Tribal tax credits for sale: what the IRS says is real
The IRS says the tribal tax credits promoters are selling don't exist. Here's how a real federal credit transfer works and how to tell them apart.
1099 threshold rises to $2,000: what Oklahoma payers still owe
The federal 1099 threshold is $2,000 for payments made after 2025. Backup withholding remains, and Oklahoma's Form 501 still prints its own figures.
Section 1062 farmland sales: proposed four-installment rules
The IRS proposed rules for paying farmland-sale tax in four installments. What Oklahoma sellers, tenants-turned-buyers, and family entities should know.
Form 8300: when a cash sale over $10,000 becomes an IRS filing
How a cash payment over $10,000 turns into a Form 8300 filing, a January customer statement, and a five-year record, and where Oklahoma businesses slip.
Payroll tax deposit schedules: where the IRS penalty starts
Six beliefs employers hold about federal payroll tax deposits, checked against IRS Notice 931 and the failure-to-deposit penalty tiers of 2% to 15%.
IRS passport certification: eight ways to stop or reverse it
How the IRS certifies seriously delinquent tax debt to the State Department, the notices involved, and the eight off-ramps that stop or reverse it.
IRS partnership audits: why the LLC pays for the partners' tax
How the IRS partnership audit regime makes a multi-member LLC pay tax at the top rate, and the elections and operating-agreement terms that change who pays.
Tax Court place of trial in Oklahoma: what changed in 2026
How an Oklahoma business owner's Tax Court case moves from petition to calendar call, where the place-of-trial and S-case choices bite, and the 2026 changes.
IRS drought relief 2026: Oklahoma ranchers' livestock rules
IRS Notice 2026-54 gives Oklahoma ranchers more time to replace drought-sold breeding stock. How the deferral works, what it excludes, what an examiner asks.
How the IRS decides who gets audited
Audit selection is usually driven by statistical scoring, income mismatches, industry risk factors, or related-party connections, with only a small share being purely random.
Substitute for return: when the IRS files your taxes for you
When the IRS files a substitute return using only third-party income data, it usually overstates the tax owed, but filing your own accurate return afterward can correct it.
What if… you haven't filed tax returns in years?
Unfiled returns are a common and fixable problem, but filing voluntarily and getting current is usually the necessary first step before any debt resolution option is available.
Should you take your case to Tax Court?
Tax Court lets you dispute an IRS assessment without paying first, but strict deadlines and real litigation costs mean it isn't the right path for every disagreement.
IRS appeals: what happens after the audit
The IRS Independent Office of Appeals offers a fresh, litigation-risk-aware review of disputed audit results, and most cases settle there before reaching Tax Court.
What is currently-not-collectible status?
Currently-not-collectible status pauses active IRS collection for taxpayers facing genuine financial hardship, though the debt, interest, and any lien generally remain.
How long can the IRS collect a tax debt? The 10-year rule
The IRS generally has ten years from assessment to collect a tax debt, but bankruptcy, offers, and appeals can pause the clock, so verifying the real expiration date matters.
What business owners need to know about payroll tax problems
Unpaid payroll taxes escalate quickly, carry personal liability for owners, and in serious cases can threaten the business itself, making early action essential.
The trust fund recovery penalty: why payroll taxes are personal
Under IRC section 6672, the IRS can hold owners, officers, or bookkeepers personally liable for unpaid payroll taxes, bypassing the usual corporate liability shield.
Innocent spouse relief: when you shouldn't owe your spouse's tax debt
Innocent spouse relief can separate a taxpayer from liability created by a spouse or ex-spouse on a joint return, but timing and evidence of what you knew both matter.
What counts as reasonable cause for filing or paying late?
Reasonable cause relief requires showing ordinary care and prudence despite circumstances like serious illness, death, or disaster that prevented timely compliance.