by James Wade | Mar 9, 2020 | Income Taxes, IRS, IRS Back Taxes, Tax Controversies, Taxpayers
How the IRS Offer-In-Compromise Process Works Before discussing the IRS offer-in-compromise process (or “OIC”), it is helpful to briefly tell you what an offer-in-compromise does. A taxpayer who has a large tax debt which cannot be paid off using either...
by James Wade | Feb 6, 2020 | Income Taxes, IRS, IRS Back Taxes, Offers in Compromise, Tax Controversies, Uncategorized
IRS Final Notice of Intent to Levy. Now What? In my prior post, I described how the IRS bills taxpayers. One of those dreaded letters is the final notice of intent to levy. If you see the following line on your IRS notice, sit up and take notice: Intent to seize your...
by James Wade | Jan 23, 2020 | Income Taxes, IRS, IRS Back Taxes, IRS Tax Liens, Taxpayers
What Do All These IRS Collection Letters Mean?! The IRS is the collection arm of the US Treasury. If you’ve never paid all your bills on time, you know that you will very likely get a letter asking for payment. The IRS is no different. Collection letters from...
by James Wade | Jan 13, 2020 | IRS, IRS Back Taxes, IRS Penalties, Taxpayers
Why You Should File Your Taxes on Time Even if You Can’t Pay The IRS just announced that January 27, 2020 will be the official start of tax season for individuals. I consider it important to remind people that if you cannot pay your taxes, don’t panic, just make...
by James Wade | Oct 31, 2019 | Divorce, IRS, IRS Back Taxes, Tax Controversies, Taxpayers
Can My Former Spouse File a Joint Return Without My Signature? The answer is maybe. Under some circumstances, you can be held jointly liable for your spouse’s tax debts even if you didn’t sign the return. Normally, you must sign the return unless your...
