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An IRS notice can arrive while a business is expanding, a property sale is pending, or a family is preparing for retirement. The concern is rarely limited to the amount printed on the page. For many business owners and high-income families, the real question is whether the issue will disrupt cash flow, financing, professional reputation,…

A successful business, a growing investment portfolio, or a closely held real estate venture can create an estate planning challenge well before a family expects one. An estate tax attorney helps business owners and high-income families see where wealth transfer, control, liquidity, and tax exposure may overlap, and then builds a plan that holds up…

A letter from the Internal Revenue Service announcing that your return has been selected for a field examination has a way of landing hard—especially when it asks you to schedule an appointment, produce records, or sit down with a revenue agent. A field audit is typically more involved than a correspondence notice or a routine…

Across the communities we serve in Middle Tennessee and Mid-Michigan, a quiet pattern has emerged in the wake of the pandemic-era Employee Retention Credit. The aggressive marketing has gone silent. The pop-up “ERC shops” have closed their websites. And in many cases, the people who sold the credit are now under criminal investigation. The businesses…

A Former IRS Agent’s Guide to Unfiled Returns, Audit Myths, and Offers in Compromise High-income earners and business owners deserve straight answers—not marketing scripts. Here is what the rules actually say, and how to think through a real resolution strategy. If you have found yourself watching a confident social-media video about “IRS loopholes,” “secret tax…

Tax Resolution Facts for Tennessee & Michigan Taxpayers Every year, individuals and business owners across Tennessee and Michigan receive an IRS notice and immediately assume the situation is more serious than it actually is. Many have already spoken with a national “tax relief” company that promised dramatic outcomes before fully understanding the facts — only…

Practical governance habits that help prevent tax problems before they grow Headlines about prominent tax cases tend to focus on spectacle: a well-known name, a large dollar amount, and the outcome of a criminal trial. What receives far less attention is the quieter and far more useful question for successful professionals and business owners: what…

What the letters really mean – and how to stay in control before enforcement starts. When a high-income professional or business owner receives a letter from the IRS, the reaction is often immediate and intense — even among sophisticated taxpayers. Physicians, attorneys, real estate investors, and closely held business owners can feel blindsided by a…

By Rick Miller, CPA MBA MIDLAND, Mich – Moving between states is one of the basic freedoms we have as Americans but state individual tax rules can make it a little more challenging. Here is a brief summary of the steps you need to do to prove to Michigan that you’re no longer a resident…

Rick Miller, CPA Nashville, TN, and Midland, MI A sense of dread hung in the air as a couple sat across from my desk, their tax returns spread between us. “Something just feels wrong,” the wife said, her voice tight with anxiety. “Our tax preparer… I don’t think he did this right.” It took only…