Your neighborhood tax office on FM 1960 West

Bring whatever paper is worrying you. That might be an IRS envelope you have not opened yet, a balance due notice, last year's return, or a shoebox of receipts. Blaga reads the documents with you at the table and explains them in plain words.

First visits tend to be about one of three things: an IRS letter, a return that needs preparing, or books that fell behind. You can look over the IRS problems the firm handles before you come in.

If you can, put everything in one folder before you leave home. Loose pages from different years are easy to mix up, and one folder lets Blaga sort them by tax year with you watching.

A letter is easier to understand when someone who deals with the IRS is reading it next to you. In the IRS's own words, Enrolled Agents "have unlimited practice rights", and the IRS calls the status "the highest credential the IRS awards" (IRS Enrolled Agent information). Once you sign a power of attorney, Blaga can speak to the IRS for you on audits, collections and appeals.

Sitting down together also catches what a phone photo misses: a second page, a date stamp, or an older notice folded into the same envelope. You leave knowing who will handle the next call to the IRS and what you need to do in the meantime.

The first consultation is free, and it starts with the letter or question you came with.

1. Blaga finds the notice number, usually in the top right corner, and the response date.
2. She asks what you have already done, such as payments or calls to the IRS.
3. She explains your options and the next step.
4. You decide whether to go ahead. Nothing has to be signed that day.

You can also request the free consultation online and note what the visit is about. If the issue needs more than one meeting, Blaga will tell you what she still needs from you and why.

Anything with a deadline printed on it should come in the week it arrives. A CP14 is usually the first bill after the IRS finds tax owed, and interest keeps adding up after its due date. Letters that mention a levy, a lien or a hearing are more urgent still. If you are unsure what yours is, type the number into the IRS notice decoder before your visit, then bring the full letter.

An unopened letter is nothing to be embarrassed about. Many people set IRS mail aside because it feels heavy. Opening it together is a practical way to learn what it actually asks of you.

Yes, and you choose how. You can come in once and then send documents through the secure client portal for the rest of the year. If you would rather hand over papers in person, call first to set a time. Switching between the two is fine. If friends or family live farther out, the service areas page shows how the firm works with people across greater Houston. Your file stays with the firm from year to year, so each visit picks up where the last one ended.