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Got an IRS letter? Get a clear, written plan from a tax professional.

A tax professional reviews your actual notice and gives you a written action plan, typically in 1–3 business days. Flat $249, price in writing.

  • Real tax professionals
  • Price in writing first
  • No SSN by email or chat
Chad CarosChad Caros, CFP®, CDFA®, MBAFounder. Your notice is reviewed by our team, not a call center.
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About how much do you owe the IRS?

CFP® · CDFA® · MBAFounder's credentials
$249Written action plan for your notice
1–3 daysTypical notice review turnaround
Secure portalDocuments never by email
How it works

Four calm steps from letter to plan

Our promise: clear, transparent communication at every step.

01

Tell us what you got

Use the free Decoder or call us. It takes about a minute.

02

We look at the facts

A tax professional reviews your notice and, with your OK, your IRS records.

03

You see your options

What may fit and what it costs, in writing, before any work starts.

04

We help you follow through

Filing, payment plans and IRS letters, with documents in a secure portal.

Options for any situation

The IRS has more options than most people know

Which one fits depends on your income, expenses and history. We look at all of them, then recommend what makes sense. We never promise a result.

Pay over time

Installment agreement

Monthly payments to the IRS instead of one big bill.

  1. Best if you can pay over time, just not all at once
  2. Payments sized to what you can afford
  3. Helps stop collection while you pay
Settle for less

Offer in compromise

In some cases the IRS accepts less than the full balance.

  1. Best if you truly can't pay in full, now or later
  2. Based on income, expenses and assets
  3. Approval depends on your facts
Pause collection

Currently not collectible

A pause on collection during real financial hardship.

  1. Best if income barely covers basic living costs
  2. Requires a financial review
  3. Status is reviewed over time

See which option may fit

What we help with

Help for the IRS problems people actually have

IRS Notices

CP14, CP501, CP503, CP504, CP2000, LT11 and more. Know what it means and what to do by the deadline.

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Back Taxes & Payment Plans

Owe more than you can pay right now? See which payment options may fit your budget.

Back taxes help →

Unfiled Tax Returns

Behind on filing? Find out which years matter and the order to file them.

Unfiled returns help →

Payroll Tax

Business behind on deposits or 941s? Get organized before penalties stack up.

Payroll tax help →

Penalty Relief

Some people qualify to have penalties reduced, such as first-time abatement.

Penalty relief →

IRS Forms

656, 433-A, 433-F, 9465 and 2848, explained and prepared with care.

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Simple, upfront pricing

Pick the help that fits

You see the price before anything starts. No retainers to get going.

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Tax Pro Notice Review & Action Plan

Best if you have one IRS letter and want a clear plan.

$249 one time
  • Secure upload of your actual notice
  • Reviewed by a tax professional
  • Written findings and next steps
  • Typically 1–3 business days
  • Full $249 counts toward the $599 or $799 Assessment within 30 days
Get my notice reviewed: $249

IRS Situation Assessment

Best if you owe, have several letters or unfiled years.

$599 one time
  • Full review of your IRS situation
  • IRS records reviewed with your OK
  • Your realistic options, in writing
  • Price for any next step before work starts
Start my Assessment: $599

Rush IRS Situation Assessment

Best if a deadline is close and you need answers sooner.

$799 one time
  • Everything in the Assessment
  • Prioritized when a deadline is close
  • Price for any next step before work starts
Start my Rush Assessment: $799

Start small, upgrade anytime: the full $249 counts toward the $599 or $799 Assessment if you upgrade within 30 days. Checkout is secure, through our payment processor.

Chad Caros, founder of Caros Group
Meet the owner

Hi, I'm Chad Caros.

CFP®CDFA®MBA3rd-generation business owner

For more than a decade I've helped people plan around money and taxes. I started Caros Group because I kept meeting good people frozen by an IRS letter, not because their problem was hopeless, but because nobody had explained it clearly.

So we built a practice around plain language, prices in writing and real follow-through. Online help across the US.

Client tools

Everything in one secure place

Client Portal

Messages, documents and invoices in the secure Canopy portal.

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Book a call

Prefer to talk it through? Request a call with our team.

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Free Notice Decoder

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Free cheat sheet

The most common IRS letters, what they mean and how urgent each is.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do you help people outside Huntsville?

Yes. Our help is online, so we work with people across the US and US taxpayers living abroad, including Thailand.

Will you ask for my Social Security number by email or chat?

No. We never ask for it by email, text or chat. If we take on your case, sensitive documents go through the secure Canopy client portal.

Can you promise the IRS will reduce what I owe?

No one honestly can. Every situation is different and results vary. What we can do is explain your options clearly and help you take the next right step.

What does it cost to get started?

The Notice Decoder is free. A tax professional review of your actual notice with a written action plan is $249, and the full $249 counts toward the $599 or $799 Assessment if you upgrade within 30 days.

How fast is the $249 notice review?

Typically 1–3 business days after you upload your notice.

I haven't filed in years. Is it too late?

It is usually better to start now than wait. We help you see which years matter and the order to file them in.

The $249 Notice Review

Exactly what you get for $249

  • Review of your actual IRS notice by a tax professional
  • What it means, in simple, clear words
  • The dates that matter
  • What the IRS is asking you to do
  • What is still unknown or missing
  • Your recommended next steps, in a written action plan
  • Typically delivered in 1–3 business days

Professional review, not a promise of any IRS result. The full $249 counts toward the $599 Assessment within 30 days.

Who reviews your notice?

Not an anonymous call center. Caros Group is led by founder Chad Caros, CFP®, CDFA®, MBA, with online help across the US.

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Take the first step

Let's look at your letter together.

Tell us what the IRS sent. A tax professional will explain it in plain language and show you the options that may fit, with the price in writing first.

No pressure. No SSN by email or chat. Results vary.

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