I have been where you are at - paralyzed by fear that my return wouldnt be perfect.
The thing I have learned is that tax returns aren’t as perfect ae e would like them to be. Just organize your records the best you can, and wtart working on the return for the earliest year. Write down notes of what you do and decisions you make. Make a decision and move on...there is no way your return will be perfect....just do the best you can and file.
Besides us peons, you and I have some very high profile company in our fear and view of the IRS:
Read the letter, it's hilarious, but alas, the way it is.
“I have been where you are at - paralyzed by fear that my return wouldn’t be perfect.”
“The thing I have learned is that tax returns aren’t as perfect as e would like them to be. Just organize your records the best you can, and start working on the return for the earliest year. Write down notes of what you do and decisions you make. Make a decision and move on...there is no way your return will be perfect....just do the best you can and file.”
Excellent psychological advice..... Most conservatives are really good people who care and want to follow the rules. They really beat themselves up when they think they may have broken the rules.... The fear is turned internally and used as a self torture tool. Know that all will be ok and that prayer does help.
I’ve worked with hundreds of situations similar to yours and worse. There is always a solution and when you address it proactively rather than adversarially, it usually goes better.