The IRS rarely gives up without a fight. As we work to resolve your IRS problem to your advantage, you might expect the IRS to use one or more of the following tactics to attempt to persuade you to make a deal with them on their terms.

Keep in mind.

By law, the IRS must leave you alone, although you will continue to receive written correspondence from them. Once you become a JK Harris client and we submit your Letter of Representation and Power of attorney, the IRS is legally required to deal with us, not you. The IRS may try to get you to work with them directly. If you receive a call from an IRS agent, ask for that person's name and ID number, politely refer him / her to us. End the call and call your case specialist at JK Harris. Give them the name and ID number of the person you spoke with at the IRS.

The IRS may tell you we have not contacted them.

They may tell you we have not filed this form or that form. This may or may not be the case. The Power of attorney you sign for us to work your case does not have 'JK Harris' on it; it has the name of the Licensed Taxpayer Representative working your case. This is the reason the IRS may say JK Harris has not contacted them. The individual working your case is credentialed to deal one on one with the IRS on your behalf. If you have any question about the status of your case, contact your JK Harris case specialist. We'll give you the facts. Our databases are updated regularly and we can keep you informed on the status of your case as it progresses.

The IRS may try to outwait you.

It may seem like it takes forever for your case to move through the IRS bureaucracy. It will be easy to get frustrated and to take the bait and settle on the IRS' terms. Don't. We will work tirelessly on your behalf until we achieve the best resolution for you.

The IRS will ask for your documentation again and again and again.

Be prepared for some leg work. You will need to provide financial documentation on many occasions. The IRS considers any documentation over 90 days old to be out of date. Make copies of all your documentation at the start. Be prepared to update the information each month and resubmit the necessary documents frequently.