Borough Park
IRS representation in Borough Park, Brooklyn
Sales tax and payroll notices are the common ones in a dense retail corridor.
What you get
- Notices answered on your behalf
- Audit support from start to finish
- Installment agreements set up
- Penalty abatement requested where it applies
The MyCleverCPA team
- 25+ years in regulated finance, compliance and audit
- Tax work led by a CPA. Jillian Sinel holds the CPA and the CAA
- Brooklyn Office at 1684 E 18th St, Brooklyn, NY 11229
In Borough Park
IRS representation for Borough Park
New York State moves faster on both than the IRS does, and it has collection powers that arrive sooner. A state notice is usually the more urgent of the two.
We answer both sides, and where a balance is genuinely owed we would rather set up an agreement early than argue a position that will not hold.
Scope
What is included in irs representation
The same work wherever you are. Scoped to what you actually need.
Notices
- IRS notices read and answered
- New York State and New York City notices
- Response deadlines tracked so none lapse
Audits
- Documentation assembled and presented
- Correspondence and in-person examinations
- Appeals where the result is wrong
Balances owed
- Installment agreements
- Penalty abatement requests
- Back taxes and collection matters
Getting current
- Prior-year and delinquent returns
- Amended returns to correct earlier positions
- Record reconstruction where documentation is thin
What this covers
- IRS and New York State notice response
- Audit support and documentation
- Tax debt and collection matters
- Payment plans and installment agreements
- Penalty abatement requests
- Prior-year and delinquent return filing
- Amended returns to correct earlier positions
- Record reconstruction where documentation is thin
Local tax
The Unincorporated Business Tax page
If there is one area where UBT should be the headline, it is this one. A storefront economy of clothing, jewellery, hardware, home goods and specialty food, overwhelmingly structured as sole proprietorships and partnerships, is exactly the population the tax was written for.
The rate is 4% on income allocated to New York City, the filing threshold is gross business income above $95,000, and there is a $5,000 exemption against net income. The credit eliminates the tax entirely at $3,400 or less and phases out by $5,400, which means a large share of businesses on these avenues owe nothing but are still inside the filing regime. S corporations are outside UBT and fall under the Business Corporation Tax instead, which is a genuine planning lever rather than a technicality.
With 76% renting their premises, leasehold improvements, section 179 and the treatment of rent as the dominant deduction do more work on these returns than almost anything else. With 37% at three employees or fewer, almost nobody here approaches the $312,500 quarterly payroll threshold at which the employer MCTMT starts, which is worth knowing simply so it stops being a worry.
How it works
How irs representation runs
Four stages. Most of the value sits in the first two, before anything is filed.
Read the notice properly
What it says, what it is responding to, and what the real deadline is.
Pull the record
Transcripts and filings, so the response is built on what the IRS actually sees.
Respond on your behalf
The written response, the documentation and the follow-up calls.
Resolve and stay current
An agreement, an abatement or a corrected return, and a plan so it does not repeat.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
We are a partnership on 13th Avenue. What do we file for the city?
A partnership carrying on business in the city files the Unincorporated Business Tax return once gross business income passes $95,000. The tax is often zero after the exemption and credit, but the filing obligation is not.
Would incorporating save us tax?
Sometimes. An S corporation election takes you out of UBT and into the Business Corporation Tax, which can be favorable, but it brings payroll and reasonable compensation obligations with it. It is worth modeling on your actual numbers rather than assuming either way.
We have large deductions for dependents. Is there anything new?
Yes. New York City introduced a refundable credit for residents with dependents from the 2025 tax year, subject to income thresholds and a limit on investment income. It can reduce or eliminate city personal income tax for families who qualify, and it is new enough that it gets missed.
I got a letter and I am panicking. What now?
Send us the notice before doing anything else. Most are automated matching letters where the agency has seen a form you already reported differently, and they resolve on paper.
I owe more than I can pay. Are there options?
Usually. Installment agreements, and in some cases penalty abatement where there is reasonable cause. What is available depends on the amount, the age of the debt and whether returns are filed, which is why filing first matters even when you cannot pay.
Can you deal with New York State as well as the IRS?
Yes. State notices are common here and the two agencies do not coordinate, so it is normal to be dealing with both at once over the same underlying issue.
Also in Borough Park
Our other services here
Tax preparation and planning
Nearly 900 storefronts, almost all owner operated, means most Borough Park returns carry business income.
Tax preparation and planning in Borough ParkBookkeeping and accounting
In a corridor of 899 storefronts, the books are usually kept by the owner between customers.
Bookkeeping and accounting in Borough ParkTrust and estate tax
Family businesses and multi-unit property make Borough Park estates heavier on valuation than on tax.
Trust and estate tax in Borough ParkNonprofit accounting
Borough Park supports a large number of charitable and educational organizations with restricted funds.
Nonprofit accounting in Borough ParkTalk to us about irs representation in Borough Park
Book a time online, or call the Brooklyn office directly.
Nearest office
Brooklyn Office
1684 E 18th St, Brooklyn, NY 11229
Phone
Office hours
Sunday to Friday, 11am to 8pm Eastern.
Closed Saturday.