What Your IRS Letter Really Means with Morgan Anderson

You see those three letters on the return address and your stomach drops. IRS. Your brain goes straight to worst-case scenarios. Am I being audited? Do I owe money? Am I going to jail? Tax expert Morgan Anderson joins @stoyhall on NoBS Wealth to cut through all of it and tell you exactly what is going on, why it happens, and what you actually need to do. No fear, no fluff, just the real framework you need when that letter lands in your mailbox.

Here is what most people do not know: 95% of the first IRS notices you will ever receive are computer-generated matching notices. The IRS is not sending a special agent to your door. They are running your tax return against third-party data from Venmo, PayPal, Stripe, and other platforms and flagging anything that does not line up. That process takes two to three years to work through their system, which means notices you get in 2026 are for tax years 2023 and 2024. It is slow, it is outdated, and most of it is fixable.

Morgan walks us through the three steps you need to take the moment you open that letter, the top three mistakes people make when they respond, and the real story of a plumber who ended up with $80,000 in back taxes because he did not know that income is income whether or not you receive a 1099. We also break down what the One Big Beautiful Bill actually did for everyday people using payment platforms, and why that change matters more than most people realize.

We close out with the question that divides tax season every single year: should you want a big refund? Morgan's answer is direct, and it is exactly what you need to hear before you file. Aim for net zero. Your money works harder in your pocket than it does sitting at the IRS.

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