by James Wade | Aug 14, 2019 | Income Taxes, IRS, IRS Back Taxes, Tax Controversies, Taxpayers
What to Do If You Cannot Pay Your Taxes?! I prepared a video, something I intend to do more of, discussing the first thing you need to understand if you cannot pay your taxes: get current. Current compliance is very important when dealing with the IRS (and Maine...
by James Wade | Nov 7, 2018 | IRS, IRS Payroll Tax Audits, Taxpayers
If your business receives an audit notice from the IRS regarding payroll tax compliance, don’t panic. In this post I explain how the IRS conducts its payroll tax audits. Later posts will go into more details on what to expect and steps you can take to protect...
by James Wade | Jul 5, 2018 | Income Taxes, IRS, Offers in Compromise, Taxpayers
In my last blog post I talked a bit about the three types of offers-in-compromise. Offers as to doubt as to collectability make up a large majority of offers made to the IRS. The key to making a successful offer based on doubt as to collectability is the concept of...
by James Wade | Mar 14, 2018 | Income Taxes, IRS, IRS Back Taxes, IRS Tax Liens, Tax Controversies, Taxpayers
If You Love to Travel but Owe Back Taxes Your Passport May Be at Risk. You may be aware of it but the IRS the right to suspend your passport. All it takes is a tax debt of $51,000, to included interest and penalties. Your vacation cruise or trip to Paris may come to a...
by James Wade | Mar 12, 2018 | Income Taxes, IRS, IRS Back Taxes, IRS Tax Liens, Tax Controversies, Taxpayers
How the IRS Collects Back Taxes I posted a video on my youtube channel about the IRS collection process. If you owe back taxes, you need to understand how the IRS goes about collecting it from taxpayers. As the old G.I. Joe cartoon said, “Knowing is half the...
by James Wade | Feb 28, 2018 | Income Taxes, IRS, IRS Back Taxes, Tax Controversies, Taxpayers
What to do with the IRS Final Notice? If you receive an IRS final notice of intent to levy, you need to act now! Recently, I blogged about IRS collection notices. For the most part, IRS collection notices are just reminders to pay your taxes. Not so with IRS final...
