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Keller, Texas
IRS and Texas tax defense for Keller.
Keller households often combine a salaried job with a side business, rental property, or contract work. More forms reach the IRS that way, and more can fail to match.
The Law Office of Patrick Smith represents Keller residents and small business owners before the IRS and the Texas Comptroller: CP2000 responses, audits, deficiency notices, penalty abatement, levies, and offers in compromise.
The tax problems we see from Keller
Growth along the Alliance corridor has brought logistics, construction, and trades work, much of it paid on Form 1099-NEC. Contractors who are paid gross and do not set aside estimated tax reach April with a balance and no cash, and the pattern repeats until the IRS starts collecting.
Penalties make up a large share of those balances. First-time abatement and reasonable-cause relief can remove a meaningful part of the debt for taxpayers with a clean prior history, and it is often the first thing worth requesting.
Local facts for Keller taxpayers
- County: Keller is in Tarrant County.
- Federal tax liens on real estate are recorded with the Tarrant County Clerk, Tarrant County Courthouse, 100 W. Weatherford St., Suite 130, Fort Worth, TX 76196.
- Nearest IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center: Fort Worth, 819 Taylor St., Room 6A14, Fort Worth, TX 76102. By appointment only: (844) 545-5640. Also in the area: Farmers Branch and Dallas.
- U.S. Tax Court trial sessions for North Texas are held in Dallas at the Earle Cabell Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 1100 Commerce Street, Room 726, Dallas, TX 75242.
- Refund suits and summons enforcement are heard in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which has divisions in Fort Worth and Dallas.
- This office: The office is at 1244 Harwood Road in Bedford, roughly 11 miles from central Keller.
Find your notice
CP2000 Notice
The IRS says the income on your return does not match what employers, banks, or brokers reported. It is a proposal, not a bill, and it has a response date.
Read more →Final Notice of Intent to Levy
CP504, LT11, and Letter 1058 look alike and mean different things. One of them starts a 30-day clock that protects your bank account and your right to go to court.
Read more →Notice of Deficiency (90-Day Letter)
The IRS has formally determined that you owe more tax. You have 90 days to take the dispute to the U.S. Tax Court without paying first. The IRS cannot extend that date.
Read more →Bank Levy & Wage Garnishment Release
A frozen bank account is held for 21 days before the money goes to the IRS. A wage levy repeats every payday until it is released. Both can be released.
Read more →Offer in Compromise
The IRS will settle a tax debt for less than the balance when the numbers show it cannot collect the full amount. The formula is public. Most rejected offers ignored it.
Read more →Tax Attorney or Resolution Company?
Privilege, accountability, and who actually does the work. What changes when the person handling your IRS problem is a licensed attorney you can name.
Read more →Business owners: see also Texas sales tax audit, redetermination hearings & SOAH, Texas franchise tax, personal liability for business taxes, Comptroller liens, freezes & levies.
Keller: common questions
Direct answers.
Do you represent taxpayers in Keller?
Yes. The Law Office of Patrick Smith represents Keller individuals and businesses before the IRS and the Texas Comptroller. The office is at 1244 Harwood Road in Bedford, roughly 11 miles from central Keller.
Can IRS penalties be removed?
Sometimes. The IRS offers first-time penalty abatement for taxpayers with a clean three-year history, and it will abate penalties for reasonable cause such as serious illness or a disaster. Interest generally cannot be abated except when the underlying tax or penalty is removed.
Where is the nearest IRS office to Keller?
The closest IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center is generally the Fort Worth office at 819 Taylor St., Room 6A14, Fort Worth, TX 76102. The others in the area are Farmers Branch (4050 Alpha Rd., Room 170, Farmers Branch, TX 75244) and Dallas (1100 Commerce St., Room 121, Dallas, TX 75242). All are by appointment only; call (844) 545-5640. Most notices are answered by mail or fax to the address on the notice, not at a local office.
Where are federal tax liens recorded for Keller property?
Keller is in Tarrant County. A notice of federal tax lien against real estate is recorded in the county where the property is located. For that county, the recording office is the Tarrant County Clerk, Tarrant County Courthouse, 100 W. Weatherford St., Suite 130, Fort Worth, TX 76196.
Where would a Tax Court case from Keller be heard?
The U.S. Tax Court holds its North Texas trial sessions in Dallas, at the Earle Cabell Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 1100 Commerce Street, Room 726, Dallas, TX 75242. The petition itself is filed with the court in Washington, D.C., electronically or by mail, within the 90 days stated on the notice of deficiency.
Areas we serve
Tarrant County and Dallas–Fort Worth.
Next step
Tell us what arrived in your Keller mailbox.
Send the first page of the notice. You will find out what it is, how long you have, and whether you need a lawyer.