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IRS Past Due Taxes and the threat of Prison (Addendum)
Can I really go to jail if I owe back taxes?
This post is an addendum to the next most recent article, Can I go to jail if I don’t pay my IRS back taxes?.
I decided to add discussion based on a new article that highlights IRS employees receiving bonuses while they have delinquent tax problems.
However, first, our usual missive about whether or not you should actually hire back tax help:
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help for a referral. Before you email me, please read “About irs back tax help.”
Here’s the new article, IRS staffers with tax debts eligible for bonuses. When you read this in the context of the previous article it shows that the IRS makes no mention of sending their own employees to prison for past due tax. Even politicians, who are angry with the IRS, do not mention Jail as an option being behind on your taxes. The entire article is about whether or not they get a bonus.
Here’s a quote: ” “However, the law specifically excludes unintentional tax errors made due to a ‘reasonable cause,’ not to penalize employees for legitimate, unintended errors. The IRS monitors 100 percent of IRS employee tax accounts to identify acts of potential non-compliance and works with employees to ensure prompt payment.”
The takeaway is that if you have a back tax problem, whether it’s overdue 941 payroll taxes, or unpaid 1040s, going to jail is probably not going to happen unless you have criminal intent. You don’t go to jail for back luck or hard times.
You should take action to fix a back tax problem, since they only get more expensive the longer they go on.
Please contact irs back tax help for a referral if you have questions.
Does the IRS put people and business owners in jail for a past due tax debt?
This post is to discuss whether or not you can be arrested for owing back taxes. A recent article prompted me to write this. Here’s the article: Callers Threaten Arrest For Non-Payment Of Back Taxes In IRS Phone Scam. Since this article there have been others, additionally, there have been radio ads that insinuate the same threat of going to jail for back taxes. The real answer is, most likely, you will not go to jail if you owe back taxes.
Before we get too far into the discussion:
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help for a referral. Before you email me, please read “About irs back tax help.”
There are so many things wrong about this scam, let’s take it apart, piece by piece.
From the article:
“It’s being called the largest IRS phone fraud scam targeting taxpayers ever.”
“Callers are frequently insulting or hostile and do so in an apparent attempt to scare their potential victim”
The scam probably originates once a Federal Tax Lien is filed for back taxes owed. At that point, the scammers have access to a name and address and details on the specific tax periods that are past due as well as the type of taxes owed, whether it’s 941 payroll, 1040s, etc… Then they call unsuspecting people who have a tax debt and push them into making a non-traceable payment at the threat of being arrested or sent to jail for not paying taxes.
To wrap up, unless you are intentionally defrauding the government (running a tax scam yourself!) you will not go to jail for back taxes. If you owe taxes because of tough times, you do have an obligation to pay that tax, interest that has accrued on the tax, and IRS penalty (this portion may be negotiable) in a reasonable time frame that does not cause further hardship.
The IRS collection efforts should pass the common sense test. If you’re not sure, utilize a contact at the local IRS office. If you owe back taxes and know you’re talking to a legitimate IRS Revenue Officer, and still cannot reach reasonable repayment terms for the overdue taxes, it may be time to hire help to negotiate. For a referral, please contact irs back tax help.
2014 IRS Fresh Start Initiative for Back Taxes and Tax Resolution Radio and TV ads
2014 IRS Fresh Start Initiative
irs back tax help initially discussed the IRS Fresh Start Initiative back in 2012. The purpose of the program was to expand the options available to pay back overdue taxes. Lately, there has been a resurgence of radio ads and marketing revolving around the IRS’ program to solve back tax problems.
This is an update on the Fresh Start Initiative if you past due taxes discussion for 2014.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help for a referral. Before you email me, please read “About irs back tax help.”
First, here’s the latest update from the IRS 2014 Fresh Start Initiative. (Updated as of April 10th, 2014)
The federal fresh start initiative for past due taxes affect 3 specific areas:
1. The threshold for filing of federal tax liens (IRS Form 668y). The IRS will only file tax liens on amounts over $10,000, but reserves the right to file on smaller amounts if they feel it will aid in the IRS collection process for past due taxes.
