Turn a stressful tax problem into a dated file of documents, questions, contacts, delivery proof, and follow-up tasks.
Choose the page that matches the actual notice, form, enforcement step, decision, record problem, or term—not merely the broadest phrase. Each guide states the file to build, the distinction to verify, common mistakes, and primary sources.
How to use this library
- Start with the exact name or number printed on the document.
- Confirm the taxpayer, entity, tax form, and tax period before combining records.
- Open the closest guide and build its issue-specific evidence list.
- Check the official source and the current instructions on the controlling document.
- Use a checklist to record delivery proof, follow-up, and unresolved questions.
Browse IRS Checklists
Appeals Protest File
Track decision or examination report being challenged, notice date and protest deadline, issue-by-issue statement of disagreement, and follow-up proof.
Audit Records
Track audit opening letter and information request, return and schedules for every examined year, index matching each requested item to evidence, and follow-up proof.
Business Tax Records
Track entity formation and ownership records, general ledger and bank statements, payroll registers and employment returns, and follow-up proof.
Collection Call Prep
Track latest balance or levy notice, account transcript and payment history, list of filed and unfiled returns, and follow-up proof.
First Week After IRS Letter
Track read every page and preserve the envelope, identify notice number, tax year, amount, and response date, confirm the notice through irs.gov or an irs account, and follow-up proof.
Identity Verification
Track verify the letter through an official irs channel, use only the web address or phone number in official instructions, gather the referenced and prior-year returns, and follow-up proof.
Installment Agreement File
Track verified balance by tax period, all required returns filed or status documented, current withholding or estimated payments, and follow-up proof.
Levy Release Prep
Track levy document and date served, property, account, wage, or payer affected, tax periods and balance on the levy, and follow-up proof.
Monthly Budget for IRS
Track gross and net household income, housing and utilities, transportation and insurance, and follow-up proof.
Notice Response File
Track complete notice and envelope, return and transcript for the listed period, payment, withholding, and refund records, and follow-up proof.
Offer In Compromise File
Track verified liabilities and tax periods, current filing and payment compliance, current form 656 booklet, and follow-up proof.
Payroll Tax Meeting
Track forms 941 and 940 by period, payroll register and forms w-2/w-3, federal tax deposit history, and follow-up proof.
Penalty Relief Letter
Track penalty notice and tax period, exact penalty type and amount, filing and payment timeline, and follow-up proof.
Professional Consultation
Track one-page timeline of notices and actions, current deadline and most urgent risk, returns, transcripts, and payment history, and follow-up proof.
Tax Court Deadline File
Track complete notice of deficiency and envelope, petition deadline copied exactly from the notice, correct legal name, address, and taxpayer details, and follow-up proof.
Tax Lien Review
Track notice of federal tax lien and recording data, assessment and balance by period, cdp or appeal deadline, and follow-up proof.
Transcript Review
Track correct transcript type for the question, taxpayer and tax period, return filing and processing entries, and follow-up proof.
Unfiled Return Cleanup
Track filing history and missing-period list, wage and income transcripts, business books and bank statements, and follow-up proof.
Quality boundary
These pages do not estimate personal outcomes, rank private firms, or replace a credentialed review. When a deadline, levy, payroll tax, litigation, fraud concern, business shutdown risk, or sensitive spouse issue is present, preserve the date and consider qualified help promptly.
Official sources to verify
Rules, forms, addresses, thresholds, and deadlines can change. Check the current official page and the instructions printed on your own document before acting.
- IRS notices and lettersOfficial government, court, or taxpayer-assistance source.
- Taxpayer Bill of RightsOfficial government, court, or taxpayer-assistance source.
- Taxpayer Advocate ServiceOfficial government, court, or taxpayer-assistance source.