Category: Tax Debt

Fresh Start Program Helps Taxpayers Who Owe the IRS Back Taxes

19 April, 2013 | Tax Debt

Fresh Start Program Helps Taxpayers Who Owe the IRS Back Taxes If you owe back taxes,  the Internal Revenue Service offers a Fresh Start initiative that makes it easier to pay back taxes and avoid tax liens.  This program can benefit small business taxpayers and individual taxpayers and 1) help back taxes, and 2) give some certainty to your tax problem. The Fresh Start program changes best pr... CONTINUE READING

Failure to File and Failure to Pay

6 March, 2013 | Tax Debt

Failure to File and Failure to Pay When a taxpayer does not file their returns for their personal income taxes, or if a taxpayer files for an extension but never files, the IRS does not forget about the unfiled returns.  For each year a taxpayer does not file, the IRS may issue a notice of deficiency for each year at issue.  One defense to the Failure to File Penalty in the Tax Code is reasonable cause.  To prove reasonable cause for failure to file ti... CONTINUE READING

Tax Settlements to Exonerated Prisoners: A Way to Avoid this Tax Problem

2 January, 2013 | Tax Debt

Tax Settlements to Exonerated Prisoners: A Way to Avoid this Tax Problem Federal Congressmen introduced a bill on March 22, 2012 that would prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from taxing settlements awarded to anyone wrongfully convicted of a crime and then exonerated later. These wards are typically paid out by the State or City who wrongfully convicted the person. The Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2012 would amend the Internal Revenu... CONTINUE READING

Behind on Payroll Taxes? Watch Out for IRS Letter 5857

Summary 1. IRS Letter 5857 is sent to taxpayers who have fallen behind on their employment tax deposits, notifying them of an impending phone call from a Revenue Officer to discuss the issue. 2. The IRS prefers to resolve tax issues early and may offer payment arrangements or ot...