2. IRS Installment Agreements. You can set up your own IRS pay plan online if you owe personal income taxes (less than $50,000) and if you owe back 941 payroll taxes (less than $25,000.)
3. IRS Offer in Compromise (IRS Form 656). Changes include revised calculations for future income, allowing delinquent taxpayers to pay their student loans, allowing people with IRS tax debt to pay state and local delinquent taxes, and expanding the Allowable Living Expenses allowance category and amount if taxes are owed. There is also an IRS Offer in Compromise Pre-Qualifier Tool that you can use to see if a tax resolution company is advising the right course of action.
No individual tax resolution company has a special angle on resolving tax problems. On the other hand, anyone who advertised back tax solutions on TV or radio is spending a tremendous amount of money to place those ads about the IRS Fresh Start Initiative for taxes owed. A large advertising budget can place stress on a company to take on tax problems or propose a back tax resolution plan that is not in the best interest of the delinquent taxpayer or the IRS.
Overall, there hasn’t been a great deal of change in 2014 to the IRS Fresh Start Initiative. There have been minor changes for the better. It seemed worthwhile to discuss the back tax solution programs again since tax resolution company marketing efforts have started to pop back up touting “new” back tax fixes. The goal of this discussion is to give you a framework for evaluating both the IRS actions in regard to collecting back taxes, and the marketing efforts of a back tax help company.
Debt-collecting machine | The Washington Post.
If you owe back taxes to the IRS or overdue tax to the state, you may be able to set up your own installment agreement.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
From the article: “no other tax lien purchaser in the District has been more aggressive in recent years, buying the liens placed on properties when owners fell behind on their taxes, then charging families thousands in fees to save their homes from foreclosure.”
A business that’s geared towards taking the final step executing a tax lien. If you’re not sure you can handle a tax lien alone, don’t let it come to this. Dealing directly with the state or IRS before a private party tries to take your assets is a better way to go. The both have programs to solve back tax problems, but you must engage to prevent tax seizures. Engage on your own, or hire someone to help with past due taxes. Either way, action is better than no action.
If you owe past due taxes to the IRS for 2014 (or any year), the 2014 IRS filing season is starting late due to the shutdown but still ends on the regular dates. (Link goes to IRS.gov page.)
“During the closure, the IRS received 400,000 pieces of correspondence, on top of the 1 million items already being processed before the shutdown.”
Their automated procedures continued as well. Tax Liens were still filed, and Final Notice of Intent to Levy were still sent out.
Due dates are April 15th for personal 1040 taxes (delinquent or not) and March 15th for corporate returns.
You can still file an extension, but don’t forget that you are supposed to pay the estimated tax due on the original date (March or April).
If you know you need to get back to being a non-delinquent taxpayer, start now. Engage a tax professional as early as possible. If you wait until January or February, most tax professionals will be booked through tax season.
Additionally, if you owe back taxes to the IRS (or state), the time to start is now. Things can only get worse the more you procrastinate.
IRS Tax Relief links at IRS.gov
“We are monitoring the situation closely to resolve potential tax administration issues as they are identified. The IRS often updates its information on disaster relief efforts related to Hurricane Sandy. For the latest news, check this page frequently.”
Not much to add, just wanted to get these links out as another resource.
Regards,
irs back tax help
This has been posted elsewhere on the site, but it it’s worth re-posting now. If you owe back taxes to the IRS, you may be able to set up your own installment agreement.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
If you want to handle your IRS back taxes on your own, start here to see if you qualify: Online Payment Agreement Application.
There are some pre-requisites:
1. You owe less than $50k in 1040 delinquent taxes.
2. You aren’t missing any filings.
Once you’re in the installment agreement, and you’ve paid your back taxes for more than 6 months, you can pursue a tax lien removal.
Can Arena & Associates help with my IRS problem? They can, will they?
