How to Recognize an IRS Tax Scam and Is My Tax Notice Real?
How to Recognize an IRS Tax Scam and What to Do if the Tax Due Notice is Real Is My Tax Notice Real? Hearing from the IRS is bad enough but being contacted by a scammer posing as the IRS is even…
Owe Money to the IRS? Here Are Some Possible Tax Resolution Strategies
Owe Money to the IRS? Even for the honest taxpayer, the IRS can be extremely frightening. Unlike most other government agencies, the IRS has the power to attach your wages, freeze your bank account,…
Is it Bad to Settle With the IRS?
You may have heard on the radio, T.V., and online, that you can settle your tax bill for less than what you owe. But are these claims really true? And can you settle your tax debt without hurting…
What to Look for When Hiring a Tax Resolution Professional
If you are under audit from the IRS or in receipt of a notice of additional tax due, the steps you take next could make all the difference. There is a strong temptation to ignore these…
The Ten Commandments of and IRS Audit
The Ten Commandments of an IRS Audit Behold, the IRS audit. They are rare these days. Only one out of every 184 taxpayers experienced an IRS audit in 2017, and less than a quarter of these audits are…
Steps to Take if You Received a Surprise Tax Bill
There have been a lot of stories about surprised taxpayers this year, and many of those surprises were decidedly unpleasant. Taxpayers who had received large refunds for years were shocked to find…
The Taxpayer Bill of Rights
Did you know that you have your own Bill of Rights as a taxpayer? These are the protections and fundamental rights you have with the IRS The IRS has adopted a Taxpayer Bill of Rights for all its…
The Taxpayer Representative: There’s More to Sailing than Leaving the Dock
“Not everyone is qualified to be a captain of a ship. When you’re miles from land and things get dicey, you want an Admiral, not a weekend sailor. You need a professional who knows what he or she is…
IRS Radar: Common Targets for Audits
If you’ve read our Top Ten post about avoiding certain red flags, you’re probably aware that some issues are more likely to give rise to an audit than others. Former senior attorney with the Internal…
