Owing the IRS for a single year is stressful enough. This married couple in Arizona had fallen behind for three years running, and by late 2025 the balance on their personal income taxes had grown to a little over $90,000. Here is how the case moved from a number that kept climbing to a fixed…
The situation A construction company from TX had fallen behind on its federal payroll taxes — the income tax, Social Security, and Medicare withheld from employee paychecks (Form 941). The balance was about $2,500. That is a smaller number than many tax problems, but unpaid payroll taxes are the kind the IRS pursues hardest, because…
The situation A concrete and masonry company from FL came to PFGTAX owing about $118,000 to the IRS. The balance was back payroll taxes — the income tax, Social Security, and Medicare withheld from employee paychecks (Form 941) plus federal unemployment tax (Form 940) — and it had built up across tax periods running from…
The situation An individual taxpayer in CO came to PFGTAX owing the IRS on past personal income taxes. For most people, that kind of balance is more than a number — it is the worry that the IRS will eventually start collecting: filing a lien (a public claim against what you own), garnishing wages (taking…
A window-coverings company in Colorado came to PFGTAX after falling behind on its federal taxes. By the time we got involved, the IRS was already in collection mode. We were able to negotiate a formal installment agreement that let the business pay what it owed at $2,200 a month, with payments starting in November 2019….
