Defend Against IRS selects topics around common public IRS documents and practical preparation problems: notices, balance-due letters, audits, liens, levies, payment plans, offers in compromise, penalty relief, appeals, Tax Court timing, payroll tax, forms, and record organization.
Pages are designed to help readers slow down, identify the document, gather records, verify official sources, and prepare better questions for qualified help. We avoid personal predictions, settlement promises, unverified experience claims, and pressure language.
Review standards
- Use official IRS, Taxpayer Advocate, U.S. Tax Court, or public agency sources where available.
- Write cautiously when a topic may involve deadlines, professional licensing, privacy, or potential penalties.
- Review drafts for plain wording, public-source support, and reader safety before publication.
- Revise pages when official links change, wording becomes unclear, or a reader correction identifies a real issue.
Correction requests should include the page URL, the sentence or link at issue, and the public source that supports the correction.
Official places to verify details
IRS rules, form instructions, mailing addresses, program terms, and deadlines can change. Use these official pages to check the current version before mailing forms, making payments, or letting a response date pass.