A specialized examination of your tax correspondence — what the notice says, what your account shows, and what to do about it.
Flagship service Tax Notice Resolution Meticulous notice review, account-data analysis, and your options explained in plain language — for individuals and business owners. See the service →Behind-the-scenes notice expertise for your practice — complex controversy support without an in-house hire.
Professional partnerships Case Consultation Support For accountants & tax professionals — expert support on the cases that land outside your usual work. See the practice →Not sure what the notice even says? Start with the analysis — $150, one hour, answers in plain language.
Book a Notice AnalysisBefore you pay it, panic over it, or file it away — have it examined. We give your notices and your tax account a precision review, explain what the IRS is actually claiming and what your record shows, and lay out your options in plain language.
Expert Notice Analysis — Precision Review · Strategic Advocacy · Professional Guidance.
Notice Analysis: one hour, $150 — booked on our site. You talk with the Enrolled Agent herself. No retainer required to get answers.
Tax resolution is a licensed business. Here is exactly who examines your notice — and the license behind the signature.
Jackie W. Pointer is an Enrolled Agent — a federally licensed tax practitioner, authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS in examinations, collections, and appeals. It is the IRS’s own credential for representation, and it is the only one this practice needs.
A graduate degree in taxation behind the analysis — careful academic training applied to the practical question in front of you: what does this notice claim, and what does your record actually show?
Most resolution firms hide their fees behind a sales call. Ours are on the door: a Notice Analysis is $150 for one hour; a Tax Account Review is $200 for ninety minutes. Booked online, before anyone asks you for a retainer.
Federal tax controversies do not depend on your ZIP code. From our Sarasota, Florida practice, we represent taxpayers and analyze notices across the country — and state notices are part of the work.
Every tax balance is built the same way — tax, penalties, and interest — but each component follows different rules and answers to a different remedy. Select a component and examine it the way we would.
Examined 0 of 3 components
Component 2 of 3 · Penalties
Failure-to-file and failure-to-pay penalties, added on top of the tax. Failure to file generally runs 5% of the unpaid tax for each month a return is late, up to 25%. Penalties are computed by formula, not by judgment — which is why the details are so often worth examining.
The most relievable component. First Time Abate can waive penalties for taxpayers with a clean compliance history, and reasonable-cause relief exists when circumstances beyond your control caused the failure. The request is built on your account record — which is what an analysis reads first.
All three components examined. That is the first hour of a Notice Analysis — done properly, on your real account. Book yours →
The illustration above is hypothetical — the same worked example we use to teach the framework. Your balance is read from your transcripts, not from a sample. Educational content only; no outcome is promised for any case.
No mystery, no retainer maze. Three steps, in order, every time.
Share your tax notice or situation with us. We start by listening carefully to understand the full context of your case — the notice, the year, the deadline.
We review the facts and explain your options clearly — translating complex tax procedure into practical, manageable directions you can act on.
From resolution to preparation, we guide you through the execution of your plan with professional expertise and care — from initial review to final agreement.
A specialized practice, built around one thing most firms treat as paperwork: the correspondence between you and the tax authorities.
For individuals and business owners who have received federal or state tax notices. A meticulous review of the notice, an analysis of your tax account data, an explanation of the underlying facts, and a clear set of options for resolution or response.
A comprehensive review of your IRS or state tax transcripts to uncover the root cause of discrepancies and identify missing credits or payments — full transcript acquisition, payment tracing, penalty and interest verification, and a summary report with recommended corrections.
Professional representation before tax authorities, from initial review to final agreement — for taxpayers facing audits, collection actions, or complex tax controversies requiring an Enrolled Agent’s advocacy.
Strategic foresight for sustainable compliance — preparation and planning for individuals and small businesses, so the next notice never arrives.
Not sure which of these your notice needs? That is exactly what the $150 analysis determines.
Book a Notice AnalysisNo discovery-call funnel, no “request a quote.” Pick the review your situation needs and book it.
$150 · 1 hour
Uncover the truth behind your tax notices.
$200 · 1½ hours
Get the full picture of your tax account.
