Alderman Law Firm helps individuals and small businesses respond to IRS and Colorado Department of Revenue problems, including tax notices, audits, proposed adjustments, liens, levies, collection actions, refund issues, and disputed tax positions.

Tax problems can become serious quickly because notices often involve deadlines, appeal rights, proposed assessments, or collection action. The first step is to identify what the agency is asking for, what deadline applies, what records are needed, and what response makes sense.

Attorney Alderman Rufe helps clients evaluate the notice, understand the tax issue, organize the response, and determine whether the matter should be handled through written explanation, document submission, negotiation, appeal, payment arrangement, or other resolution.

When the Firm Can Help

Alderman Law Firm reviews tax matters involving:

• IRS notices
• Colorado Department of Revenue notices
• proposed tax adjustments
• audits or examinations
• refund holds or disallowance letters
• tax liens
• levies or threatened levies
• collection notices
• unpaid tax balances
• payment-plan issues
• penalty or interest disputes
• disputes over income, deductions, credits, or filing status
• notices involving missing returns or alleged underreporting

The firm’s tax work focuses on tax disputes, notices, collection problems, and legal response. The firm does not provide routine tax-return preparation.

What the Firm Does

In a tax controversy matter, the work usually begins with identifying the notice, the tax year, the agency involved, and the deadline.

Depending on the matter, the firm may:

• review IRS or Colorado Department of Revenue notices
• identify the issue, deadline, and required response
• review tax returns, transcripts, account records, and supporting documents
• determine what the agency is claiming and why
• organize a written response or document submission
• communicate with the taxing authority
• evaluate appeal or protest options
• negotiate payment or collection resolution when appropriate
• advise on next steps if the agency rejects the response

The goal is to understand the tax problem, protect available rights, and respond in a way that is organized, timely, and supported by the available records.

Why Prompt Review Matters

Tax notices are often easier to address before deadlines pass.

A missed deadline can limit appeal rights, allow an assessment to become final, or move the matter into collection. Even when a notice appears routine, it may require a specific response, supporting documents, or action within a short period of time.

Prompt review helps determine whether the notice is asking for information, proposing a change, denying a refund, assessing tax, threatening collection, or giving the taxpayer a right to challenge the agency’s position.

IRS and Colorado Tax Notices

Many tax matters begin with a letter that is difficult to understand.

Alderman Law Firm helps clients identify what the notice means, what the agency is asking for, and what documents are needed to respond. Some matters require only a clear explanation and supporting records. Others may require a formal protest, collection response, payment arrangement, or continued communication with the agency.

The response depends on the notice, the deadline, the amount at issue, the available proof, and whether the tax authority’s position can be challenged.

Collection, Liens, and Levies

Tax collection matters require practical review.

When the IRS or Colorado Department of Revenue is seeking payment, the issue may involve a balance due, penalty or interest, a lien, a levy, garnishment, bank account seizure, or a demand for missing returns.

Attorney Alderman Rufe evaluates the collection notice, the amount claimed, the taxpayer’s available records, and possible options for response or resolution.

Refund Problems and Disallowed Claims

A refund hold or disallowance letter can require a timely response.

The firm reviews refund-related notices involving delayed refunds, denied refunds, missing information, disputed credits, amended returns, or claims the tax agency refuses to allow.

In these matters, the key questions are usually what the agency denied, what proof is available, whether the deadline to respond has passed, and what procedure is available to challenge the decision.

• the IRS or Colorado Department of Revenue notice
• the tax year involved
• the deadline stated in the notice
• the amount claimed or disputed
• relevant tax returns
• account transcripts, if available
• prior letters or emails with the tax agency
• proof of payment, refund claim, deduction, credit, or income item
• collection notices, lien notices, or levy notices
• any prior response already submitted

After reviewing the intake, the firm determines whether the matter appears to fit the practice and whether a consultation should be scheduled.