Contact River City Tax Law

Have Your Most Recent IRS Notice in Front of You

This single step changes the quality of the first conversation more than anything else. The balance matters less than the letters, because the notice number and its date establish exactly where you sit in the collection sequence and how much time remains. That is the same triage any tax attorney serving Chattanooga should run before quoting you anything.

A CP504 and a Letter 1058 produce very different advice. The first is a serious notice that is nonetheless still early in the process. The second opens a 30-day window to request a Collection Due Process hearing, and that window is the difference between suspending levy action with a right of judicial review and losing both. If you have the envelope, the postmark matters too.

If the notices have been lost or discarded, that is workable. Account transcripts can be pulled directly from the IRS once a power of attorney is on file, and they show every assessment, every penalty, and the collection statute expiration date for each year. It simply takes a few days longer to get to the same picture.

What the First Conversation Covers

The consultation is free and takes about twenty minutes. It is triage, not a pitch.

• Which notices you have received, and what the most recent one means about time remaining.
• Whether enforcement is already active, meaning a wage levy, a frozen bank account, or a recorded lien. A bank levy in particular carries a 21-day hold, and that is the entire window.
• How many years are unfiled, since filing compliance is a prerequisite to every resolution program.
• Roughly what the household earns and spends, which is the first indication of which programs your numbers could support.
• Whether the matter carries any criminal exposure, which changes the order of operations and who you should speak to first.

You will leave that call knowing what is on a deadline and what your realistic options are, whether or not you engage the firm.

Office, Hours, and Service Area

The office sits at 325 Cherokee Blvd on the north shore, at the 37405 postal area, and is reachable Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm. All business is conducted virtually, so no office visit is required at any stage.

No matter requires a visit. Federal tax representation is established by a filed Form 2848 and worked with the IRS by correspondence and phone, so documents are exchanged electronically as a matter of routine. That is how the firm serves households throughout Hixson, East Ridge, Red Bank, and every other community on the service area page.

Public Resources Worth Knowing

Not every question needs a lawyer, and a few authoritative sources answer a great deal on their own. The IRS publishes a plain-language overview of options for taxpayers who owe a balance. Households of modest means with a genuine dispute may qualify for free assistance through a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, and the Taxpayer Advocate Service maintains the directory. County-level property and deed records sit with the Hamilton County government.

If you would rather read before calling, the services overview covers the programs in depth, and the firm page explains how engagements are structured and priced.