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For Anyone Holding a CP2000, CP14, CP504, CP90, or Audit Letter

Don't pay that IRS notice yet.

A CP2000 is not a bill, but most people pay it like one. One client's $47,000 demand became $8,000 owed, with $0 in penalties. The difference was knowing how to respond before the window closed. Find out where you stand in one free call.

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18
Years NY CPA
M.S.
Tax, Fordham
$100M+
Client Savings
8
Published Books

This exact notice became an $8,000 liability with $0 in penalties. The training shows you how.

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Check Your Response Window

How many days do you have left?

Your options are tied to the date printed on your notice. Enter it below to see roughly where you stand.

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ESTIMATE ONLY, BASED ON TYPICAL WINDOWS. THE CONTROLLING DATE IS THE ONE PRINTED ON YOUR NOTICE. THIS IS NOT LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE.

Here's What Nobody Told You

Three things the IRS knows that most taxpayers don't.

The IRS counts on you not knowing that most penalties can be eliminated. And most people oblige them.

01 / ABATEMENT

Most penalties can be eliminated entirely.

But only if you ask correctly, and only before you've waived your rights by missing the deadline. First Time Abatement is documented IRS procedure, not a loophole.

02 / RESPONSE

Responding wrong is often worse than not responding.

What you volunteer, how you frame it, what you include. All of it changes your outcome, and can expand the issue beyond the original scope.

03 / DEADLINE

You have 30 to 90 days. Then the doors close.

After the window, the proposed assessment becomes a bill and most of your options close permanently. Interest compounds the entire time.

A Real Story (Anonymized)

$47,000 demanded. $8,000 owed. $0 in penalties.

A small business owner came to us 25 days after a CP2000 landed. Nearly too late. Here is what changed the number.

$47,000
IRS Demand
→
$8,000
Actual Liability
→
$0
Penalties Paid

The Situation

CP2000 notice alleging $47,000 in unreported income. 25 days already gone from the response window.

The Problem

He believed it was a final bill and was about to pay all of it. He had documentation disproving most of it, but didn't know how to present it.

What We Did

Classified the notice correctly (proposed, not final). Drafted the response. Limited the scope. Applied First Time Abatement to the penalty.

The Result

Actual liability of $8,000. Zero penalties. The clock stopped, the letters stopped, and the issue is behind him.

The difference between panic and a plan was $39,000. The training walks through exactly how this works.

Inside the Training

The four patterns that turn small notices into large bills.

Each one is avoidable. Each one costs real money when it isn't.

PATTERN 1 OF 4

Notice misclassification

A CP2000 is a proposed change. A CP14 is a balance due. A CP90 is a final notice before levy. Each requires a different response, on a different timeline, with different documentation. Responding to the wrong one the wrong way can expand the issue.

PATTERN 2 OF 4

Paying penalties you never owed

First Time Abatement removes failure-to-file, failure-to-pay, and failure-to-deposit penalties for taxpayers with a clean prior compliance history. The IRS doesn't tell you this exists. Reasonable cause arguments cover additional situations.

PATTERN 3 OF 4The Expensive One

Waiting until tax season

Every deadline that passes closes a door that cannot be reopened. Miss the response window and the proposed assessment becomes a bill. Miss the next deadline and you waive your right to contest. Interest compounds every week you wait.

PATTERN 4 OF 4

Saying too much

The scope of an IRS examination is defined by the notice. Taxpayers who volunteer additional years, issues, or documentation expand it. Knowing what to include and what not to send is often worth more than the engagement fee.

Who Is Behind This

Busayo Ogunsanya, CPA, MTax

Managing Partner, BigApple CPA Tax & Advisory. Licensed. Credentialed. Accountable.

