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Tax Debt Relief in the Inland Empire

Owe back taxes to the IRS or the California Franchise Tax Board? Catalyst CPA reads your actual account transcripts first, then negotiates the resolution the numbers support. Serving Moreno Valley, Riverside County, Orange County and the Inland Empire.

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Adham Abadier, CPA - California License #158599. Unlimited IRS practice rights under Circular 230.

Owe the IRS More Than You Can Pay? Start With the Transcript.

Tax debt relief starts by establishing what you actually owe, not what a notice says. A CPA pulls your IRS account transcripts under Form 2848, reads the assessment dates and the collection statute, and only then picks between an installment agreement, hardship status, an offer in compromise, or penalty abatement.

The mistake almost everyone makes is choosing a solution before knowing the numbers. Two taxpayers who owe the same amount can need completely different outcomes depending on assets, income and how much time is left on the ten-year collection clock. Catalyst CPA works the order backwards from the transcript.

Tax Debt Problems We Resolve

If you have received any of these, the clock is already running.

CP14 Balance Due Notice

The first bill. It is also the cheapest point to deal with the balance, because penalties and interest compound from here.

CP504 Notice of Intent to Levy

A serious escalation. It signals that enforced collection is being prepared, and it is not the last notice you will get before it starts.

LT11 or Letter 1058 Final Notice

The final notice of intent to levy. It carries a 30-day right to a Collection Due Process hearing that disappears if you wait.

Business Payroll Tax Debt

The most aggressive category the IRS collects, because withheld employee tax is trust-fund money and officers can be held personally liable.

Balance You Have Been Ignoring for Years

Interest and penalties keep running. Ignoring it does not run out the ten-year clock in your favour as often as people hope.

A Franchise Tax Board Balance Too

California collects separately and does not stop because you settled with the IRS. Both have to be worked.

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Resolution Options We Negotiate

Which of these applies is a question of arithmetic on your transcripts and financials, not sales pitch.

Installment Agreement (Form 9465)

Monthly payments over time. Smaller balances can qualify for streamlined treatment with limited financial disclosure.

Currently Not Collectible Status

If allowable living expenses leave nothing to pay with, collection can be suspended. Interest still runs, but levies stop.

Offer in Compromise

Settling for less than the full balance where reasonable collection potential supports it. Details on our offer in compromise page.

Penalty Abatement

First-time abatement where your compliance history qualifies, or a documented reasonable-cause request where it does not.

Collection Due Process Appeal

Filed on Form 12153 within the 30-day window, which moves the case to Appeals and pauses levy action.

Partial Payment Installment Agreement

Payments that will not retire the full balance before the collection statute expires, leaving the remainder uncollected.

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Nothing on this page is advice about your specific situation. Which resolution is available depends on facts we would need to review first.

Tax Debt Relief - Frequently Asked Questions

What are my options if I owe the IRS and cannot pay?

There are four main paths: an installment agreement that pays the balance over time, currently-not-collectible status if paying anything would create hardship, an offer in compromise to settle for less than the full amount, and penalty abatement to reduce what was added on. Which one fits depends on your income, assets and equity, not on how persuasive anyone is on the phone.

How long does the IRS have to collect a tax debt?

Generally ten years from the date the tax was assessed, under IRC section 6502. That is the collection statute expiration date. Certain events, such as a pending offer in compromise or a bankruptcy, suspend the clock and extend it, so the real date has to be read off your account transcript rather than assumed.

Can penalties and interest be removed?

Penalties can sometimes be removed. The failure-to-file penalty runs at 5 percent of the unpaid tax per month up to 25 percent, and failure-to-pay at 0.5 percent per month up to 25 percent, both under IRC section 6651. First-time abatement or reasonable cause can eliminate them. Interest under IRC section 6621 is statutory and is generally only reduced if the underlying penalty is.

Do those tax relief companies on the radio actually work?

Some are legitimate and some collect a large upfront fee and then apply for a payment plan you could have set up yourself. Before paying anyone, ask which specific resolution they are pursuing, what your transcripts actually show, and get the fee in writing. A licensed CPA or enrolled agent has to be named on Form 2848 to speak to the IRS at all.

Will the IRS take my house or my wages?

Levies on wages and bank accounts are common; forced sale of a personal residence is rare and requires court approval. Either way, the IRS must send a final notice of intent to levy first, which starts a 30-day window to request a Collection Due Process hearing. Acting inside that window is what preserves your options.

Should I file the returns even if I cannot pay?

Yes. The failure-to-file penalty is ten times the failure-to-pay penalty per month. Filing on time and owing is far cheaper than not filing, and you cannot enter most resolution programs until all required returns are filed.

Stop the Penalties From Compounding.

Book a free 30-minute review. We will tell you what your transcripts show, which resolution options are realistically open, and the flat fee in writing before anything starts.

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