Understand Your
Tax Situation.
You do not need to know the name of a tax program to take a useful first step. Choose the issue closest to yours, learn what to gather, and see the options.
What Are You Working Through?
What to Do When a Tax Notice Arrives
Identify the agency, understand the request, and protect the response date before deciding what to do.
Back Taxes: Compare Your Payment Options
Understand installment agreements, hardship review, and offers in compromise before paying for help.
Unfiled Returns: Get Back to Current
Rebuild missing records, identify required returns, and address filing separately from payment.
Levies, Liens, and Wage Collection
Understand the difference between a claim against property and the taking of money or property.
California Tax Debt: Find the Right Agency
FTB, EDD, and CDTFA administer different taxes and have separate accounts and procedures.
Business, Payroll, and Sales Tax Problems
Separate each obligation and address current compliance while resolving older balances.
Before You Hire a Tax Relief Company
Check credentials, understand the work, and compare the cost with direct agency options.
Income Mismatch Notices: CP2000 and CP3219A
Compare third-party reports carefully and distinguish a proposed adjustment from a court deadline.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Sort the facts into a clear first step, even if you do not know the name of the problem.
A Deadline Comes First.
If a notice includes a hearing, protest, or court deadline, record it now. Reading a guide or requesting a conversation does not extend it. Follow the instructions on your own notice and use the official sources within each guide.
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