There are a number of possible federal tax crimes with which the United States Department of Justice may charge a delinquent taxpayer. Here are the most frequently brought charges. Failure to File Tax Returns The Law 26 U.S.C. § 7203 – Willful failure to file return, supply information, or pay tax Any person required under this title [...]

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson has issued her annual report on the most frequently litigated tax issues: Internal Revenue Code § 7803(c)(2)(B)(ii)(X) requires the National Taxpayer Advocate to identify the ten tax issues most often litigated in the federal courts, classified by the types of taxpayer affected. Through analysis of these issues, the National Taxpayer Advocate [...]

Far too often when an unrepresented taxpayer speaks to an IRS collection agent the agent lies to him by making one or more of the following statements: You must pay the debt or you will be criminally prosecuted If you don’t pay the debt in full within so many days, your assets will be seized It’s a [...]

If the IRS has placed a lien on you or has issued a levy to your bank, your employer or your customers, you need to act quickly. What We Need From You In order to assist you in getting the lien removed and the levies released, we will need the following information from you: A legible [...]

If you owe the IRS back taxes and/or haven’t filed your tax returns in several years, you are probably having a hard time sleeping at night. Either that or you’ve moved to Canada. Most people who are behind in their taxes truly want to get back in good standing with the IRS. Usually they don’t do [...]

In the last 25 years we have represented hundreds of clients who have been living in fear of the IRS for a very long time. Most of these clients, after we got them back in good standing with the IRS and on an installment plan to pay their back taxes, tell us they feel like [...]

IRS More Aggressive in Finding Non-Filers The IRS has recently stepped up its non-filer program and is more aggressively seeking to bring delinquent taxpayers into compliance. Non-Filing is a Crime Many taxpayers are unaware that it is a crime not to file a tax return. Non filers often make the mistake of assuming that if [...]

The Dreaded IRS Notice Nobody likes getting an IRS notice that doesn’t include a refund check along with it. But the truth is if you live long enough you are bound to get an unhappy letter from the tax man at some point. Many of our clients come to us only after they have received [...]

Tax representation is becoming like the condiments aisle at your local grocery store. There are just too many choices and no way to tell what’s best. Well, that’s what this post is for. Here are 10 do’s and don’ts to follow before hiring someone to represent you before the IRS: 1. Do ask for a [...]

Our 20 plus years of tax experiences tells us that having a tax problem keeps you awake at night and adversely affects the quality of your life. We also know that you want to get your IRS problems resolved so that you can go back to enjoying your life without dreading every ring of the telephone and every knock on the [...]