Aureus Advisory Partners
Got a payroll tax notice?
Here's what to do next.
Federal and state agencies send payroll tax notices for a lot of reasons, and not every one means something is wrong.
We'll review yours, tell you exactly what it means, and resolve it directly with the agency, all for a fixed price you see before you pay anything.
No consultation required. No guessing on pricing. Just upload your notice, we'll take it from there.
MULTI-STATE PAYROLL COMPLIANCE
Why you got this notice
Most payroll tax notices trace back to one of a few things:
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a withholding or unemployment account that was never set up correctly
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filings that don't reconcile with what the agency has on record
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a payroll provider setup or transition issue
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a registration gap in a state where you have employees
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a straightforward filing or deposit timing issue
Your payroll system handles processing and filing, but you're still on the hook for registration accuracy, filing accuracy, and responding when something doesn't match. That's the gap we close.
Pricing
NOTICE FROM | PRICE |
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Add-on: paid family leave notice | $199 |
Local taxing authority (city, county, school district, township, or similar) | $249 |
State agency (unemployment or withholding) | $629 |
IRS (federal) | $699 |
Every purchase includes:
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A full review of your notice and the account behind it
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Resolution work handled directly with the agency
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Catch-up filing for the first 4 delinquent periods, if any are found
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A penalty abatement request, best effort, no guaranteed outcome
Paid family leave notices are priced at $199 like everything else, but need to be paired with at least one other notice in the same order. They can't be purchased on their own.
If it turns out to be bigger than expected
The first 4 periods are included in your price.
If an agency's account needs more than that caught up, we'll send you a Change of Service Request showing exactly what we found and exactly what it costs, before anything additional is charged:
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$99 per additional period beyond the first 4
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Never more than $792 in additional charges, no matter how far behind it turns out to be
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If one part of a larger order needs this, it only affects that specific notice, everything else proceeds as purchased.
Our Process
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Upload your notice
Drop in every notice you've received, we'll take it from there.
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We read it automatically
In moments, we identify which agency sent it and calculate your price.
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Review and confirm
You'll see exactly what we found and what it costs, correct anything that needs it, and check out.
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We handle authorization
Every agency has its own requirements for us to act on your behalf. We take care of what's needed for your situation.
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We resolve it
Review, agency correspondence, catch-up filing within scope, and a penalty abatement request where eligible.
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You're kept in the loop
If the scope turns out to be bigger, you'll see the exact cost before anything more is charged.
If your issue turns out to be something else entirely, we'll point you to the right service, still without a phone call:
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Missing state registration - State Payroll Registration
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A payroll provider setup problem - Payroll Provider Transition Cleanup
Notices we resolve
State withholding tax notices
Payroll provider setup issues connected to a notice
Federal payroll tax notices (941, deposit penalties, EIN mismatches)
Penalty assessments
Local, county, and school district payroll tax notices
Paid family leave notices
Payroll filing discrepancies
Registration-related notices
State unemployment tax notices
Frequently asked questions
How is this priced?
By agency, not by state. $699 for the IRS, $629 for each state agency involved, $249 for each local authority. If your notice only involves one agency, that's all you pay for.
What if my account is behind more than 4 periods?
You'll get a Change of Service Request with the exact cost shown before it's charged, capped at $792 additional no matter how far behind it turns out to be.
Do I need to know how far behind I am before I buy?
No. We determine that once we're in your account. You're only ever billed within the pricing already shown to you.
Does this cover the IRS, or only state agencies?
Both, plus local authorities. Federal, state, and local payroll tax notices are each resolved the same way, priced individually based on which agency sent your notice.
How do you know which agency sent my notice?
You upload it, and we automatically read it to identify the agency, the state, and any local authority involved, then calculate your price. You'll always see what we found and can correct anything before you pay.
How do you get authorized to act on our behalf?
It depends on the agency. Some require a signed authorization form, others require account access granted through their portal. We take care of whichever applies to your situation as part of getting started.
What if my notice points to a bigger issue, like missing registration?
You'll be routed to the right service with its own instant pricing, never a phone call.
Do you only work with businesses in one state?
No. We support businesses operating across multiple states nationwide.
What if I have more than one notice, or I'm not sure how many agencies are involved?
That's a job for Payroll Account Reconciliation instead. It checks every agency account you operate in against your payroll system, resolves any notices already sitting there, and confirms nothing else is wrong, all under one fixed price per agency.
No consultation required · fixed pricing shown before you pay · upload and we take it from there