06/11/2026
What does good IRS compliance actually look like in 2026?
It looks like a certified mail receipt sitting in a file, a return receipt card on its way back to your office, and two business days of buffer built into every filing deadline on your calendar.
The USPS processing changes that took effect this year have made that discipline non-negotiable. The timely-mailed, timely-filed protection under IRC Section 7502 depends entirely on the postmark, and the postmark no longer happens the moment you hand a letter to a clerk.
For small business owners managing their own tax compliance, this is the kind of process detail that does not feel urgent until it is. Tax Court petitions. CDP requests. Refund claims. Amended returns. All of them carry deadlines that do not move.
Tax and Contracts has released a full client alert walking through the change, the legal standard, and the five-step protocol that eliminates the risk entirely. It is straightforward to implement. It just requires knowing the rule.
Three weeks remain before we close new client intake for the current period. If you have been thinking about resolving an IRS matter, this is the right time to start that conversation.
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