Booked on our website. Prefer to talk first? Call (941) 415-9995 or write to [email protected] — Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST.
Jackie W. Pointer is an Enrolled Agent with a Master of Taxation from Villanova University. She specializes in providing meticulous tax notice analysis and strategic resolution for federal and state tax controversies.
Her approach combines careful academic analysis with practical, clear guidance for your next steps — warm yet focused, and guided throughout by an experienced Enrolled Agent. When your case needs representation, she is the one who stands in: from the initial review of your account to the final agreement with the tax authority.
We sell behind-the-scenes notice expertise to the practitioners who hold the client relationship — the review is ours, the client stays yours.
Ongoing technical support for practitioners managing complex tax controversy matters — including priority analysis of federal and state notifications.
Our detailed notice review and case consultation, behind the scenes — root causes, account data, and strategic options, delivered to your desk.
Expert support for accountants and tax professionals, without the overhead of an in-house expert. Firm subscriptions available for tax account reviews.
Tell us about the case. We will tell you plainly whether we can help.
Start the conversationThe most common notice in the mailbox is a proposal — the IRS stating what it believes your return should have said. Proposals are answered with records, and records change outcomes.
Penalty relief adjusts the interest charged on those penalties — but interest on the tax itself generally stays. That is why the strongest cases work the components in the right order: tax first, penalties second, interest last.
Do not let an account review cause you to miss a notice, appeal, or court deadline. The calendar is part of the case — we name every controlling date before we debate any number.
Go deeper: “The Anatomy of Tax Debt: Understanding Tax, Penalties, and Interest” — our full breakdown of how a balance is built.
Do not ignore it — and do not simply pay it. Every notice carries a number, a tax year, and a deadline, and each one is the IRS stating a position: a proposed change, an assessed penalty, a balance it believes you owe. Positions can be examined against your actual account record, and many do not survive a careful reading. Start with a Notice Analysis: we identify what the notice really claims, whether your account agrees, and what your options are — before the deadline makes the decision for you.
You get one focused hour on your notices. We perform a detailed analysis of your IRS or state tax notices to identify the root causes behind them and develop strategic solutions. You leave knowing what the notice claims, what your account shows, which deadlines control, and the clear set of options for resolution or response — in plain language, not code sections.
Sometimes — and the mechanisms are specific. First Time Abate can waive failure-to-file and failure-to-pay penalties for taxpayers with a clean compliance history. Reasonable-cause relief exists when circumstances beyond your control caused the failure. Which route fits depends entirely on your account record, which is why an analysis reads the record first. What we will never do is promise an outcome before we have seen it.
Only partly — and this is the detail most people miss. Interest charged on penalties that get relieved is adjusted with them. But interest on the tax itself is generally not removed by penalty relief: it accrues from the due date, compounds daily, and keeps running while a balance stands. The reliable way to shrink interest is to shrink the tax and penalties it rides on — and to start sooner.
Yes. Jackie W. Pointer is an Enrolled Agent — a federally licensed tax practitioner authorized to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service in examinations, collections, and appeals. Representation runs from initial review to final agreement: audits, collection actions, and complex tax controversies that require an Enrolled Agent’s advocacy.
Yes — we provide tax representation and notice analysis nationwide. Federal tax controversies do not depend on where you live, and we work with taxpayers across the country from our Sarasota, Florida practice. State notices are part of the work as well.
Our prices are published, because you should not have to book a sales call to learn them. A Notice Analysis is $150 for one hour. A Tax Account Review — a comprehensive review of your account transcripts — is $200 for ninety minutes. Both are booked directly on our website. Work for fellow tax professionals is arranged by conversation.
Start with the conversation, not your documents. Do not submit SSNs or tax documents. We will handle secure documentation exchange during our formal engagement process. Bring the notice itself to your analysis — its number, tax year, and response deadline are where the work begins.
Protecting your interests with professional tax guidance — beginning with one priced, bookable hour and a clear explanation of where you stand.
Do not submit SSNs or tax documents. We will handle secure documentation exchange during our formal engagement process.