You owe the IRS back taxes, and a local Revenue Officer is coming after you to collect and wants to interview you. Or maybe you received a letter from an IRS auditor stating that they...
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An IRS Revenue Officer came knocking on your door, leaving a card, and a request that you call. Or maybe the Revenue Officer sent you an introductory letter threatening your wages and bank accounts if...
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Surprises can be fun – birthdays, anniversaries, maybe even one in a scary movie. But one surprise that you don’t want is an unannounced visit from an IRS Revenue Officer. That can make you feel...
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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 Officer has been assigned your IRS debt for collection, and...
Read PostCategory: Automated Collection Service, Collection Financial Standards, Form 433A, Installment agreements, Interest and penalties, IRS Financial Statements, IRS levies and property seizures, Retirement accounts and the IRS, Revenue Officers
IRS agents – are they as bad as you think they are? Receiving a demand letter from the an IRS Revenue Officer on a Friday can ruin your weekend. Preparing to call and speak with...
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You want to repay the IRS, and have a number in mind of what you can afford monthly, but will the IRS accept it? Well, maybe. It all depends on how your monthly living expenses...
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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 to. Are you dealing with an IRS Revenue Officer?...
Read PostCategory: Appeals - collection actions, Automated Collection Service, IRS Appeals, IRS levies and property seizures, Offer in compromise, Revenue Officers
An IRS collection agent throws a word or phrase your way, and you have no idea what he is talking about. As they say, it is all Greek to you. And too much is at...
Read PostCategory: Automated Collection Service, Collection Financial Standards, Currently Not Collectible, Form 433A, Form 433B, IRS Financial Statements, Offer in compromise, Revenue Officers, Statute of limitations on collections
You have come to know your IRS Revenue Officer as difficult, unyielding, and, of course, aggressive. You believe that the Revenue Officer has one job, and that is to make your life difficult. The truth...
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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...
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My grandmother used to have saying about people, always telling me “It’s what inside that counts.” It was her way of telling young Howie to not to judge a book by its cover, that looks...
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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...
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You may not realize it, but most every effort the IRS will make to collect a tax debt from you will be done without suing you. For example, no court filings or lawsuits are necessary...
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Owing the IRS is nerve-wracking enough without having to worry about losing your house to the tax man. But are your concerns about losing the roof over your head based on reality? Are you really...
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It’s what keeps you going from month to month – your wages, and the money in your bank account. You need it to pay your bills, provide for your family, keep a roof over your...
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Your business owes the IRS employment taxes, and an IRS Revenue Officer has just called you and requested that you come down to his office for a meeting to discuss the debt. Chances are, the...
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If you owe the IRS money, chances are they are going to want a collection information statement like Form 433F or 433A from you to determine how they can be repaid. The IRS does not...
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