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Back Taxes Relief

Unfiled returns and old balances brought current, without the letters piling up any further.
Over 30 Years of Experience

Back Taxes and Unfiled Returns, Las Vegas, NV and Nationwide

Most people who are years behind did not decide to stop filing. One year got complicated, the deadline passed, and the next year was harder to face than the last. The balance grows quietly and the notices become something you stop opening.
The practical reality is better than it feels. There is no threshold beyond which it becomes too late, penalties are often reducible, and the IRS generally looks for the last six years of returns to treat you as compliant rather than every year you have missed.
Filing also stops something worse. When you do not file, the IRS can prepare a Substitute for Return with no deductions, no dependents and no expenses, then assess and collect on that inflated figure. Filing the real return almost always lowers it. We service clients all over the USA.
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What we handle

  • Unfiled returns for any number of years
  • Wage and income transcripts when records are lost
  • Substitute for Return reversals
  • Correct filing status and missed deductions
  • Penalty relief on late-filed years
  • Installment agreements for what remains
  • Currently Not Collectible for hardship cases
  • State back tax filings alongside federal

How we work

We find out what the IRS already has

With a Form 2848 on file we pull your account and wage transcripts. Those show every year assessed, every Substitute for Return filed on your behalf, what employers and payers reported, and the current balance with penalties and interest broken out. Most clients find the picture is different from what they feared.

Filing the missing years

You do not need shoeboxes of paperwork. Wage and income transcripts reconstruct most of what is needed for a typical taxpayer, and for business owners we rebuild the books to the extent required. Returns are prepared properly, with the deductions and credits a Substitute for Return ignored, which is what brings assessed balances down.

Dealing with what is left

Once filing is current, the remaining balance is a solvable problem: an installment agreement, hardship status, penalty relief, or a settlement where the numbers support one. See IRS Tax Relief and Resolution and IRS Penalty Abatement.

Filing compliance comes before everything else. The IRS will not approve a payment plan, a settlement or a hardship status for a taxpayer who has not filed. Whatever the end goal is, the missing returns are step one.
We service clients all over the USA. Representation before the IRS is federal, so where you live does not limit who can act for you. We are based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and we represent taxpayers nationwide, including state level matters with your own state revenue department.

Common questions

How many years do I have to file?

Generally the last six years brings you into compliance, though older years can matter where a Substitute for Return was filed or a refund is still claimable. We confirm from your transcripts rather than guessing.

I have no records for those years. Now what?

That is normal. Wage and income transcripts show what employers, banks and payers reported to the IRS, and for most individual returns that is enough to file accurately.

Could I be prosecuted for not filing?

Criminal charges for non-filing are rare and are aimed at deliberate evasion, not people who fell behind. Voluntarily coming forward and filing is the strongest position you can be in.

Will I get a refund for old years?

Possibly for recent years. Refunds are generally forfeited if the return is filed more than three years after the due date, which is one reason not to wait longer.

RT Smith & Company9788 Gilespie St, Suite 401, Las Vegas, NV 89183
(702) 743-6091  ·  rtsmithco@gmail.com
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Tell us roughly how many years you are behind and whether you have received notices. We will pull the picture and give you a plan. No cost, no obligation.
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