If you owe, if you have not filed in years, or if a notice has arrived that you would rather not read, there is a process for it. Fix IRS Issues is the resolution practice of Hockett Tax. We take the IRS off your phone and get you to a plan.
No charge for the consult, and no obligation. Alabama: (251) 202-9789
An Enrolled Agent is licensed by the federal government to represent taxpayers before the IRS in audits, collections and appeals. Jeff has been preparing taxes since 1991 and has held the Enrolled Agent credential since 2019.
Settling for less than the full balance is genuinely available for some people. We tell you honestly whether you are one of them.
Learn more →Installment agreements for a balance you cannot clear at once, set up so the payment is one you can actually keep.
Learn more →Getting current, often several years at once. We prepare the missing returns and file them in the right order.
Learn more →Wage garnishments, bank levies and liens, where speed matters more than anything else.
Learn more →A lien is the IRS’s claim on your property. We explain release, withdrawal and the options when you need to sell or refinance.
Learn more →Some penalties now come off automatically. For earlier years relief still has to be requested, and many who qualify never claim it.
Learn more →We deal with the examiner, not you. You stop being the person on the phone with the IRS.
Learn more →Missed deposits and unfiled payroll returns, and how to catch up before the IRS pursues the owners personally.
Learn more →Serving Phoenix and Arizona and Baldwin County and the Alabama Gulf Coast, and clients nationwide by phone and video.
Thirty minutes, no charge (Alabama quick calls are 15 minutes). Tell us what you have received and what you think you owe. You will leave with a read on where you stand, which routes are likely open, and what the work would cost. It is a conversation, not a file review: we are working from what you tell us.
You sign a power of attorney, IRS Form 2848, and we speak to the IRS for you. Pulling and reading your transcripts is the first paid step, and it is what turns a likely answer into a definite one: what the IRS has on file, what was assessed and when, and how long it has left to collect.
We file what is missing, negotiate the right resolution for your facts, and set you up so it does not happen again.
A word about offers in compromise. The radio ads promising pennies on the dollar are selling something. Some people genuinely qualify and the relief is life-changing; many do not, and the honest answer saves them thousands in fees. You will get our honest read at the consultation, and a definite answer once your transcripts and your figures are in front of us — before you pay us to prepare anything.
Once you are current, tax monitoring from Hockett Tax watches your IRS transcripts for balances, income mismatches and notice codes, which often surface before a letter lands. Annual tax preparation is handled by the same people, in the same office.
Jeff has prepared taxes since 1991 and has been an Enrolled Agent since 2019, which means he is federally licensed to represent you before the IRS. He is a member of the American Society of Tax Problem Solvers. When you call, you reach the person who does the work.
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You are in a situation with a known process attached to it, which is a different thing. Coming forward is viewed differently from being found, and getting current is the first step toward any payment plan or offer. We prepare the missing returns and deal with the IRS for you.
Often, yes — but time matters a great deal once a levy is in motion. Call rather than email if that is where you are.
It depends on your income, expenses, assets and the size of the balance. We give you an honest read at the consultation, and a definite answer once we have your transcripts and your figures in front of us. Many people do not qualify, and the honest answer saves them thousands in fees.
In most cases, no. Once you sign a power of attorney (IRS Form 2848), we speak to the IRS on your behalf as your authorized representative. An Enrolled Agent is licensed to represent taxpayers before the IRS in every state.
The consultation is free. After it, we tell you what the work will involve and what it will cost before you commit. Fees depend on how many years are involved and what kind of resolution fits, so we do not publish a single number that would be wrong for most people.
No. We are based in Arizona with a local presence in Alabama, and we work with clients across the country by phone, video and our secure portal.
A 30-minute consultation is free (Alabama quick calls are 15 minutes). You will leave knowing where you stand and what your options are.
Arizona: (623) 257-3048 · Alabama: (251) 202-9789
