Back in September, I had a tooth that started bothering me. I went to the dentist, and he told me the tooth already had a root canal, and I needed to see a root canal specialist. He gave me antibiotics, and within a couple weeks, the pain went away.
And like a lot of people… once it stopped hurting, I stopped worrying about it.
Life got busy. I didn’t make the time to see the specialist.
Fast forward to December. That same tooth flared up again, and this time I knew I couldn’t mess around. I have heart issues, and I know dental infections are not something I can ignore.
I found a root canal specialist who got me in the next day. He started working… and the crown popped off. There wasn’t enough tooth left to rebuild it. I walked out $700 poorer and still not fixed.
Next stop: an oral surgeon. The Monday before Christmas, I had the tooth pulled, bone grafting done, and more work started for dental implants.
Let’s just say Christmas was not as enjoyable as I wanted it to be. Pain meds, soreness, and being uncomfortable the whole time.
And here’s the part that matters:
This is exactly how the IRS works.
Most IRS problems start small. A letter. A balance due. A notice you don’t have time to deal with. Then things quiet down for a while, and you tell yourself, “Maybe it’s fine.”
But silence doesn’t mean the problem is gone.
It just means it hasn’t started hurting yet.
By the time it becomes urgent, it’s usually more expensive, more stressful, and it hits at the worst possible time.
The lesson is simple:
If the IRS is bothering you in the background, handle it while it’s still a “September problem,” not when it becomes a “December emergency.”
If the IRS is in the background of your life, stressing you out, let’s deal with it before it escalates. Contact me at 702-533-8984 or info@numbercruncherll.tax.
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