IRS Law Blog

At times, it feels hard to trust the IRS. After all, tax laws are complicated and lengthy – you may find yourself thinking they’re purposefully written for you not to understand them. However, there is...

The IRS collection division is awakening from its Covid-19 slumber. At the beginning of the pandemic, the IRS was respectful of hardships. IRS Revenue Officers stopped actively working their case files. Revenue Officers were closing...

Owing a lot of money to the IRS can increase your chance of offer in compromise acceptance. You may not expect that having a big tax debt can help you in an offer in compromise,...

You are in the process of selling your house, and your bank alerts you that they found an IRS tax lien, and it needs to removed for your buyer. It is not financially feasible for...

The IRS, like us, has been affected by the pandemic. So how should you plan for an offer in compromise during COVID? At the beginning of the pandemic, the IRS closed its offices, including their...

If you receive an IRS letter CP40, rest easy.  You are no longer on the IRS’ radar. Instead, your case is now the responsibility of a private debt collector. The IRS letter CP40 reads:  “We...

Normally, IRS installment agreement rules require you to give them your financial information to get a payment plan.  However, the IRS has been steadily allowing higher amounts to be owed to still get an installment...

IRS collection efforts are resuming from where they left off when COVID-19 first hit. The IRS has started sending their CP500 collection letters demanding payment. The IRS is making it clear that they are not...

Time and time again, I hear from clients who received advice to file an offer in compromise from an IRS collection agent, their accountant, or a friend. They took the advice and had their offer...

The IRS charged you penalties for not paying and filing your taxes, and you want relief. But is IRS penalty relief worth it? After all, when you see how much the penalties have added to...

You have patiently waited for your IRS collection statute expiration date to arrive. But you anxiously wonder:  As the collection comes closer to an end, will the IRS rear its ugly head and become aggressive?...

You owe the IRS back taxes, and a local Revenue Officer is coming after you to collect and wants to interview you. Or maybe you received a letter from an IRS auditor stating that they...

All had been quiet on the IRS front. Then you received a stack of IRS mail, and gathered the courage to open it. And right there, in bold letters in the middle of the front...

You owe taxes to the IRS, but your spouse does not. Naturally, you want to keep your spouse’s finances from being drawn into your tax problem. The last thing you want is the IRS prying...

In the back of your mind, a question lingers:  When is the best time to file an offer in compromise? You are right to wonder. The timing of your filing can make a big difference...

You are now retired, on a fixed income, relying on your social security benefits to pay the bills. Back in the day, you made some financial mistakes and got behind on your taxes. Maybe it...

You just got your tax return back from your accountant. Or maybe you completed the return on your own with tax software. Either way, the result was terrifying. You owe money to the IRS that...