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What is an Offer In Compromise
An Offer in Compromise is aimed at collecting as much taxes as a taxpayer is reasonably able to pay immediately rather than waste more time and money in attempting to retrieve the full tax amount and potentially be unsuccessful at it. This program a...
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IRS Files Suit on Former Congressman
The IRS is suing ex-congressman Craig A. Washington over $610,000 in back taxes, interests and penalties for the years 1988 – 1990. The agency claims that Washington cheated on taxes out of 3 properties he kept out of his name in the 1990'...
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How to Pay Less Taxes than What You Owe
Marlene Hamann, a former operator of a temporary staffing company in Amherst owed the IRS more than $1 million in taxes but the IRS agreed to a payment of only $27, 444 as full settlement. Impossible? Not if you know of a certain provision in tax law...
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The Clean Way or the Dirty Way
The Clean Way As a business owner, you will want to make sure that you do not overpay your taxes. There are ways to avoid paying more than your rightful amount of taxes as provided by the law. But as with all legislation, it comes with certain cond...
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Do You Qualify for an Offer in Compromise?
If you are genuinely unable to pay your taxes, there is a provision called the Offer In Compromise (OIC) where you can pay less than the total you owe as full settlement. The IRS will consent to an OIC provided it is proven that payment of the OIC a...
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New IRS Appeals Programs - Yet Another Reason Why You Want a Tax Attorney to Handle Your IRS Problem Case!
Many taxpayers hire CPAs or Enrolled Agents to handle their IRS problem cases. (...)...
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IRS Announces Two New Appeal Programs - a good sign or bad?
The IRS has announced the formation of two new appeal programs. (...)...
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20 Questions to Ask an Enrolled Agent Before You Consider Hiring Them to Solve an IRS Problem Part 4 of a 4 Part Series
Today the gloves come off! (...)...
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20 Questions to Ask an Enrolled Agent Before You Consider Hiring Them to Solve an IRS Problem Part 3 of a 4 Part Series
Here is part three of our four part series about questions you should ask of your enrolled agent before hiring them to handle your irs problem. (...)...
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IRS Currently Not Collectible/Hardship Status/Status 53
If a taxpayer is unable to pay his or her tax liability, and collection activity would create an economic hardship the IRS will consider placing the account in a “hardship” or currently not collectible status. (...)...
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Offer in Compromise is the answer for your IRS Problem
Some of the bigger "national" Offer in Compromise companies try to sell everyone an Offer in Compromise. The truth is that not everyone qualifies. (...)...
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CAN A TAX RESOLUTION FIRM REALLY HELP YOU SOLVE YOUR TAX PROBLEM? (PART 3 OF A 3 PART SERIES)
In this final post on the July 23rd article in the Wall Street Journal online edition we're going to talk about taxpayer misconceptions in negotiating a resolution to tax debt with the IRS. (...)...
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CAN A TAX RESOLUTION FIRM REALLY HELP YOU SOLVE YOUR TAX PROBLEM? (PART 1 OF A 3 PART SERIES)
On July 23rd the Wall Street Journal online edition published an article about a settlement between a well known nationwide tax problem resolution firm and 18 states in reference to misleading advertisements. (...)...
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Is the IRS Pre-Disposed to Rejecting Your Offer In Compromise?
By it's own reporting the Internal Revenue Service acceptance rate of Offers In Compromise has declined by a whopping 70% since 2001! (...)...
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By 2009 the IRS Expects to Levy 3 Million
According to the 2007 Taxpayer Advocate Service Annual Report to Congress the IRS is expanding its FPLP collection initiatives. (...)...
