Finance · Do this yourself

Explain IRS letters in plain English and prepare the reply.

On X, 112 posts matched our search for this problem in the 7 days to 2026-10-15.

🔥 112 posts this week · 512 likes

Based on @idontexistTore on X (opens in new tab)

The problem (from X)

People post about the panic of opening a letter from the IRS and not knowing what it means.

112 posts matched our search in the 7 days to Oct 15, 2026; the top matching posts drew 512 likes, 141 reposts and 47 replies.

What people are posting (in our words)

The business below is our own idea for solving this problem, not a company described in these posts.

Who it’s for

Freelancers, small business owners and families; also tax preparers who want faster triage.

Adapt it to your industry

  • Start with one city, niche or customer type, then expand.
  • Ask your first 10 customers what they would pay before you build more.
  • Keep a human check on anything that is sent in a customer’s name.

Step by step

  1. Collect public sample IRS notices (the IRS lists them by notice number).
  2. Write a prompt that names the notice, explains it in plain words, and lists the deadline and options.
  3. Offer a review by a partner tax professional for anything that needs a reply.
  4. Take payment by Stripe on a one-page site.
  5. Share short explainers on X and in small business groups.
  6. Always say: this is an explanation, not tax advice.

Ready-to-copy prompt

Here is the text of a notice I got from the IRS (personal details removed): [paste]. Tell me in plain words what it is, the deadline, what they want, my options, and what documents I should gather. Don’t guess numbers.

Start with AI

Opens the AI with this guide and the prompt filled in.

Open in ChatGPT (opens in new tab)Open in Claude (opens in new tab)Open in Grok (opens in new tab)
Time
1–3 hoursOur estimate

Your launch plan

Everything to build it, get customers and get paid, in order. Prices are public list prices, checked Oct 15, 2026.

  1. Sign up for Claude (incl. Claude Code) (opens in new tab) (Free tier · Pro $20/mo).
  2. Sign up for Carrd one-page site (opens in new tab) (Free tier · Pro Standard $19/yr (≈$1.58/mo, custom domain)).
  3. Build the first version: follow the steps above, or press “Open in ChatGPT/Claude/Grok” to get help.
  4. Set up payments with Stripe payments (opens in new tab) (No monthly fee · 2.9% + 30¢ per card payment) and put the payment link on your page.
  5. Get customers. X: post a short demo or before/after every day (free).
  6. Get customers. SEO: one helpful page per question your customers search for (free).
  7. Get customers. Communities: Facebook groups, Discord and Slack groups in your niche (free).
  8. Offer your first 3 customers a “founding” price for honest feedback and a testimonial.
  9. Charge $49 per notice (fixed price per notice explained), and ask every happy customer for one introduction.
Monthly cost$0–$22/monthFree tiers → paid plans of the tools above. Card fees come out of each sale.
What you could earn · EstimateEstimate: 12 notices a month × $49 = $588/moOur estimate, not a fact or a promise. It’s simple math if you land these customers at this price.
Details: source, numbers and tags

What they did

People upload a tax notice; AI explains what it means, the deadline and options, and drafts a response for a tax pro to check. We designed this business around a problem people post about on X; it is an idea, not a report of an existing company.

How it went

On X, 112 posts matched our search for this problem in the 7 days to 2026-10-15. The 24 top matching posts we checked drew 512 likes, 141 reposts and 47 replies.

Worth knowing

Partner with an enrolled agent or CPA for actual responses. Never ask for full SSNs in chat.

Difficulty
BeginnerOur rating
Time to build
Not reportedOur estimate
Monthly cost
Not reported
Revenue
Not reportedWe only show revenue the source states
Engagement
No public countThe source shows no number
X buzz
49 · 112 posts in 7 days512 likes, 141 reposts, 47 replies, 7 quotes on 24 top posts · fetched Oct 15, 2026 · query: ("IRS letter" OR "IRS notice" OR "letter from the IRS" OR "notice from the IRS") -is:retweet lang:en

Posted · Added Oct 15, 2026

Original builder recipe

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  1. Collect public sample IRS notices (the IRS lists them by notice number).
  2. Write a prompt that names the notice, explains it in plain words, and lists the deadline and options.
  3. Offer a review by a partner tax professional for anything that needs a reply.
  4. Take payment by Stripe on a one-page site.
  5. Share short explainers on X and in small business groups.
  6. Always say: this is an explanation, not tax advice.

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