What Tax Pitbull is
Tax Pitbull is the tax resolution division of Latorre & Company, an accounting and tax practice established in Charlotte in 1997. Our team consists of experts with nearly 60 years of combined experience in finance, corporate tax and audits. We are dedicated to servicing our clients’ tax and accounting needs and are here to help.
The name is deliberate. An accounting firm is patient and careful; a resolution case needs someone who is also persistent, because the IRS is a large organization with deadlines on its side and it does not chase you to make sure you understand your options. Our job is to know the procedure better than the person on the other end of the phone, and to keep pushing until the case is closed.
Because IRS representation is federal, Tax Pitbull works with clients in every state, by phone, video and secure document exchange, as well as at our office in Matthews. And because we grew out of a Hispanic-market accounting firm, every step happens in Spanish or English, whichever you think in.
Problems we resolve
Unfiled Tax Returns
Two years or ten. We reconstruct the records, file the returns and stop the IRS from filing substitutes that ignore every deduction you had.
Learn more ›IRS Liens & Levies
A lien attaches to what you own; a levy takes it. Both come with notices and deadlines, and both can be answered.
Learn more ›Wage Garnishment
When the IRS is taking part of every paycheck, the first job is to get the garnishment released while we work the underlying balance.
Learn more ›Offer in Compromise
The IRS program for settling a balance for less than the full amount. It has strict eligibility rules; we tell you honestly whether you qualify before anyone files.
Learn more ›Payroll Tax (941) Problems
Unpaid payroll deposits are the IRS’s top collection priority and can be assessed against the owner personally. These cases move fast.
Learn more ›Not Sure Which Applies?
Most people call with a letter, not a diagnosis. Tell us what the IRS sent and we will tell you where you stand.
Book a consultation ›How a resolution case works
1. Consultation and transcript review
We start by finding out what the IRS actually has on file for you: which years are filed, which are missing, what is assessed, what penalties and interest have accrued, and which collection actions are pending. With a signed authorization we pull your IRS account and wage transcripts directly, so the picture is complete before anyone recommends anything.
2. Compliance first
The IRS will not negotiate a balance with someone who has unfiled returns. So the first practical step in most cases is getting every missing year filed, accurately, using real records rather than the IRS’s own estimates. This alone frequently changes the balance.
3. Stopping active collection
If there is a levy, a garnishment or a deadline in a notice, that comes first. We contact the IRS, establish representation and work to get enforcement paused while the case is resolved.
4. The resolution itself
Depending on your facts, that may be an installment agreement, a partial-payment plan, currently-not-collectible status, penalty abatement, an offer in compromise, or a combination. We explain what each option means for you in dollars and in time, and we recommend one. Then we prepare it, file it and follow it until the IRS accepts it.
5. Staying resolved
Most resolutions come with conditions: file on time, pay on time, keep estimated payments current. Missing one can undo the agreement, so we walk you through every condition before the case closes.
What we will not do
We will not promise you a settlement for pennies on the dollar before we have read your file. Offers in compromise are real and we file them, but the IRS accepts them on a strict financial formula, and anyone who guarantees one over the phone is selling something. What we will do is tell you the truth about your options, in writing, and then do the work.
Tax resolution questions
Do not ignore it, and do not call the IRS yourself before you understand what it says. Look for the notice number in the top or bottom corner (for example CP14, CP504, LT11 or Letter 1058) and the response date. Then call us with the letter in hand. The number tells us where you are in the collection process and how much time you have.
No. IRS representation is federal, so we represent clients in every state. Most of the work happens by phone, video and secure document exchange. If you are near Charlotte, you are welcome to come in to our Matthews office.
Sometimes. The IRS Offer in Compromise program accepts a reduced amount when your income, expenses and assets show you genuinely cannot pay the full balance before the collection statute expires. It is a formula, not a negotiation, and many people do not qualify. We run the numbers first and tell you honestly. For those who do not qualify, an installment agreement or penalty abatement is often the better outcome anyway.
It depends on how many years are unfiled, how large the balance is, whether there is active enforcement and which resolution fits. After the consultation and transcript review you receive a written scope with a fixed fee for the work, before you commit to anything.
Once your signed authorization is on file, the IRS is required to deal with your representative. Correspondence comes to us, calls come to us, and you are not expected to speak to a revenue officer alone.
No. Unfiled years are the most common starting point for our clients. We reconstruct the records from transcripts, bank statements and whatever you have, file the missing returns and then deal with the balance. Filing voluntarily before the IRS files for you almost always produces a better result.