IRS Law Blog

You worked your whole life to get to this point, a business that belongs to you, making your own decisions, working your trade and sharing expertise. But then things suddenly got a little out of...

You owe the IRS and would like to put past mistakes behind you and get a fresh start.  You may have heard a lot about the IRS offer in compromise program – popularized by those...

An IRS wage levy does not have to result in the loss of all of your paycheck. The Internal Revenue Code has exemptions that can protect your earnings from an IRS levy. These “exemptions” are...

My clients with IRS collection problem come to me with different ideas about what will happen to them because they did not pay their taxes.  Is the IRS going to show up one day and...

I received a great question from a reader about whether Veteran’s disability benefits should be included in the value of an IRS installment agreement or offer in compromise. Although the question is directed to Veterans’ disability...

A reader asks the following regarding IRS levies on social security benefits: What is the difference between an automated federal levy on social security and a manual tax levy, and why does the IRS choose...

Retirement accounts are considered to be an investment that is protected from creditors.  But here is an interesting question from a reader about a big exception to that rule (yes, it is the IRS): Several...

Here are the final five situations to look for when the IRS cannot take collection action: When the value of the property is protected by exemptions provided by Section 6334 of the Internal Revenue Code....

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...

In the vast majority of cases, you will not lose any of your stuff to the IRS.  Most clothing and personal household belongings are beyond the scope of the IRS collection power.  Here’s why: Section...

The IRS has announced its public auctions of seized taxpayer property for June and July, 2008.  Property being sold includes designer clothing and jewelry in New Jersey, vacant commercial real estate in Cleveland, Ohio and, yes,...