This is a review of Arena & Associates, Boulder, Co. Arena & Assocciates meets irs back tax help hiring criteria. If you have questions about this review, please reference: bp109.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
Arena & Associates Marketing Approach for an IRS Tax Problem:
There are a lot of good tax resolution companies out there. These two links will help you tell who’s who:
You should not hire IRS past due tax help unless you think there is a good reason. The real first question, after a tax lien is filed, is not whom to hire, but “IF” you should hire anyone to help if you owe back taxes to the IRS.
Let’s inject some common sense into the tax problem if you are looking for IRS help. Read the link above, it will help you decide “IF” you actually need to hire IRS back tax help. Have an IRS emergency caused by an IRS bank levy or seizure? Take the time to read both of these links. They are focused on your best interests, not a tax resolution company’s.
Instead, take control of this IRS tax problem on your terms. Here’s how: (3 steps, 10 minutes)
It is valid to be concerned about the IRS’ actions, and to take action yourself, but a knee jerk reaction could cause greater IRS problems down the road. When the IRS goes into enforced collection mode, it’s worthwhile to take a measured approach to fix the tax problem.
STEP 1: Before you have a discussion with Arena & Associates Read Google & BBB Reviews & Complaints:
After doing a little homework on Google, Arena & Associates’ address:
Arena & Associates Better Business Bureau records look like this:
Arena & Associates Reviews & Complaints from Google:
STEP 2: If you are happy with Step 1: Reviews & Complaints, call Arena & Associates.
In the first call, tell Arena & Associates you want some general information about the company and the name of the person who will be representing you before you talk to them and then you will return their call.
STEP 3: Re-Contact Arena & Associates if you are satisfied with Steps 1 & 2. Then get a Second Opinion on How to handle your IRS Tax Debt. (That’s a hint!)
Knowledge is power, so the second opinion is important. Overall, if you are thinking of hiring Arena & Associates, listen to them and then see what the second opinion says about your tax problems. Of course, we would like to be that second opinion, but as long as you take the time to do a little homework as listed in the first link above, you’ll probably be fine. Click “About irs back tax help” to learn about us or read irs back tax help Testimonials to see how we treat people.
If you would like irs back tax help to be your first or second opinion, I can be reached at irsbacktaxhelp@gmail.com. I do not pressure people in an already stressful situation.
Regards,
irs back tax help
Reviews for Tax Resolution Companies
Tax Resolution Companies that will call you when you owe the IRS back taxes
The IRS has announced there are no changes to their interest rates for third quarter, 2012.
Below is a link to the IRS Q3 2012 back tax interest rates. effective 3/12/2012. If you have questions about this review, please reference: bp108.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
“The interest rates announced today are computed from the federal short-term rate determined during April 2012 to take effect May 1, 2012, based on daily compounding.
Revenue Ruling 2012-16, announcing the rates of interest, is attached and will appear in Internal Revenue Bulletin No. 2012-26, dated June 25, 2012.”
“The rates will be:
one-half (0.5) percent for the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000.”
Good news for those dealing with past due taxes for the IRS.
All irs back tax help writing is in blue. Below is a link to the IRS Fresh Start Initiative that helps people who are dealing with overdue IRS tax. effective 3/12/2012. If you have questions about this review, please reference: bp108.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
First, last year’s review: 2011 IRS Fresh Start Initiative.
The irs.gov link and full original text: 2012 IRS Fresh Start Initiative.
New changes in IRS Collection policy for 2012 are reviewed below.
The IRS “What Ifs” for taxpayers in an Economic Downturn
Click “About irs back tax help” to learn about us or read irs back tax help Testimonials to see how we treat people.
If you would like irs back tax help to be your first or second opinion, I can be reached at irsbacktaxhelp@gmail.com. I do not pressure people in an already stressful situation.
Regards,
Below is a link to the IRS Collection Financial Standards, aka 2012 IRS allowable expenses effective 4/2/2012. If you have questions about this review, please reference: bp107.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
irs.gov link and original and full text: 2012 IRS Allowable Expenses if you owe back taxes.
