Michigan’s IRS Debt
Resolution Specialists

Defender Tax Relief is headquartered at 17515 W. 9 Mile Rd. in Southfield — the heart of Metro Detroit’s professional services corridor. We serve clients across Oakland, Wayne, Macomb, and Washtenaw counties, and every other state through remote IRS representation.

IRS resolution doesn’t require in-person meetings. We file Form 2848 Power of Attorney with the IRS so all contact routes through us — you stop talking to the IRS entirely. Whether you’re in Detroit, Farmington Hills, or Fort Lauderdale, the process is identical and the protections are the same.

What being Michigan-based means for local clients: you’re working with a firm that understands the Metro Detroit economy, knows the difference between a laid-off autoworker and a self-employed contractor, and is available by phone during business hours without a timezone gap.

Michigan has a significant population of self-employed contractors, small business owners, and gig workers who end up with IRS problems for the same reason: quarterly estimated taxes that didn’t get paid, payroll taxes that were delayed during a cash crunch, or income that wasn’t reported correctly across multiple 1099s.

The IRS collection process is automated and impersonal. A CP14 arrives. Then a CP504. Then an LT11. Each one carries more enforcement authority than the last — and by the time most people call us, the clock is running fast. We’ve seen levy notices issued against Detroit-area clients who had no idea the sequence had already started.

What changes the outcome is how quickly you engage a licensed professional who understands every resolution path available — and moves before enforcement locks the options down.

Defender Tax Relief handles the full spectrum of IRS resolution — not just the cases where the numbers work out cleanly. Our licensed Enrolled Agents are authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS in all matters: collections, appeals, audits, and examinations.

Offer in Compromise — settle your IRS debt for less than the full amount based on your Reasonable Collection Potential. The IRS accepts approximately 35–40% of submitted offers. We evaluate your eligibility before recommending this path.

Installment Agreement — structured monthly payments that stop enforcement and give you a defined path to resolution. Terms depend on balance size and financial disclosure — we negotiate to keep payments as low as possible.

Penalty Abatement — penalties can represent 25–47% of your total balance. First-Time Abatement and Reasonable Cause abatement can remove them entirely if you qualify — and you have to ask, because the IRS never removes them automatically.

Currently Not Collectible — if your income genuinely doesn’t cover allowable living expenses, the IRS can suspend all collection activity. No levies, no garnishments. The balance accrues interest, but enforcement stops.

Levy & Garnishment Release — if the IRS is already taking your paycheck or has frozen your bank account, we can move to get the levy released while a resolution arrangement is established. Speed matters here — a bank levy has a 21-day window before funds transfer.