IRS Targets Cash Businesses: Steve Perry EA Shields Your Income

IRS Targets Cash Businesses: Steve Perry EA Shields Your Income

September 29, 20253 min read

Running a cash-heavy business might feel like freedom. No waiting on banks, no slow credit card deposits, just money in hand when you need it. But what feels like flexibility to you looks like a giant red flag to the IRS. If your business relies heavily on cash, make no mistakes the IRS is already watching.

If the IRS is targeting your business, every day you wait digs the hole deeper. Call Steve Perry EA at (678) 717-9818 or email him directly at [email protected].

Why the IRS Targets Cash-Based Businesses

The IRS assumes that if your business handles a lot of cash, it is easier for you to underreport income. You are automatically profiled as a “high risk” even if you are completely honest. Industries most often targeted include:

  • Restaurants and bars

  • Barber shops and salons

  • Convenient stores and repair shops

  • Construction contractors

  • Rideshare and gig drivers paid in cash

The IRS does not just glance at your return. They send examiners who dissect your records line by line. They use surveillance, compare your lifestyle to reported income, and deploy audits designed to prove underreporting.

The Real Consequences of IRS Scrutiny

Here’s the ugly truth: once the IRS locks onto you, they assume you are guilty until proven innocent. Breaking trust with the IRS, even unintentionally, can lead to devastating fallout:

  • Seizure of bank accounts and business assets

  • Frozen accounts that make it impossible to operate

  • Civil tax fraud penalties reaching 75 percent of the balance

  • Criminal referrals for tax evasion, which may lead to prison

  • Catastrophic interest and penalties that spiral beyond control

When the IRS comes, they do not care about your excuses, your paperwork struggles, or even the stability of your family or business. They care about one thing: collecting money.

Do not wait until your nightmare is official. Message Steve directly on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/steveperrybtm.

IRS Agreements and the Consequences of Breaking Them

Many business owners try to “settle” with the IRS through an installment agreement or other arrangement. But here’s the catch:

  • If you miss even a single IRS payment without a valid reason, the entire agreement can collapse

  • Once terminated, the IRS resumes enforced collection, including garnishments, asset levies, and liens

  • You lose credibility with the IRS, making future arrangements harder to negotiate

  • Interest and penalties surge while you scramble to fix the fallout

The IRS does not believe in forgiveness when you break an agreement—it sees it as confirmation that you cannot be trusted.

This is where Steve Perry EA steps in.

Why Business Owners Choose Steve Perry EA

Most tax professionals avoid IRS battles. They tell clients to “just pay,” because fighting feels too complicated. Steve Perry EA is different.

  • He knows the IRS’s tactics inside and out and dismantles them calmly, one by one

  • He negotiates settlements that stick and protect you if life throws you off course

  • He speaks confidently with revenue officers, so you never have to face their intimidation alone

  • He helps rebuild your compliance, so the IRS stops looking at you like an easy target

IRS agents respect professionals who master their rules. Steve Perry is that professional. That is why clients feel calm the moment they hand their case over.

Take Action Before It’s Too Late

The IRS never loses patience. The longer you hide, hesitate, or try to do this yourself, the worse the outcome. When cash-based businesses ignore the problem, they lose their money, their reputation, and sometimes their freedom.

Do not let your business be another example. Call Steve Perry at (678) 717-9818, email [email protected], or connect on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/steveperrybtm. Your future depends on the moves you make right now.

Steve Perry EA is the calm voice in the storm, the advocate who actually wins against the IRS, and the defender for your cash-based business needs.

Steve Perry is a seasoned tax expert and Enrolled Agent licensed by the Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before the IRS. As the founder of Books, Taxes & More, LLC, Steve brings a no-nonsense, veteran-led approach to solving complex tax issues. With a background in military leadership, accounting, and financial services, he is fiercely committed to defending clients against aggressive IRS tactics and helping them preserve more of their hard-earned money. Whether it’s tax representation, planning, or preparation—Steve speaks IRS so you don’t have to.

Steve Perry

Steve Perry is a seasoned tax expert and Enrolled Agent licensed by the Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before the IRS. As the founder of Books, Taxes & More, LLC, Steve brings a no-nonsense, veteran-led approach to solving complex tax issues. With a background in military leadership, accounting, and financial services, he is fiercely committed to defending clients against aggressive IRS tactics and helping them preserve more of their hard-earned money. Whether it’s tax representation, planning, or preparation—Steve speaks IRS so you don’t have to.

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