IRS Law Blog

You have not filed your tax returns with the IRS in years, and want to put that behind you and make amends with the IRS. But how many years of nonfiled returns do you need...

You just received a batch of IRS collection letters stating that your tax problem is “Urgent,” that the IRS might levy your wages, and, finally, that you should call the IRS immediately. You consider doing...

Will my IRS debt ever just go away?  Will there ever be a time that the IRS will just leave me alone? Yes, and yes. The collection of most every IRS debt eventually ends, and...

A currently not collectible status protects you from the IRS, stopping levies, threatening letters and collection enforcement.  It forces the IRS to simply leave you alone without requiring any payment on your end. The IRS...

Is the IRS getting ready to levy your bank accounts and wages? If they are, how do they know where you bank and work? In most cases, your bank or employer tells them. Sometimes, the...

Do you need IRS audit or collection help, or can you go at it alone with the IRS? You may currently be uncomfortable with what an IRS agent is telling you, or what your rights...

Can bankruptcy get you out of a bind with the IRS and eliminate your tax debt? If this was a true or false law school exam, I would say that’s a trick question.  The answer is...

You do not have to be in the dark about internal IRS collection and audit procedures. The IRS makes its playbook, the Internal Revenue Manual, available to the public.  In fact, all you really wanted...

Losing your house to the IRS may be your worst fear.  And it’s true that the IRS can seize and sell a home to pay a back tax debt.  But it is harder – and...

You have a fresh start with the IRS – you received notice that your offer in compromise has been accepted. The IRS agreed that you could not pay your taxes back, and that a settlement...

What do you do when the IRS knocks on your door?  Fear, anxiety, jail time – many different ideas pop into mind about what the government will do because of a failure to pay taxes....

Ask anyone and they would say “Of course I don’t want the IRS to levy my paycheck!” Believe it or not, the IRS really does not want to levy your wages and take your paycheck,...

What if you have not filed your taxes in years, but have paid taxes to the IRS all the while? In other words, you have unfiled taxes, but probably do not owe the IRS much...

It’s an old story that the IRS combats everyday:  When a business struggles and cash flow is tight, when there is not enough money to pay both rent and employment taxes, the IRS takes a...

You paid your subcontractors, but did not send them a Form 1099 for the payments. You get audited, the IRS requests verification of the labor expense, and you provide the auditor with copies of your...

It is always an honor to be invited to speak at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Enrolled Agents.  Over the past 20 years of working with enrolled agents, I have seen firsthand...

A concern frequently voiced by my clients is whether entering into an installment agreement with the IRS automatically extends the time the IRS has to collect. The perception is that if you agree to an...