Tax Relief Services
Clarity Tax Shield: Year-Round Tax Filing & IRS Protection
A membership that keeps you compliant after the crisis is over — we file your taxes every year, watch your IRS account, and step in the moment a notice or audit shows up.
What it is: Clarity Tax Shield is an ongoing tax-protection membership with four tiers — starting free. Depending on your tier, Clarity monitors your IRS account, reviews any notices you receive, defends you in an audit, and prepares and files your federal return each year — so a small problem never snowballs into a big one again.
Why a Protection Plan?
Most tax problems don't start with fraud or bad intent — they start with one missed filing, a wrong withholding, or an IRS letter that sat unopened on the counter. Once you're back in good standing, the goal is to stay there. Clarity Tax Shield is how you do that: a real professional files your return on time every year and keeps an eye on your IRS account, so the cycle never starts over.
What's Included
Membership can cover the full range below — which pieces you get depends on the tier you choose (see the plans further down):
- Annual federal tax return prepared and filed by Clarity
- Year-round IRS account monitoring — your balance and collection status, watched for you
- IRS notice review — send us any letter and we tell you what it means and what to do
- Withholding & estimated-payment check so you don't quietly fall behind again
- A dedicated Clarity tax professional assigned to your account — a real person, not a call center
- Identity-theft monitoring for your tax records
- Member discounts on any future resolution work
- Audit support if the IRS questions one of your returns
How It Works
Getting protected takes three simple steps:
- 1. Free consultation. We learn your situation and recommend the plan that fits — no pressure.
- 2. Enroll. Pick the tier that fits — from free monitoring up to full self-employed filing — and we set up your account.
- 3. We handle it. We file your taxes each year and watch your IRS account in between — you just send us anything the IRS mails you.
Choose Your Plan
Four tiers, from free protection up to full self-employed filing. Step up only when you need to.
Free
$0/mo
Protection & monitoring for everyone.
- Year-round IRS account monitoring
- Identity-theft monitoring for your tax records
- IRS notice review — what it means & what to do
- Annual filing reminders & deadline alerts
Standard
$49/mo
For people who file their own taxes.
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Audit support & defense
- Withholding (W-4) check
- Member discounts on resolution work
- A dedicated Clarity contact
Premium
$89/mo
For W-2 earners who want their return filed.
- Everything in Standard, plus:
- Annual federal 1040 prepared & filed by Clarity
- A dedicated tax professional on your account
- Priority notice handling
Professional
$179/mo
For self-employed & business owners.
- Everything in Premium, plus:
- Schedule C / profit-and-loss preparation
- Quarterly estimated-tax planning
- Full audit representation
- Multi-form & complex-return handling
All paid tiers are billed monthly with no long-term contract — cancel anytime. Prices shown are per month; unusually complex returns may carry an additional fee, always quoted in writing before any work begins.
Why Clarity Tax Shield
Founded in 2018 by Melissa Ly, Clarity does this the honest way: a real, named professional on your account, flat pricing you agree to up front, and straight answers. We won't promise a magic outcome — we keep you filed, compliant, and protected so you don't need a rescue in the first place. Read the Clarity Tax Relief story, or see the unfiled-returns and Offer in Compromise work we do when someone needs to get back on track first.
Stop Bracing for the Next Tax Problem
Get a free, no-obligation consultation. We'll tell you whether Clarity Tax Shield is the right fit, which plan matches your situation, and exactly what it costs — before you commit to anything.
Clarity Tax Shield, Answered
What does Clarity Tax Shield include?
It depends on your tier. The free plan covers IRS account monitoring, identity-theft monitoring, and IRS notice review. Paid plans build on that: Standard ($49) adds audit defense and a withholding check; Premium ($89) adds your annual federal return prepared and filed plus a dedicated tax professional; and Professional ($179) adds Schedule C preparation, quarterly tax planning, and full audit representation for the self-employed.
Is my annual tax return included?
On the Premium ($89) and Professional ($179) tiers, yes — preparing and filing your federal return each year is included. The free and Standard tiers focus on monitoring, notice review, and audit protection rather than filing. Unusually complex situations may carry an additional fee, which we tell you up front before any work begins.
What happens if I get an IRS notice or audit while I'm a member?
Send us the notice and we review it, explain what it means, and tell you exactly what to do. Notice review is included on every tier, even the free one. Audit defense comes with all paid plans; on the Professional plan we represent you directly in an audit, and on Standard and Premium we guide you and can step in on your behalf as needed.
Who is Clarity Tax Shield for?
It's for anyone who wants to stay compliant without thinking about it — especially people who have just resolved a tax problem and don't want another one, and self-employed people whose taxes are easy to fall behind on.
Can I cancel?
Yes. It's a month-to-month membership with no long-term contract. We put the cancellation terms in writing before you enroll so there are no surprises.
Do you guarantee a specific tax outcome or refund?
No. No honest firm can promise a particular refund or result — that depends on your actual finances and the law. What we do promise is that your returns are filed correctly and on time and that someone is watching your IRS account year-round.
Clarity Tax Shield is a membership service; specific plan inclusions, pricing, and terms are confirmed in your written membership agreement. Additional fees may apply for complex returns. Clarity Tax Relief is not affiliated with the IRS, and no specific tax outcome or refund is guaranteed. Services may not be available in all states. This page is general information, not tax or legal advice.
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