These Collection Financial Standards are only for use with past due IRS taxes. If you owe the IRS back taxes and you are entering bankruptcy, you must use the US Trustee Program.
You must be aware of these standards prior to submitting your IRS From 433a or 433b Collection Information Statement. If you’re not, you may be surprised at the results. Not being aware of your allowable expenses may give the IRS the upper hand in negotiating your repayment of back taxes. The IRS will compare your submission to these collection standards when determining how you will be able to address the back taxes owed. I would venture to say the majority of a tax resolution company’s work is renegotiating IRS pay plans that people initially negotiated on their own.
“Collection Financial Standards are used to help determine a taxpayer’s ability to pay a delinquent tax liability. Allowable living expenses include those expenses that meet the necessary expense test. The necessary expense test is defined as expenses that are necessary to provide for a taxpayer’s (and his or her family’s) health and welfare and/or production of income.”
IRS National Collection Standards include food, clothing, and “out-of-pocket” healthcare.
IRS Local Collection Standards that vary by location include housing, utilities, and transportation.
What’s new for 2012 IRS Allowable Expenses? Improvements for people and businesses who owe back taxes.
There is a hidden problem that people don’t always see coming inside IRS allowable expenses, and it revolves around mortgage payments. I often get the question “Will the IRS take my house/home?” Generally, no. What people don’t realize is that the IRS only accepts the allowable expense, which is often below the real mortgage payment in our over-mortgaged, home devalued economy.
Click “About irs back tax help” to learn about us or read irs back tax help Testimonials to see how we treat people.
If you would like irs back tax help to be your first or second opinion, I can be reached at irsbacktaxhelp@gmail.com. I do not pressure people in an already stressful situation.
Regards,
irs back tax help
“Tax Relief Alternatives” is an ad that shows up in various forms when you are searching for IRS back tax help online. Tax Defense Network is the advertiser.
This is a review of Tax Relief Alternatives ads, and their connection to the Tax Defense Network. Tax Defense Network does not meet irs back tax help hiring criteria. If you have questions about this review, please reference: bp106.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
Are the Tax Relief Alternatives ads the only way Tax Defense Network advertises? No.
Tax Defense Network, to their credit, has many arrows in their advertising quiver. They are somehow linked to the IRS Hitman, or IRS Tax Lien Settlement HQ as well. Here’s a review for Tax Defense Network/The IRS Hitman/IRS Tax Lien Settlement HQ.
Tax Defense Network is also somehow affiliated with consumertaxreports(dot)org. More on Tax Defense Network and consumertaxreports.
Before you hire any Tax Resolution Company for your IRS back taxes, perform some quick due diligence. If more people would research Tax Debt Relief companies before they hire them a lot of pain and heartache could have been avoided. JK Harris, TaxMasters, Ronni Lynn Deutch, American Tax Relief, et al, would have had a much smaller negative impact on people who owe back taxes.
Overall, if you are thinking of hiring a tax resolution company, use my reviews to help you choose, do your homework, and then listen to them and then see what the second opinion says about your tax problems. Of course, we would like to be that second opinion, but as long as you take the time to do a little homework as listed in the first link above, you’ll probably be fine. Click “About irs back tax help” to learn about us or read irs back tax help Testimonials to see how we treat people.
If you would like irs back tax help to be your first or second opinion, I can be reached at irsbacktaxhelp@gmail.com. I do not pressure people in an already stressful situation.
Regards,
irs back tax help
This is a review of IRS collection actions for 2011. This includes Offers in Compromise accepted, Filed Federal tax lien, notices of levy served on third parties, IRS seizures, and IRS penalty abated/removed. If you have questions about this review, please reference: bp105.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
Interesting stats for 2011 and somewhat contradictory. IRS acceptance of Offers in Compromise have jumped dramatically. Is it due to IRS leniency, or because the main offenders of frivolous offer in compromise filers are out of business? Ronni Lynn Deutch is out of business, J.K. Harris is out of business, and TaxMasters is in bankruptcy.
