unpaid tax debt
Forgotten Offer in Compromise Extended IRS Collection Time
Sometimes it is best to wait for the IRS’s collection statute to expire. This is a wait-and-see approach where the taxpayer waits to see if the IRS attempts to collect the tax debt. To succeed, it is important for the taxpayer to not extend the IRS’s collection statute. This issue came to a head in […]
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Lost IRS Notice Was Timely, Despite IRS Not Following Procedures
There are a number of dates that must be met when it comes to taxes. Many of these dates are triggered by some action by the IRS. This raises the question as to what happens if the taxpayer is not aware that the IRS took the action and the IRS destroys the primary evidence that […]
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TIGTA Review of the IRS’s Practices in Levying on Social Security Payments
The IRS has the power to levy on or take a taxpayer’s property. This includes nearly all property, including Social Security payments. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the agency that audits the IRS, recently released a report that examined the IRS’s practices in levying on Social Security payments. Social Security Payments TIGTA’s[…]
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IRS Allowed Interest for Unpaid Taxes Despite Waiver
The IRS often does not act to collect unpaid taxes. When it does, it usually does so after several years have passed since the tax was due. Even though interest rates remain at historically low levels, it is not unheard of for the interest incurred on unpaid taxes to be more than the original tax […]
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A Look at the IRS Automated Underreporter Program
The IRS uses a computer matching system to make various tax adjustments. The IRS refers to this as its automated underreporter program. This program adjusts millions of taxpayer accounts each year. The program generally goes unnoticed, until there is a problem. The Newman v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2016-125, case provides an example of how this […]
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