You've received conflicting tax advice
Different professionals — accountants, tax attorneys, enrolled agents, or online resources — have given you different answers about your situation. You're not sure who is correct or why they disagree.
Why disagreement happens
Different interpretations of IRS rules
Tax rules have gray areas. Professionals may apply different standards or assumptions.
Working from incomplete information
Each professional may only have seen part of your records or history.
Different assessments of risk
One advisor might consider a position acceptable; another might not recommend it due to audit risk.
You need a neutral, documented assessment based on IRS records.
Not another opinion — actual documentation of where things stand.
What a compliance review does
A compliance review uses IRS records to document:
- •What is actually on your IRS account
- •What filings IRS has received and processed
- •What remains outstanding or in process
- •Factual basis for evaluating different approaches
This review ends the disagreement by establishing facts.
With a clear picture of what's actually on record, you and your chosen professional can make informed decisions.