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IRS Automated Collection System (ACS): How IRS Collections, Levies, and Enforcement Are Increasing in 2026
If you owe money to the IRS, one of the biggest mistakes you can make is assuming that collection activity moves slowly. For years, taxpayers often had months- or even years- to address unresolved tax debt before facing serious enforcement action. While delays still occur in...
How We Got a $262,317 IRS Bank Levy Released for a Retired Bakersfield Couple Facing Cancer Treatment
When John and Mary (names changed for privacy) called our office, they were facing every taxpayer's nightmare: the IRS had frozen their CitiBank account through a bank levy, placing $262,317 at risk. Unless the levy was released within the IRS's mandatory 21-day holding...
Using Donor-Advised Funds to Reduce Taxes in California: IRS and FTB Strategies for High-Income Taxpayers
For many high-income individuals and business owners, charitable giving is about more than simply supporting causes they care about. In the right circumstances, charitable planning can also become an important part of a broader tax strategy. One tool that has become...
How Farm Labor Contractors in California’s Central Valley Are Crushed by Negotiating Pressure and Payroll Tax Obligations
Squeezed From Both Sides: How Farm Labor Contractors in California's Central Valley Are Crushed by Negotiating Pressure and Payroll Tax Obligations A Special Report on Tax Compliance Challenges Facing Agricultural Labor Contractors in Kern County and the San Joaquin Valley by...
How to Reduce Self-Employed Taxes (California Guide for High-Income Earners)
How High-Income Self-Employed Individuals Can Reduce Taxes in California Using Solo 401(k)s, Cash Balance Plans, and Roth Strategies If you’re self-employed and earning $300,000, $500,000, or more, there’s a point where your tax bill stops feeling manageable and starts feeling...
What Happens to IRS Tax Collection During a Government Shutdown?
In this post about the government shutdown IRS tax collection What happens to IRS tax collection during a federal government shutdown Which IRS services keep running and which ones pause How shutdowns affect taxpayers, small businesses, and tax professionals ...
Pyramiding Payroll Taxes: What It Means and How to Stop It Before It Destroys Your Business
In this post about Pyramiding Payroll Taxes: What “pyramiding payroll taxes” really means—and why it can quietly destroy a business How a short-term cash decision can snowball into serious IRS trouble The red flags that tell you payroll taxes are becoming a...
What Is IRS Form 668 and How Do You Stop a Levy?
What Is IRS Form 668 and How Do You Stop an IRS Levy? If you just opened the mail and saw IRS Form 668, you’re probably asking, “What is this and how do I make it stop?” In plain terms, Form 668 is the IRS’s tool to collect a tax debt directly from your wages, bank account, or...
Big Beautiful Bill Taxes Explained: Who Saves, Who Pays More
Will the Big Beautiful Bill Really Lower Your Taxes—or Just Shift the Burden? Congress has passed what some are calling the most significant tax overhaul in years: the Big Beautiful Bill. On the surface, it promises to lower taxes, simplify the code, and boost small businesses-...
How Long Can the IRS Collect Taxes From Me?
If you owe back taxes or have had tax problems hanging over your head for a while, you’ve probably found yourself wondering: how long can the IRS actually chase me for money? Is there a time limit, or can they come after me forever? How long can the IRS collect taxes from me?...