  • New York State CPA · License #105662 · 18 years licensed
  • M.S. in Professional Taxation · Fordham University
  • Prior: Ernst & Young, KKR, and J.P. Morgan
  • Featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Crain's New York Business
  • Author of 8 published tax books including physician and business owner guides
"Their tax strategy never caught up to their income. They treated the return as the plan. It is not."
Busayo Ogunsanya, CPA, MTax
Fordham University M.S. in Professional Taxation
Busayo Ogunsanya, CPA, MTax, Managing Partner of BigApple CPA
Busayo Ogunsanya, CPA, MTaxNY CPA License #105662
18
Years as NY CPA
$100M+
Client Tax Savings
The Next Step

IRS Resolution & Defense Package

If your notice needs professional handling, this is the engagement: priced up front, on purpose. And the first step costs nothing, because the call itself is the offer.

NOT BASIC PREP

A built response, not a filed form

Notice classified. Response strategy built. Written response prepared and submitted on your behalf.

FULL PICTURE

Representation and prevention

Full IRS representation. Penalty abatement attempt. A forward plan to prevent recurrence.

HONEST FIT

Straight answers first

Simple notice that resolves itself? I'll tell you that in the first call. No engagement you don't need.

Busayo Ogunsanya, CPA

The IRS Notice Defense Call

One call, with me personally. You leave knowing exactly what your notice is, what it isn't, what your deadline kills, and whether you even need to hire anyone. Here is everything you walk away with:

Notice Classification and Threat ReadWhat your letter actually is (proposed vs. final vs. levy track) and how serious it really is
$250 value
Response Window MapYour exact deadlines, and which rights and options die at each one
$250 value
Penalty Abatement Eligibility CheckWhether First Time Abatement or reasonable cause can wipe your penalties to $0
$350 value
Fast-Action Bonus: Prior Return ReviewA review of your most recent tax return, yours to keep whether or not we ever work together
$495 value
Total Value $1,345
Yours Today $0
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The Straight Answer Promise

If your notice is simple enough to handle on your own, I will tell you exactly that on the call, show you what to send, and you keep the return review anyway. You cannot lose on this call. The only way to lose is to let the deadline pass.

Straight Answers

Questions people ask before they book.

What does this cost?

The strategy call is free. If your notice needs professional handling, the IRS Resolution & Defense Package is priced up front before any engagement begins. No hourly meter. And if your notice is simple enough to resolve itself, I'll tell you that on the call and you'll walk away with clarity for free.

Will responding make the IRS look harder at me?

The scope of an examination is defined by the notice itself. A correct response keeps the issue contained to exactly what was asked. What expands examinations is volunteering additional years, issues, or documentation the IRS never requested, which is exactly what experienced representation prevents.

My response deadline already passed. Is it too late?

Your options narrow after the window closes, but they rarely drop to zero. Depending on the situation, audit reconsideration, penalty abatement, and collection alternatives may still be available. The honest answer is that every additional week costs options and compounds interest, so the call matters more, not less.

Can't I just call the IRS and explain everything myself?

You can, and it's one of the riskier moves available. What you volunteer, how you frame it, and what you include all change your outcome, and there is no undo button on a statement made to the IRS. With representation, the IRS talks to me, not you.

Who actually handles my case?

I do. Busayo Ogunsanya, CPA, MTax, NY CPA License #105662, 18 years licensed, formerly of Ernst & Young, KKR, and J.P. Morgan. Strategy reviews and IRS responses are done personally by me, not passed to a junior associate.

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LIMITED MONTHLY SLOTS

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I take a limited number of new strategy reviews each month, done personally by me. Don't let someone else fill the slot you needed.

FAST-ACTION BONUS

Free review of your most recent return.

Book while slots are open and I'll include a complimentary review of your most recent tax return. Yours to keep whether or not we work together. No pitch. No pressure. Just clarity.

The IRS Doesn't Go Away

A notice ignored becomes a lien. A lien ignored becomes a levy. The right response made $39,000 disappear.

Book your call today. The deadline on your notice is already counting down.

→ Notice classification ($250) → Response window map ($250) → Abatement eligibility check ($350) → Prior return review ($495)

$1,345 in value. $0 today. One call, with me personally. Covered by the Straight Answer Promise: if you don't need to hire anyone, I'll tell you, and the return review is yours to keep.

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