IRS Law Blog

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...

My grandmother used to have saying about people, always telling me “It’s what inside that counts.” It was her way of telling young Howie to not to judge a book by its cover, that looks...

You worked your whole life to get to this point, a business that belongs to you, making your own decisions, working your trade and sharing expertise. But then things suddenly got a little out of...

You know you owed money to the IRS, but things have been quiet for years. You now want to know where you stand. But you don’t want to wake the sleeping giant to find out....

Without warning, it appears in the mail:  An IRS notice (CP 522P) informing you that they want to conduct a review your installment agreement. And even worse, the notice threatens that the IRS will terminate...

You may not realize it, but most every effort the IRS will make to collect a tax debt from you will be done without suing you. For example, no court filings or lawsuits are necessary...

You went to the the mailbox – a day just like any other day, and there it was:  A letter from the IRS stating that your taxes have been selected for audit. The letter provides...

The plan was to retire, payoff your house, maybe travel, devote more time to hobbies, and spend time with the family. Then some mistakes were made in paying your taxes – maybe from a business...

How long will your IRS payment plan last? All is quiet between you and the IRS – you have a payment plan, and the IRS is will not be knocking on your door because your...

Owing the IRS is nerve-wracking enough without having to worry about losing your house to the tax man. But are your concerns about losing the roof over your head based on reality? Are you really...

You negotiated a monthly payment plan with the IRS, and all was going well – you were making you payments on time, and staying current with your taxes. But you ran into some short-term trouble...

We live in tax system based on voluntary compliance, which includes self-reporting all of our income to the IRS on our tax return, and claiming only the tax deductions that we are entitled to by...

You don’t want the IRS to levy your bank account. It’s what keeps you going from month to month – your wages, and the money in your bank account. You need it to pay your...

There are many pros and cons to deciding whether an offer in compromise is the right next-step in resolving your IRS debt. One thing is for sure:  An OIC is not a one-size-fits-all affair.  There...

Your business owes the IRS employment taxes, and an IRS Revenue Officer has just called you and requested that you come down to his office for a meeting to discuss the debt. Chances are, the...