IRS Law Blog

You have worked hard all of your life, creating a business, serving customers, taking care of employees, and providing for your family. Suddenly, your business ran into a few bumps in the road, and money...

You pick up the phone, and call the IRS Automated Collection Service, maybe with some questions, or just to try to resolve your account. Or you have a meeting with an IRS Revenue Officer, who...

A common fear is that an IRS agent may show up one day at your door, take your house, your wages, and your property. But if the IRS wants to get your attention on a...

Surprises can be fun – birthdays, anniversaries, maybe even one in a scary movie. But one surprise that you don’t want is an unannounced visit from an IRS Revenue Officer. That can make you feel...

One of the biggest fears in owing the IRS is not knowing what will come next. You may feel as if you are always looking over your shoulder, wondering if today is the day the...

The IRS has the power to take your wages, bank accounts, house, and even your retirement account. Additionally, they have the power to restrict your travel. Maybe you are getting ready to travel overseas on...

When does the IRS Form 433A come into play? Perhaps a local IRS collection agent, known as a Revenue Officer, has contacted you, possibly with a surprise visit to your home or work. The Revenue...

IRS agents – are they as bad as you think they are? Receiving a demand letter from the an IRS Revenue Officer on a Friday can ruin your weekend. Preparing to call and speak with...

Calculating your allowable living expenses is all about getting into the IRS’ head. You want to repay the IRS, and have a number in mind of what you can afford monthly, but will the IRS...

You want to the get the IRS off your back, and are considering an offer in compromise. After all, at the end of each month, after you pay your bills, you have little money left...

What’s the benefit of negotiating with a Settlement Officer? Sometimes, when negotiating with the IRS collection division, results can be based not only on the strength of your case, but also on who you talk...

You just received IRS Notice LT16, warning that your unpaid taxes have been assigned for immediate enforcement action. The letter gives you three options: (1) within 10 days, send a check to the IRS to...

An IRS collection agent throws a word or phrase your way, and you have no idea what he is talking about. He is speaking in the language of IRS and as they say, it is...

The IRS audited your tax return, got it wrong, and now they are sending you bills to collect a tax that you do not owe. Maybe the IRS didn’t have your correct address, and you never...

You have come to know your IRS Revenue Officer as difficult, unyielding, and, of course, aggressive. You believe that the Revenue Officer has one job, and that is to make your life difficult. The truth...

Do you disagree with the IRS, and are becoming frustrated because no one is listening? Maybe you are under audit, and the IRS Revenue Agent is being difficult, taking unreasonable positions, or proposing changes to...

I always try to teach my kids the difference between needs and wants. You need to eat dinner; you want to eat at Chipotle. The same applies to an IRS offer in compromise. You need...