What is an Offer-in-Compromise? Offers-in-compromise are one of the most powerful tools in my arsenal to completely resolve a client’s back taxes. If you listen to the radio or watch television you must have heard ads talking about...
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...
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,...
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...
Current Tax Compliance - Why It is So Important Last week, I wrote a blog called: 3 Things You Need to Know About Back Taxes. The big takeaway I wanted readers to leave with is: the IRS wants you to get into tax compliance! I think it is...
Owe Back Taxes to the IRS? Here Are 3 Things You Need to Know. I know the title is a bit click-bait-y but if you are here reading this then it worked. Don't worry, I am a man of my word and there are indeed 3 things you need to know about...
My firm represents taxpayers with tax problems across Maine. A frequent question I receive is: what do all these IRS collection notices mean?! These notices serve two purposes: one, they inform the taxpayer of how much is due and two, the...
Identity theft and tax refunds are big business for fraudsters. To give you an idea of the scope of this problem, in 2015, from January through November, the IRS rejected or suspended the processing of 4.8 million suspicious returns -...
If you owe money to the IRS, you face possible seizure of your assets such as wage garnishment or a bank levy. In some rare cases, the IRS can even foreclose on your home. This post is intended to give you some basic knowledge of what an...
Children are a blessing and a curse (and not the least bit cheap!). It is nice to know that the Internal Revenue Code at least acknowledges your pain and provides some tax benefits to make raising a child more affordable. Now if only the...
Give and you shall receive, as the saying goes. If you are considering a year-end gift of money or property to a worthy charity, here are some tips on maximizing your charitable tax deduction: Keep good records! Regardless of the amount...
In Re Giacchi, on appeal to the District Court E.D. of Pennsylvania Good question. The answer can mean a great deal to a debtor trying to discharge a stale tax debt. Mr. Giacchi, hailing from Pennsylvania, sought out bankruptcy protection...
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