IRS Law Blog

When owing money to the IRS, worst-case scenarios flash through your mind: your house will be taken, one morning you will wake up to find your car no longer in the driveway, your business will...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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....

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...

If you owe the IRS money, chances are they are going to want a collection information statement like Form 433F or 433A from you to determine how they can be repaid. The IRS does not...