they were overwhelmed.

The problem was:

1) Every letter from the IRS increased their fear.

2) They were afraid to answer the phone because they thought it might be IRS debt collections.

3) They kept hoping the problem would somehow go away on its own.

They weren't looking for a tax preparer.

They were looking for relief from the stress that was following them every single day.

For most people, tax problems don't start with a levy or a lien.

The problem starts the moment someone says: "I don't even want to open my mail anymore."

That's the referral trigger.

When you hear someone say they're behind on taxes, afraid of the IRS, or losing sleep over tax notices, that's a tax problem.