IRS Law Blog

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...

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...

You don’t want the IRS to levy your bank account. 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...

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...

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...

When all of your efforts at resolution with the IRS have failed, and your frustrations have reached a boiling point, intervention from the IRS Taxpayer Advocate can help. The IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service is just...

Is the IRS getting ready to levy your bank accounts and wages? If they are, how do they know where you bank and work? In most cases, your bank or employer tells them. Sometimes, the...

Ask anyone and they would say “Of course I don’t want the IRS to levy my paycheck!” Believe it or not, the IRS really does not want to levy your wages and take your paycheck,...

The IRS has two main sources of carrying out its work in collecting taxes:  local Revenue Officers and its Automated Collection Service. When you get that call or letter from IRS collections, it’s important to...

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...

When working with an IRS Revenue Officer, there are two warning signs that levy action is imminent. The first sign is the IRS Final Notice of Intent to Levy.  This notice is required by law...

Resolving your tax debt often involves providing a financial statement to the IRS that discloses what you own, who you owe, what you make, and how much you spend. Your financial disclosures are required to...

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...

Unpaid employment tax liabilities results in the highest level of IRS enforcement.  The IRS usually assigns its most experienced Revenue Officers to investigate employment tax cases, including pursuing the individuals in the business personally for not...

Another great question from a reader on how the bankruptcy code and tax code can intersect when discharging taxes in bankruptcy. Dear Mr. Levy, We owe income tax from 2007.  We filed the return on...

Here is a practical question from a reader about a concern of everyday living – IRS seizure of your car to pay your tax debt. If I own a free and clear vehicle that is...

Here is an issue to be aware of before filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy on the IRS: I just completed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.  It was determined to be a no-asset case.  A few months...