IRS Law Blog

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...

The statute of limitations on collection will make most every IRS collection problem come to an end.  Internal Revenue Code 6502 puts a limit on how long the IRS can pursue the collection of a...

When the IRS gets you with a levy, bad things can happen – your wages are frozen and you are looking at living without a paycheck. The money you need to pay bills is suddenly...

If you owe the IRS and have a refund on your tax return, the IRS will keep the refund and apply it to your unpaid taxes.  The problem is not repaying the debt – you...

Your name is signed on a joint tax return, but the signature is not yours.  Your spouse signed your name, but did you agree to it? This becomes a problem if there are taxes owed on...

Tax problems do come to an end – the IRS has 10 years to collect a tax debt. But be careful:  The time the IRS has to collect can be unknowingly extended by you. The decisions you make...

IRS problems and divorce often come bundled together.  Here is my response to a question I recieved about how a divorce decree impacts the IRS in the collection of an unpaid tax liablity: My ex...

The IRS cannot take collection action against the separate income of a non-liable spouse. If separate tax returns are filed, only the person who signed and filed the return is legally obligated to pay the taxes....

The list of when the IRS cannot take property is fairly extensive, so I will do this in parts to break it down simply. Here is Part I of when the IRS is prohibited from...

When a bankruptcy is filed on the IRS, Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code imposes what is called an “automatic stay” on collection activity by creditors, including the IRS.  The automatic stay requires the IRS to release...