Source: IRS Back Tax Collections, Offer in Compromise, Federal Tax Liens, IRS Levy, IRS Seizures
There has been a large jump in the percentage of accepted Offers in Compromise with no stated equally dramatic change in policy. By comparison in 2010, only 24% of all offers were accepted.
| Offers in compromise (thousands) [5]: |
2011 |
% Accepted |
| Number of offers received |
59 |
|
| Number of offers accepted |
20 |
|
| Amount of offers accepted |
154,092 |
34% |
IRS Seizures are the real concern here. IRS tax liens and IRS levies stayed relatively level.
| Enforcement activity: |
2010 |
2011 |
% Change |
| Number of notices of Federal tax liens filed [6] |
1,096,376 |
1,042,230 |
-5% |
| Number of notices of levy served on third parties |
3,606,818 |
3,748,884 |
+4% |
| Number of seizures |
605 |
776 |
+22% |
Everyone always asks. Can you really Abate IRS Penalty? Yes. The IRS admits it officially. Roughly one-third of all penalty is abated. It is important to fight IRS penalty. 46% of all civil penalty is abated for employment taxes. If your Revenue Officer isn’t working with you on IRS penalty, they should be.
| Table 17. Civil Penalties Assessed and Abated, by Type of Tax and Type of Penalty, Fiscal Year 2011 [1] |
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| [Money amounts are in thousands of dollars] | |||||
| Type of tax and type of penalty | Civil penalties assessed | Civil penalties abated [2] | |||
| Number | Amount | Number | Amount | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ||
| Civil penalties, total | 38,646,963 | 30,921,558 | 4,871,988 | 11,008,638 |
36% |
| Individual income tax: | |||||
| Civil penalties, total [3] | 28,749,882 | 15,580,904 | 3,067,370 | 5,241,771 |
34% |
| Accuracy [4] | 500,472 | 1,112,671 | 51,461 | 252,004 | |
| Bad check | 296,559 | 24,795 | 11,959 | 5,088 | |
| Delinquency | 3,736,987 | 6,344,147 | 790,190 | 2,718,565 | |
| Estimated tax | 7,366,907 | 1,569,824 | 263,442 | 450,376 | |
| Failure to pay | 16,841,952 | 6,291,624 | 1,944,535 | 1,697,104 | |
| Fraud | 2,391 | 186,116 | 167 | 107,263 | |
| Other [5] | 4,614 | 51,727 | 5,616 | 11,371 | |
| Business income tax: | |||||
| Civil penalties, total | 1,080,027 | 1,496,418 | 250,325 | 611,457 |
41% |
| Accuracy [4, 6] | 4,204 | 191,564 | d | d | |
| Bad check [6] | 4,679 | 14,551 | 210 | 250 | |
| Delinquency [6] | 594,265 | 651,050 | 170,685 | 295,428 | |
| Estimated tax [6] | 198,697 | 203,923 | 8,465 | 99,486 | |
| Failure to pay [6] | 259,245 | 304,238 | 64,793 | 149,844 | |
| Fraud [6] | 192 | 9,383 | d | d | |
| S corporation/partnership information [7] | 18,662 | 117,262 | 1,758 | 10,547 | |
| Other [6] | 83 | 4,447 | 4,318 | 38,618 | |
| Employment taxes: | |||||
| Civil penalties, total [8] | 7,745,830 | 5,298,944 | 1,364,041 | 2,424,513 |
46% |
| Accuracy [4] | 2,590 | 13,638 | 238 | 962 | |
| Bad check | 192,135 | 25,154 | 3,610 | 2,632 | |
| Delinquency | 1,669,240 | 1,340,470 | 291,429 | 655,989 | |
| Estimated tax | 3,595 | 14,182 | 648 | 10,878 | |
| Failure to pay | 4,162,673 | 1,100,324 | 673,166 | 383,485 | |
| Federal tax deposits | 1,715,095 | 2,795,325 | 394,938 | 1,370,523 | |
| Fraud | 256 | 3,404 | 12 | 44 | |
| Other | 246 | 6,447 | 0 | 0 | |
If you feel like you are on the wrong side of all these statistics, it is probably worth seeking a second opinion. If you would like irs back tax help to be your first or second opinion, I can be reached at irsbacktaxhelp@gmail.com. I do not pressure people in an already stressful situation.
