Federally licensed Enrolled Agents at Jamboree Center negotiate directly with the IRS for Irvine families and business owners. Free, confidential consultation. Flat fees quoted before any work starts.
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm · Jamboree Center, by John Wayne Airport · Se habla español
Pick your situation. Each one has its own program, its own paperwork, and a team at Safeway Tax that handles it every week.
Tax relief means using the programs the IRS already offers to reduce, pause or restructure what you owe. Our Irvine Enrolled Agents pull your transcripts, find the program you qualify for, and handle every call and form from there.
Irvine has an unusually high share of consultants, contractors and small firms. Missed estimated payments are the most common way their balances start. We fix the filing, then the balance.
We are at 1 Park Plaza, Suite 420, two minutes from the 405 and John Wayne Airport. Meetings are by appointment; most clients never need to visit.
Resolution is the full process: investigation, compliance, negotiation, and the agreement that closes the case. We represent Irvine clients before the IRS in collections, audits and appeals.
Form 941 balances move fast because of the trust fund recovery penalty. We get a hold on collection first, then set the plan.
Correspondence and office audits are handled by our team under a signed Form 2848. You never sit across from an auditor alone.
An offer in compromise settles your IRS debt for less than the full balance when the IRS agrees you cannot reasonably pay it. Qualifying is about your real income, assets and expenses, not how much you owe.
Taxpayers whose necessary living costs leave little room for payments. Irvine housing costs matter in that math, and we document them properly.
We model both before recommending one. Sometimes a partial payment plan beats an offer.
A payment plan stops enforcement and spreads the balance over time. The right structure, streamlined, partial-pay or non-collectible status, depends on your numbers and the collection clock.
We prepare the financial statement, negotiate the monthly amount and make sure the agreement does not default on a technicality.
No, the FTB is separate. We set up both when you owe California as well.
When the IRS takes part of your paycheck, speed matters. We file a power of attorney the same day, contact the IRS, and request a release while a resolution is set up.
In many cases within days of filing, provided returns are current. Unfiled years are prepared first.
HR departments at Irvine's larger employers process IRS levy releases routinely. We send the release and confirm it was applied.
A levy takes money from a bank account. A lien attaches to property, including an Irvine home, and shows up when you try to sell or refinance. Both can be released, withdrawn or subordinated with the right filing.
Escrow needs a payoff letter or a discharge. We coordinate with your agent and escrow so the closing date holds.
Call us before the 21 days pass. The bank holds the funds for that window, and a release can be obtained in that time.
Unfiled years are the first thing the IRS wants fixed, and the IRS's own substitute returns almost always overstate what you owe. Our tax preparers rebuild each year from transcripts and your records.
Usually the last six years to be considered compliant. We confirm with the IRS before preparing anything older.
Multiple 1099s, app income and crypto trades are reconstructed from statements and transcripts.
Penalties and interest can be a third of a balance. First-time abatement and reasonable-cause requests remove penalties when the facts support them, and the interest on those penalties goes with them.
Serious illness, natural disaster, bad advice from a professional, or records lost through no fault of yours. We write the letter and attach the proof.
Late payroll deposits and late 941 filings carry their own penalty schedules. Both can be abated.
Enrolled Agents, federally licensed. The IRS talks to us, not you.
Full cost in writing before we start. No hourly billing.
Investigation, options, written plan. Fast.
One person who knows your file and returns your calls.
An office at Park Plaza you can visit. Clients nationwide.
Google and Trustpilot reviews, published case studies.
Real outcomes from Safeway Tax clients. Names changed, figures real. Every case is different and results depend on your facts.
An independent contractor with four unfiled years. Returns rebuilt from transcripts, then an offer in compromise accepted.
A small business owner with payroll tax balances. Collection hold, then a negotiated settlement and penalty abatement.
A working professional facing a wage garnishment. Levy released in days, then a long-term resolution.
Full case studies: safewaytax.com/case-study
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In Jamboree Center, next to the 405 and John Wayne Airport. Free parking, appointments Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.
Irvine is home to about 314,000 residents and one of the highest concentrations of self-employed professionals, consultants and small firms in California. That mix produces the exact problems we solve: missed estimated taxes, payroll balances, unfiled years, and IRS notices that arrive after a good year.
Also serving Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Tustin, Santa Ana, Lake Forest and all of Orange County.
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1 Park Plaza · Jamboree CenterNo. Most Irvine clients start with a phone call and share documents through a secure portal. You are welcome at 1 Park Plaza by appointment, and we meet Orange County clients in person when a case calls for it.
We are a tax resolution firm. Our Enrolled Agents are federally licensed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before the IRS in all 50 states, including audits, collections and appeals.
Nothing. The first conversation is free and confidential. We review your IRS notices and transcripts, explain the programs you may qualify for, and quote a flat fee before any work starts.
Often, yes. Once we file a power of attorney we contact the IRS directly, request a hold on collection, and work toward a release while a longer-term resolution is set up.
We pull your IRS transcripts, prepare the missing returns from real records instead of the IRS's estimates, and then resolve the balance. Filing is usually the first step to any relief program.
Yes. Payroll tax cases need fast action because of the trust fund recovery penalty. We handle Form 941 balances, installment agreements and penalty relief for Irvine and Orange County businesses.
Talking to us is free, confidential and pressure-free. An IRS Relief Specialist reviews your details and follows up the same business day.
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