Lifecycle

Retention

Outcomes retained, fees defended, and firm learning compounded — on the same case that held Discovery through implementation.

If you adopt this tomorrow: You close engagements with a client-facing summary and fee-defense record on file — and the firm retains what it learned for the next case.

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Harborview Tax Resolution

Discovery Report

Marcus Webb · Case RESO-0142 · Individual

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Total balance

$84,049

Open tax years

4

Enforcement flags

3

Executive summary

IRS account review shows $84,049 assessed across 2020–2023, with an active federal tax lien and Collection Due Process rights open on 2022. A missing withholding credit on 2021 and First-Time Abatement eligibility on 2020 are likely recovery paths.

Recommended next step

First-Time Abatement on 2020

Estimated recovery $2,131 in penalties · eligible per account posture

YearAssessedPen + intPosture
2020$14,850$2,131FTA eligible
2021$31,713$3,595Missing credit
2022$27,612$6,172SFR · lien filed
2023$9,874$700Balance due

Source: Account + Wage & Income transcripts · TC parse · CSED engine

Retention compiles deliverables and attestations into the record you export at close-out.

At a glance

Work Verification recordEvidence of work performed tied to scope and phases.
Fee reconciliationAgreed totals from the billing ledger — ledger wins on conflict.
Client-facing summaryWork Product & Fee Summary PDF archived on Documents.
Firm memoryCompleted cases make the next engagement faster — not a blank file.

When the engagement ends — or gets questioned

Retention is not an afterthought. It is the governed close-out: what was done, what was billed, and what the client received — preserved when expectations shift or a chargeback lands.

What RESO preserves

  • Work-completed narrative aligned to scope on the case
  • Deliverables and attestations compiled into Work Verification
  • Client-facing fee summary exported to Documents
  • Decision Coverage and learning signals for firm intelligence

Connected to Verification

Work Verification is the deliverable; Retention is the lifecycle moment. Same record, same authority tiers — export the packet when you need it.

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