IRS audits: If you don’t agree, you can appeal
IRS audits can leave your stomach in a knot and your head in your hands, often because you feel innocent of the changes the IRS is proposing to your tax return. Notice I said proposing. An IRS audit is...
View ArticleThe three most urgent IRS letters, what they mean, and how to respond
The IRS sends out a lot of mail. Any letter from the IRS should be taken seriously, but some have more legal ramifications than others. Here are three of the most important IRS letters – what they...
View ArticleGetting the IRS to release a levy when your tax returns are unfiled
When the IRS levies your wages or accounts, it is usually to get your attention. There is something the IRS wants that you have not provided – it could be a financial statement, estimated tax payments,...
View ArticleReopening IRS audits – are they really final?
I have seen a stream of new calls from readers who went through an IRS audit and are receiving IRS collection notices for amounts they probably do not owe. Although they disagreed with the audit, they...
View ArticleIRS auditor giving you trouble? Where else can you turn?
It is common to feel like you are not getting a fair shake from an IRS auditor. Frustration mounts with perceptions that the auditor is unreasonable. No matter what you do, the auditor cannot be...
View ArticleIRS audits – how can you prove expenses without receipts?
Can you prove expenses in an IRS audit without receipts and checks? Thanks to the tax case of Cohan v. Commissioner,39 F. 2d 540 (2d Cir. 1930), the IRS will allow expenses even if receipts and checks...
View ArticleDoes bankruptcy stop IRS audits?
Bankruptcy is a powerful tool in solving IRS problems – but can it stop the IRS from auditing you? A centerpiece of bankruptcy law is the concept of an “automatic stay.” The automatic stay stops...
View ArticleCollection due process appeals: Stop the IRS collection machinery, negotiate...
If you owe the IRS back taxes, it is not always enough to just be “right” when negotiating with the government. You need to be right, but you also need to be in the right place and working with the...
View ArticleConsidering a collection due process appeal? Two reasons to file it late
The ability to file a collection due process appeal is probably the most powerful right you have in defending against IRS enforcement by levy or seizure. Due process, in the context of IRS collections,...
View ArticleIRS auditor does not believe you? 5 reasons to go to Tax Court
What do you do when you disagree with an IRS auditor? A common misperception of IRS audits is that whatever the auditor says, stands. The reality is far different – an IRS auditor’s findings are not...
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