Get ready – 2,000 new IRS collection Revenue Officers are coming

In an unprecedented hiring move, the IRS is bringing on board almost 2.000 new Revenue Officers, starting this fall (2009).  This is a 35% increase in high level IRS collection enforcement staffing.
The ramp up will entail over 1,000 new Revenue Officers in the fall, with another 350 coming on board in 2010 and then 500 [...]

The first step to ending IRS collection problems: Finding the money for estimated taxes

If you have had trouble paying taxes to the IRS in the past and would like to settle up, the first step is to ensure that you are paying your taxes now.  The IRS will not negotiate unless it sees that you are current on your taxes. And any solution that is negotiated will quickly [...]

What the IRS must do before it enters a private space to make a seizure.

The IRS cannot come into your private space on their own and seize business assets or your valuable personal possessions.  They first need either:
(1)   Your permission or
(2)   A writ of entry from a federal judge.
This is a basic Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
The IRS can enter upon public areas to [...]

NAEA and the National Tax Practice Institute

I am fortunate that the National Association of Enrolled Agents has invited me to their annual Tax Institute on August 9 -11, 2009 in Baltimore, Md.
Here are the outlines for the topics I will be speaking on:
IRS collections
Tax bankruptcy
Trust fund recovery penalty
For more information on the NAEA and the National Tax Practice Institute, visit their [...]