IRS Law Blog

Some of the biggest fears my clients have when dealing with the IRS are: The answer to these questions can be explained by looking at the IRS’s LT11 (Or 1058) Final Notice of Intent to...

Resolving your IRS debt can feel overwhelming: is an offer in compromise right for you? How about currently not collectible status? Or maybe your best path is entering into an installment agreement? Each road with...

You have finally jumped through all the hurdles. You are riding high, you have finally resolved your case with the IRS, and entered into an official IRS installment agreement. The bear is now off your...

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, IRS Revenue Officers did their work remotely, like so many of us. Now, however, Revenue Officers are coming back out into the field, resuming their surprise visits to...

IRS tax debt can pile up like snow outside your house after a big winter storm. The morning after a snow storm, we look outside our windows, and are unsure where to even start: we...

One day, you receive a letter in the mail appearing to be from the IRS. As you read the letter, you begin to sweat: it’s threatening to seize your property, garnish your wages, levy your...

The IRS collection division is awakening from its Covid-19 slumber. At the beginning of the pandemic, the IRS was respectful of hardships. IRS Revenue Officers stopped actively working their case files. Revenue Officers were closing...

Normally, IRS installment agreement rules require you to give them your financial information to get a payment plan.  However, the IRS has been steadily allowing higher amounts to be owed to still get an installment...

You are now retired, on a fixed income, relying on your social security benefits to pay the bills. Back in the day, you made some financial mistakes and got behind on your taxes. Maybe it...

You just got your tax return back from your accountant. Or maybe you completed the return on your own with tax software. Either way, the result was terrifying. You owe money to the IRS that...

Getting an installment agreement approved by the IRS will not only put you in their good graces, but bring peace of mind. That’s because once your agreement is approved, your IRS file will be closed...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...