If you feel like your clients have recently experienced an uptick in IRS notices, you’re not alone. During the pandemic and through most of last year, the IRS had paused notices related to past-due balances and other matters. Beginning in early 2024, the COVID pause ended, and notices for years as far back as 2020 were starting to be processed with rapid fire. While the tactic was meant to reduce stress during and post-pandemic, it’s generating a lot of stress, and a lot of work now. Clients don’t generally understand or even know why they’re suddenly receiving these notices.