IRS Law Blog

In determining whether you can repay a delinquent tax liability, the IRS uses its own expense allowances to arrive at your cash flow.  Just because you have the expense does not mean the IRS will...

In these difficult economic times, repaying the IRS is becoming harder than ever. Installment agreements may be entered into in good faith, but while payments are being made, interest and penalties continue to run. Every...

With new clients, I spend time discussing the options for obtaining a fresh start from IRS problems. The consultation most always involves making the client aware of the pros and cons of resolution by compromise,...

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...

1.     Be courteous and respectful.  You will get nowhere with an angry or condescending attitude, and will just give the IRS reason to come down harder on you.  When your head is in the mouth...

I often have new clients come in who owe the IRS under $25,000 and have the ability to repay the debt with monthly installment agreements.  If we determine they can repay the debt within 60 months,...

The Speedway gas station I can see from my suburban office window lists gas at $4.00 gallon. It now costs about $75 to fill-up a F-150 truck these days. At one fill-up per week, that...