IRS Law Blog

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...

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...

When the IRS levies your wages or accounts, it is usually to get your attention. There is something the IRS wants that you have not provided – it could be a financial statement, estimated tax...

You were brave enough to pick-up and open your certified mail, and there it was – an IRS Final Notice of Intent to Levy. The law is intended to avoid surprises from the IRS and protect...

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...

If you are being audited, and have concerns that the IRS may discover that you committed fraud your tax return, don’t go at it alone.  The stakes have become high – here are guidelines to...

What do you do when you disagree with an IRS auditor? A common misperception of IRS audits is that whatever the auditor says, stands. The reality is far different – an IRS auditor’s findings are...

If you owe the IRS money and are dealing with an IRS Revenue Officer, or even IRS Automated Collection Service, expect deadlines.  Deadlines to provide financial information, deadlines to provide unfiled returns, and deadlines for...

There is an uncanny consistency in the returns that I see the IRS auditing. The process that the IRS goes through to determine whether to audit a tax return is far from random.  The IRS...

The IRS sends out a lot of mail.  Any letter from the IRS should be taken seriously, but some have more legal ramifications than others.  Here are three of the most important IRS letters –...

Meeting with the IRS is a stressful situation, filled with questions about what to expect.  If you have to meet with the IRS, a common concern is how to present yourself. Whether you are meeting...

IRS audits can leave your stomach in a knot and your head in your hands, often because you feel innocent of the changes the IRS is proposing to your tax return. Notice I said proposing....

The ability to file a collection due process appeal is probably the most powerful right you have in defending against IRS enforcement by levy or seizure. Due process, in the context of IRS collections, means...

If you owe the IRS back taxes, the IRS is required to give you a 30 day notice before they can start to levy and seize your property.  This warning of levy action is required...

If you owe the IRS back taxes, it is not always enough to just be “right” when negotiating with the government. You need to be right, but you also need to be in the right place...

It is common to feel like you are not getting a fair shake from an IRS auditor.   Frustration mounts with perceptions that the auditor is unreasonable.  No matter what you do, the auditor cannot...

I have seen a stream of new calls from readers who went through an IRS audit and are receiving IRS collection notices for amounts they probably do not owe. Although they disagreed with the audit,...