Regards,
This is a review of Tax Tiger, Inc. Sacramento, CA who may mail you; or you may have seen on TV or the internet if the government files a federal tax lien against you, or your business, if you owe the IRS back taxes. Tax Tiger meets irs back tax help hiring criteria. If you have questions about this review, please reference: bp104.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
There are a lot of good tax resolution companies out there. These two links will help you tell who’s who:
You should not hire IRS past due tax help unless you think there is a good reason. The real first question, after a tax lien is filed, is not whom to hire, but “IF” you should hire anyone to help if you owe back taxes to the IRS.
Let’s inject some common sense into the tax problem if you are looking for IRS help. Read the link above, it will help you decide “IF” you actually need to hire IRS back tax help. Have an IRS emergency caused by an IRS bank levy or seizure? Take the time to read both of these links. They are focused on your best interests, not a tax resolution company’s.
It is valid to be concerned about the IRS’ actions, and to take action yourself, but a knee jerk reaction could cause greater IRS problems down the road. When the IRS goes into enforced collection mode, it’s worth taking a measured approach to fix the tax problem.
After doing a little homework on Google, Tax Tiger’s addresses:
In the first call, tell Tax Tiger you want some general information about the company and the name of the person who will be representing you before you talk to them and then you will return their call.
Knowledge is power, so the second opinion is important. Overall, if you are thinking of hiring Tax Tiger, listen to them and then see what the second opinion says about your tax problems. Of course, we would like to be that second opinion, but as long as you take the time to do a little homework as listed in the first link above, you’ll probably be fine. Click “About irs back tax help” to learn about us or read irs back tax help Testimonials to see how we treat people.
If you would like irs back tax help to be your first or second opinion, I can be reached at irsbacktaxhelp@gmail.com. I do not pressure people in an already stressful situation.
Regards,
This is a review of Tax Results who you may market via radio, TV, internet or mail. Tax Results does not meet irs back tax help hiring criteria due to the number of complaints on their BBB review, and not being accredited by the BBB. If you have questions about this review, please reference: bp101.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
There are a lot of good tax resolution companies out there. These two links will help you tell who’s who:
You should not hire IRS past due tax help unless you think there is a good reason. The real first question, after a tax lien is filed, is not whom to hire, but “IF” you should hire anyone to help if you owe back taxes to the IRS.
Let’s inject some common sense into the tax problem if you are looking for IRS help. Read the link above, it will help you decide “IF” you actually need to hire IRS back tax help. Have an IRS emergency caused by an IRS bank levy or seizure? Take the time to read both of these links. They are focused on your best interests, not a tax resolution company’s.
It is valid to be concerned about the IRS’ actions, and to take action yourself, but a knee jerk reaction could cause greater IRS problems down the road. When the IRS goes into enforced collection mode, it’s worth taking a measured approach to fix the tax problem.
After doing some homework on Google, Tax Results’ address:
In the first call, tell them you want some general information about the company and the name of the person who will be representing you before you talk to them and then you will return their call.
Knowledge is power, so the second opinion is important. Overall, if you are thinking of hiring Tax Results, listen to them and then see what the second opinion says about your tax problems. Of course, we would like to be that second opinion, but as long as you take the time to do a little homework as listed in the first link above, you’ll probably be fine. Click “About irs back tax help” to learn about us or read irs back tax helpTestimonials to see how we treat people.
If you would like irs back tax help to be your first or second opinion, I can be reached at irsbacktaxhelp@gmail.com. I do not pressure people in an already stressful situation.
