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Why Is Performant Recovery Calling You?

Performant Recovery is not one of the IRS’s current private debt collection agencies. Its contract ended in September 2021. If someone calls about a federal tax debt using that name, the call is not happening under an IRS assignment. It may concern a different kind of debt, or it may not be from Performant Recovery […]

IRS CP40 Notice: What It Means and What to Do

A CP40 notice means the IRS assigned your unpaid tax account to one of three private collection agencies: CBE Group, ConServe, or Coast Professional. The IRS sends this notice itself, before the agency calls, and the agency can’t levy, seize property, or take enforcement action. Verify the notice before responding to anyone claiming to be […]

Why Is ConServe Calling You? An IRS CP40 Notice

ConServe is one of 3 agencies under IRS contract for private debt collection, along with CBE Group and Coast Professional. If they’re calling about a tax debt, the IRS already mailed you Notice CP40, so check for it. ConServe cannot levy your wages, seize property, or take enforcement action of any kind, so verify the […]

Federal Tax Lien Removal: Release vs. Withdrawal (Form 12277)

A federal tax lien is the IRS’s legal claim against everything you own once you owe back taxes and the debt goes unpaid. Removing it comes down to 5 paths: full payment, a withdrawal (Form 12277), a release, a discharge (Form 14135), or a subordination (Form 14134). A tax lien release ends the IRS’s claim […]

Small Business Tax Relief Accreditation: How to Verify a Provider Is Legitimate

If you own a small business and you’re shopping for a tax relief company, half the pages you’ll find use the word “accredited” without saying what it means. Some mean a Better Business Bureau listing. Some mean a state license. Some mean nothing verifiable at all. That gap matters more for a business than for […]

IRS Code 810: What a Refund Freeze Means and How to Get It Released

IRS code 810, also seen written as 810 code or tax code 810, means the IRS froze your refund. This is a harder stop than a routine processing delay. If you searched something like code 810 on irs transcript to land here, here’s the short version: until a specific release code posts, no refund moves, […]

IRS Code 846: What “Refund Issued” Means and When Money Actually Arrives

IRS code 846 means the IRS has finished processing your return and approved your refund. It’s the code most people are watching for, and the date next to it tells you when the IRS released the money, not necessarily the day it lands in your account. If you’ve been refreshing your transcript for weeks and […]

IRS Code 570: What “Account Action Pending” Means

IRS code 570, also written as tax code 570 or 570 irs code depending on the source, means the IRS placed a hold on your account. Your refund isn’t released and your return isn’t finished processing until something gets resolved on the IRS’s end. It’s officially called “Additional Liability Pending and/or Credit Hold,” and it […]

IRS Code 971 on Your Transcript: What “Notice Issued” Means

IRS code 971, sometimes labeled 971 tax code or 971 irs code depending on which software you’re looking at, means the IRS generated a notice or letter connected to your account. It doesn’t tell you what the notice says. It just confirms one is coming, or already on its way to your mailbox. That’s the […]

IRS Tax Debt in Retirement: Why It Happens and How to Resolve It

Retirement doesn’t simplify your taxes. For a lot of people, it makes them harder. You leave the workforce. Automatic withholding stops. Now you’re managing multiple income streams, each with its own rules: Social Security, IRA withdrawals, required minimum distributions, pensions, maybe some consulting work on the side. Miss one withholding adjustment, and the IRS sends […]

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