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IRS Financial Criteria for IRS Payment Plans

November 10, 2022 | Tax Help

Once you owe taxes to the IRS, they have very specific IRS financial criteria of what expenses they will allow over the long term when they determine how much they will ask you to pay back per month to repay the debt through a IRS payment Plan. To understand the process the IRS uses, it is important to realize they are trying to collect as mush as possible from you, and it does not always matter how much you can afford to pay. From the taxpayers perspective, the goal is to reach a... CONTINUE READING

Can’t afford to pay my taxes in full? Tax Resolution Services

November 5, 2022 | Tax Help

If you know you won’t be able to afford to pay the income taxes you owe in full for this year, you might be starting to panic as tax season approaches and realize that you need tax resolution services. As we all know, failing to pay taxes can result in significant fines as well as potential criminal charges, so it’s smart to get a plan in place. The good news is that there are options available for people in your situation to allow for payments over time and reducing the... CONTINUE READING

New York State offer in compromise program

October 30, 2022 | Offer in Compromise

Summary The New York State offer in compromise program allows taxpayers to reduce tax debt they cannot fully pay when it is due. It is for those who need long-term relief and would face undue economic hardship if they paid the full amount. Undue economic hardship means being unable to pay the tax debt and meet reasonable financial obligations. This typically applies to individuals who are insolvent, meaning their liabilities exceed their assets, and a business that is either out of... CONTINUE READING

How to Determine whether You are Resident Alien or Not for Taxes

October 10, 2022 | Tax Issues

The United States is known as an inclusive country. People from all over the world study, work and live in this country. As an international student or foreign worker, you may ask the question, what is my US tax status when I have income. Below I will give you a starting point when you ask this question or struggle with this issue. Resident alien or a Non-resident alien The first step in resolving this tax problem is to understand if you are a resident alien or a no... CONTINUE READING

How to Avoid The IRS Tax Penalties?

October 7, 2022 | Tax Penalties

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a government agency that deals with the collection of taxes and regulates tax law in the United States of America. They are responsible for every type of tax operations. They operate under the Department of Treasury which is also a government agency. As a taxpayer of the United States of America, it is your obligation to pay your annual taxes to the IRS by filing your returns on time. We know it is a headache for most taxpayers, but as a true citize... CONTINUE READING

NYS Sales Tax Audits

October 1, 2022 | Tax Help

  If a business collects New York sales tax, it is inevitable that it will face a sales tax audit at some point. NYS sales tax audits have been increasing in recent years as NYS tries to obtain more revenue from businesses who collect sales tax. NY state is not alone; there has been a general increase in the number of income and sales tax audits nationwide for small and large businesses alik... CONTINUE READING

Income Taxes and IRS Identity Theft

September 27, 2022 | Tax Fraud

With the recent Equifax Credit Bureau identity theft event, and many prior episodes of personal identifying information being stolen (Yahoo, etc) that appears to happening all the time now, I thought an article would be helpful on how your tax returns are affected by such events, and concrete steps you can take to protect yourself against IRS identity theft (and your parents if they are elderly). From my experience as a CPA and Tax Attorney, if you think you are completely protected f... CONTINUE READING

How long can the IRS collect taxes you owe?

September 22, 2022 | Tax Relief

A question I often get from clients with a tax debt is how long can the IRS collect taxes you owe? IRS Statute of Limitations There is a statute of limitations on collection of taxes, and it is generally 10 years. Once that time expires, you are free from the remaining unpaid tax debt and the IRS cannot collect from you unless they go to court and create a tax judgement which is rare. When I... CONTINUE READING

Does the IRS Tax Debt expire after 10 Years?

September 15, 2022 | Tax Debt

The short answer to this question is yes, the IRS tax debt does expire after 10 years. However, there are a few things you should know about this expiration date. The 10-year clock starts ticking from the date that the tax debt was initially assessed. So, if you owed taxes for the 2016 tax year, for example, but didn’t file the return until 2020, the 10-year clock would start ticking in 2020. In some cases, the IRS will file a substitute tax return, which would trigger the clock t... CONTINUE READING

What Happens If You Can’t Afford to Pay Taxes?

September 8, 2022 | Tax Compliance

The goal of IRS and state tax agencies is to get the tax money that is owed to them. Toward this end, they offer programs to make it easier for people who can’t afford to pay their taxes in a single lump sum to be able to pay what they owe. If this describes your situation, you may qualify for such a program that will allow you to pay your full tax debt off over time or to pay less than you owe in taxes. Keep in mind, though, that even if you don’t have the money to pay your taxes, you mu... CONTINUE READING