My name is Darrin Mish. I’m a tax attorney, and for 32 years my entire practice has been people in exactly your situation: behind on filing, behind on paying, scared of the mail, and convinced they’re the only one.
You’re not. The IRS itself counts millions of non-filers and tens of millions of people with balances they can’t pay. There is an entire body of law built around resolving this — payment plans, offers in compromise, hardship status, penalty relief, bankruptcy discharge, and a ten-year collection clock that runs out. I’ve used every one of those tools, and my office has resolved more than $100 million in IRS tax debt with them.
Why no judgment is the policy
Before tax law I was a public defender. You learn quickly that the person across the desk doesn’t need a lecture — they got that from themselves at 2 a.m. already. They need someone who knows the system, tells the truth about their options, and starts fixing it. That’s the job.
I’m licensed in Florida, Colorado, and Texas, admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court, and rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. My main practice is at GetIRSHelp.com, based in Tampa, working with taxpayers nationwide.