Regards,
This is a review of how you should not be treated when you come into contact with a Tax Resolution Company. This primer will help you evaluate who has the skill set, and the intent to help you fix your IRS back taxes. If you have questions about this post, please reference: BP103.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
Some of this will sound a little obvious, but it’s written from countless stories of how people have been treated in the past.
1. You should not be treated badly in any way. If this happens before you pay them, imagine what it will be like after you’ve hired them to solve your back tax problems? A tax resolution company should not make you feel:
2. A tax resolution company should not:
3. Things a tax debt relief company should not say to you in regard to your IRS tax problems because they are not true:
In summary, if you are not comfortable with your encounter with a company, it’s ok to trust your instincts. If they display any of the behaviors described above, you can do better. Of course, I’d like to refer you to someone who won’t behave this way. Contact irs back tax help if you have questions or would like a recommendation for someone who meets irs back tax help hiring criteria.
This is a review of how you should be treated when you come into contact with a Tax Resolution Company. This primer will help you evaluate who has the skill set, and the intent to help you fix your IRS back taxes. If you have questions about this post, please reference: BP102.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
Some of this will sound a little obvious, but it’s written from countless stories of how people have been treated in the past.
1. Talking to the tax resolution company’s rep should remove your stress, not add to it.
2. The tax resolution company’s rep should be happy to send some general information to you before you talk to them. This is especially true if the tax resolution company initiated contact. This information should include the physical address of the company.
3. A tax resolution company should be happy to provide the name of your actual before you have a discussion with them. You need to know who will represent you if you hire them. Not all representatives are equally skilled, and there can be wide quality spreads even within the same company. Will your rep be a licensed attorney, a CPA, or an Enrolled Agent? Who can represent me if I owe IRS back taxes?
4. Tax debt relief companies put a lot of money into training their representatives. In your discussions about the overdue taxes, do you get the feeling that their spending money on sales tactics, or are they knowledgeable about your IRS tax problem? The tax resolution company salesperson should be patient, knowledgeable, polite, and helpful.
5. A tax debt relief company should explain all of the options to fix IRS back tax problems. For all past due IRS tax problems, an Installment Agreement (IRS Form 433d), Offer in Compromise (IRS Form 656), and a Partial Payment Installment Agreement should all be explored. If it for 941 payroll (trust fund) tax, or corporate income 1120 back taxes, business restructuring should also be explored. If someone is fixated on only discussing one idea, that is concerning.
6. The tax debt relief company should be willing to split up your payment to them. Typically over two weeks to thirty days.
Overall, a tax resolution firm should make you feel comfortable and confident that they can assist. If you have any misgivings, look around a little more. As usual, we’re happy to be that second opinion. You will be treated well if you contact us, for proof read irs back tax help testimonials. if you’d like me to refer someone to you who meets irs back tax help hiring criteria, contact irs back tax help.
Can Empire Tax Network, help with my IRS problem? They may, will they? This is a review of Empire Tax Network who has an ad on TV. Empire Tax Network does not meet irs back tax help hiring criteria due to the lack of a BBB review, the age of the company, not listing a physical address on the Empire Tax Network website. If you have questions about this review, please reference bp99.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
If you are treated politely, and Empire Tax Network’s salesperson is informative and helpful, that is a good sign. On the flip side, if they say you need to hire them immediately! No matter what! And now! And they are insisting you complete their paperwork immediately. Do not. I disagree with that notion. You should not hire IRS past due tax help unless you think there is a good reason. The real first question, after a tax lien is filed, is not whom to hire, but “IF” you should hire anyone to help if you owe back taxes to the IRS.
Let’s inject some common sense into the tax problem if you are looking for IRS help. Read the link above, it will help you decide “IF” you actually need to hire IRS back tax help. No one, including Empire Tax Network, should ask you for a credit card number or checking information the first time they call you. That is a telemarketing tactic to force your commitment. Even if you have an IRS emergency caused by an IRS bank levy or seizure.
