IRS Law Blog

What is FOIA? A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a practical, and often overlooked, tool available when dealing with the IRS. Enacted in the 1960s to promote government transparency, the act gives individuals the...

Although it is scary to imagine, you may find yourself face-to-face with an IRS Revenue Officer. They could be knocking at your front door, or even arrive unexpectedly to your place of employment. You might...

Not filing tax returns can be habit forming. With the best intentions, you miss filing one year’s return.  That grows into another year, and then another. Fears mount, procrastination feeds itself, and one missed filing...

The IRS audited your tax return, got it wrong, and now they are sending you bills to collect a tax that you do not owe. Maybe the IRS didn’t have your correct address, and you never...

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 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...

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...

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...

You have not filed your tax returns with the IRS in years, and want to put that behind you and make amends with the IRS. But how many years of nonfiled returns do you need...

What if you have not filed your taxes in years, but have paid taxes to the IRS all the while? In other words, you have unfiled taxes, but probably do not owe the IRS much...

Proceeding blindly is something that you rarely want to do with the IRS. If you owe back taxes, or have unfiled returns, or are in any way concerned about an IRS problem, it’s best 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...

Falling behind on filing your taxes can be scary, filled with questions and doubt about how to make it right with the IRS.  Fortunately, there are steps that can be taken to satisfy the IRS...

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....

As a general rule, count on IRS interest and penalties doubling the amount you owe every five years.   Interest is only part of the cause; it is the penalties that really hurt. Interest rates...

If you owe the IRS and have a refund on your tax return, the IRS will keep the refund and apply it to your unpaid taxes.  The problem is not repaying the debt – you...

Bankruptcy is a powerful tool in solving IRS problems – but can it stop the IRS from auditing you? A centerpiece of bankruptcy law is the concept of an “automatic stay.”    The automatic stay stops creditors...