IRS & Tax Problem Resolution
When the IRS or New York State sends a notice, you do not have to face it alone. JRH & Associates represents individuals and businesses across Garden City, Long Island, and the tri-state area through audits, back taxes, liens, levies, and settlements, from the first letter to final resolution.
A notice is not a verdict. It is a problem we solve.
Reviewed by James R. Hurley, CPA · June 2026
A letter from the IRS or the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance is enough to keep anyone up at night. The good news is that almost every tax problem has a path forward, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. Since 1989, JRH & Associates has stood between Long Island taxpayers and the tax authorities, turning frightening notices into manageable, resolved matters.
We are a hands-on firm. When you bring us a tax problem, an experienced CPA reviews your full situation, explains your real options in plain language, and handles the representation directly. The same emphasis on preparation and documentation that protects our clients in everyday filings is exactly what gives us the upper hand when we sit across from a revenue agent.
Get Help With Your Tax ProblemAudit Representation & Notices
From the first letter forward, we step in as your representative so you never have to talk to a revenue agent alone. We read every notice, explain what it actually means, and respond on your behalf.
Get Help NowIRS Audit Representation
Full representation through correspondence, office, and field audits, with all documentation prepared and presented for you.
NYS Audit Representation
Representation before the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, including residency and sales tax audits.
IRS & NYS Notice Response
We review any notice you receive, explain it in plain language, and draft the correct response before any deadline passes.
Tax Authority Correspondence
All written and verbal communication with the tax authorities is handled on your behalf so you are protected at every step.
Sales Tax Audit Defense
Representation in New York State sales tax audits and disputes, where recordkeeping and documentation often decide the result.
Penalty Abatement
We work to reduce or remove penalties and interest where first-time abatement or reasonable cause applies to your case.
Back Taxes Owed
We assess what you truly owe, correct errors, and build a realistic plan to resolve federal and New York State balances.
Non-Filed Returns
We gather your records, prepare missing returns accurately, and bring you back into compliance before the IRS acts for you.
Tax Liens
Guidance on federal and state tax liens, including how to work toward release, discharge, or subordination.
Bank Levies
When the IRS or New York State levies a bank account, we move quickly to address the cause and pursue a release.
Wage Garnishment
We work to stop or reduce wage garnishments by getting you into compliance and negotiating a workable alternative.
Payroll Tax Problems
Resolution of payroll tax liabilities and trust fund issues that can put a business and its owners at serious risk.
Back Taxes, Liens & Levies
Collection action is where tax problems get personal, hitting paychecks, bank accounts, and property. We address the underlying issue and work to release the pressure so you can move forward.
Get StartedSettlements & Payment Plans
Owing more than you can pay at once is not the end of the road. There are real, IRS-recognized programs to resolve a balance, and we help you pursue the one that genuinely fits your finances.
Get Help NowOffer in Compromise
For qualifying taxpayers, an agreement to settle tax debt for less than the full amount owed, assessed honestly before you pursue it.
Installment Agreements
Structured monthly payment plans with the IRS and New York State that fit what your budget can actually support.
Penalty & Interest Relief
Requests for first-time abatement or reasonable-cause relief to reduce the penalties and interest stacked onto a balance.
Currently Not Collectible
When paying would create genuine hardship, we pursue a status that pauses active collection while your situation stabilizes.
Amended & Corrected Returns
When a balance comes from an error or a missed deduction, the right fix is often an accurate amended return, not a payment plan.
Compliance Going Forward
We make sure current returns and estimates are correct so a resolved problem does not quietly come back next year.
Tax problem help built on preparation, not promises
There is a whole industry of national firms that advertise dramatic tax settlements and pennies-on-the-dollar outcomes. We take a different approach. As a Garden City CPA firm that has served Long Island and the tri-state area since 1989, we believe the best results come from meticulous preparation, complete documentation, and honest, direct conversations about what is actually achievable in your situation.
That matters because the IRS and New York State respond to facts and records, not pressure. When we represent you, we are doing the unglamorous work that wins cases: reconstructing income, organizing substantiation, citing the right rules, and presenting a clean, defensible position. It is the same discipline our clients rely on in everyday tax and accounting work, applied to a problem that needs resolving.
Who we help
We represent individuals, families, and business owners across Garden City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, New York City, and the broader tri-state area, along with clients in Florida and nationwide. That includes self-employed people and freelancers facing estimated-tax shortfalls, business owners dealing with payroll tax liabilities, dual New York and Florida residents caught in residency audits, and taxpayers who simply fell behind on filing and want to make it right.
What to do when a notice arrives
Note the deadline, keep the envelope, and do not respond on your own first. Bring the notice to us and we will tell you exactly where you stand and what your options are. The earlier you reach out, especially after a lien filing, levy, or garnishment notice, the more room there is to shape the outcome in your favor.
"An IRS letter is frightening, but it is almost never the disaster people imagine. In thirty-five years I have learned that tax problems are resolved with documentation and a clear plan, not with panic. Bring me the notice, and we deal with the tax authority together so you can get back to your life."
James R. Hurley, CPA Founder & President, JRH & Associates Frequently Asked Questions
Read the notice carefully, note any response deadline, and do not ignore it. Then call a CPA before you reply. Most notices are routine and have a straightforward resolution, but responding incorrectly, or admitting to something you should not, can turn a simple matter into a costly one. Call JRH & Associates at (516) 794-5752 and we will review the notice, explain exactly what it means, and handle the response on your behalf.
In many cases, yes. A wage garnishment or bank levy means the IRS or New York State has already moved to collect. The path to releasing it usually involves contacting the agency, getting you into compliance, and negotiating a collection alternative such as an installment agreement or a hardship status. The sooner you call us after a levy notice, the more options remain on the table.
An Offer in Compromise is an agreement that lets a qualifying taxpayer settle their tax debt for less than the full amount owed. Not everyone qualifies. The IRS weighs your income, expenses, assets, and ability to pay. We evaluate whether an Offer in Compromise is realistic for your situation before you spend money pursuing one, and if a different resolution fits better, we tell you honestly.
Yes. Non-filed returns are one of the most common problems we resolve, and it is rarely as bad as people fear. We gather your income records, prepare the missing federal and New York State returns accurately, and bring you back into compliance. Filing voluntarily, before the IRS files a substitute return for you, almost always produces a better outcome.
Usually not. Once we are authorized to represent you, we handle the correspondence and conversations with the IRS and New York State on your behalf, so you are not facing the government alone. In the rare situation where an in-person meeting is unavoidable, we prepare you fully and stand beside you the entire time.
Let us take the IRS off your plate.
Your first consultation is free and confidential. Bring us the notice, the back taxes, or the audit letter, and we will tell you exactly where you stand and how we can help.