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Tax Discharge Preflight

The tax calculator produces a preliminary filing date or identifies uncertainty.

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02

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03

Review each finding

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Documents to include

  1. 01IRS/state account transcripts
  2. 02tax returns and extensions
  3. 03assessment notices
  4. 04offer-in-compromise records
  5. 05prior bankruptcy dockets
  6. 06proposed petition date

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  • Values that differ across documents
  • Requested facts with supporting pages

Named checks in this Preflight

Automated checks run from extracted, page-linked facts. Source-dependent branches run only when the current rule inputs are attached. Attorney-only items arrive with their evidence for a recorded decision.

5 automated · 1 attorney

  1. 01extract and verify return/assessment datesRuns on the file
  2. 02recompute 3/2/240 datesRuns on the file
  3. 03apply documented tolling intervalsRuns on the file
  4. 04separate tax years/liabilitiesRuns on the file
  5. 05flag late-return doctrine and fraud/evasion questionsAttorney decision
  6. 06compare proposed filing date to all thresholdsRuns on the file

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