It is valid to be concerned about the IRS’ actions, and to take action yourself, but a knee jerk reaction could cause greater IRS problems down the road. When the IRS goes into enforced collection mode, it’s worth taking a measured approach to fix the tax problem.
After doing some homework on Google, Empire Tax Network’s address: Not listed anywhere on their website? There was no way to verify their address with the BBB either.
In the first call, tell them you want some general information about the company and the name of the person who will be representing you before you talk to them and then you will return their call. If they refuse and become pushy, threatening, or obnoxious, that is a red flag.
Knowledge is power, so the second opinion is important. Overall, if you are thinking of hiring them, listen to them and then see what the second opinion says about your tax problems. Of course, we would like to be that second opinion, but as long as you take the time to do a little homework as listed in the first link above, you’ll probably be fine. Click “About irs back tax help” to learn about us.
If you would like irs back tax help to be your first or second opinion, I can be reached at irsbacktaxhelp@gmail.com. I do not pressure people in an already stressful situation.
Regards,
Tax Resolution Companies that want you to call to help with your IRS tax debt
This is a review of Ideal Tax Solutions, Costa Mesa, CA who may mail you; or you may have seen on TV or the internet if the government files a federal tax lien against you, or your business, if you owe the IRS back taxes. Ideal Tax Solutions does not meet irs back tax help hiring criteria. If you have questions about this review, please reference: bp98.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to refer you to someone who meets irs back tax help criteria. Please contact irs back tax help. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
Ideal Tax solution for IRS back taxes
There are a lot of good tax resolution companies out there. These two links will help you tell who’s who:
Apparently, their primary form of marketing mimics IRS documents and disguises their identity. I think this is my least favorite form of marketing. Why start out trying to deceive people?
“There was no company information but only “IRS Federal Tax Lien Notification” and US govt information. When I called the number at the bottom to inquire about why I received this notice, the company was Ideal Tax Solution out of Costa Mesa CA.”
You should not hire IRS past due tax help unless you think there is a good reason. The real first question, after a tax lien is filed, is not whom to hire, but “IF” you should hire anyone to help if you owe back taxes to the IRS.
Let’s inject some common sense into the tax problem if you are looking for IRS help. Read the link above, it will help you decide “IF” you actually need to hire IRS back tax help. Have an IRS emergency caused by an IRS bank levy or seizure? Take the time to read both of these links. They are focused on your best interests, not a tax resolution company’s.
It is valid to be concerned about the IRS’ actions, and to take action yourself, but a knee jerk reaction could cause greater IRS problems down the road. When the IRS goes into enforced collection mode, it’s worth taking a measured approach to fix the tax problem.
After doing a little homework on Google, Ideal Tax Solutions’ address:
In the first call, tell Ideal Tax Solutions you want some general information about the company and the name of the person who will be representing you before you talk to them and then you will return their call.
Knowledge is power, so the second opinion is important. Overall, if you are thinking of hiring Ideal Tax Solutions, listen to them and then see what the second opinion says about your tax problems. Of course, we would like to be that second opinion, but as long as you take the time to do a little homework as listed in the first link above, you’ll probably be fine. Click “About irs back tax help” to learn about us or read irs back tax help Testimonials to see how we treat people.
If you would like irs back tax help to be your first or second opinion, I can be reached at irsbacktaxhelp@gmail.com. I do not pressure people in an already stressful situation.
Regards,
Quick post, but this information that’s commonly sought.
If you have questions about this review, please reference: bp97.
As usual, If you like the tone of this writing, I would like to compete for your business. I can be reached at irsbacktaxhelp@gmail.com. Before you email me, please click on and read “About irs back tax help.”
2Q 2012 IRS Interest Rates for Past Due Tax
IRS Interest rates will stay the same for the second quarter of 2012, starting April 1st, 2012.
“The rates will be:
one-half (0.5) percent for the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000.”
“The interest rates announced today are computed from the federal short-term rate during January 1, 2012 to take effect February 1, 2012, based on daily compounding.”
IRS penalty is the far bigger portion of the growth rate if you owe the IRS back taxes.
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