by Fresh Start Tax | Dec 3, 2015 | Tax Help
The Affordable IRS Tax Specialist, Since 1982.
Before you start paying off your back tax debt you want to find out if you are eligible for an offer in compromise to settle your debt for pennies on the dollar.Payment agreements should be a second consideration, must sure you are not a settlement candidate.
Call us today for a free tax consult.
If you’re financially unable to pay your tax debt immediately, you can make monthly payments through an installment agreement.
As long as you pay your tax debt in full, you can reduce or eliminate your payment of penalties or interest, and avoid the fee associated with setting up the agreement.
Before applying for any payment agreement, you must file all required tax returns.
• Individuals must owe $50,000 or less in combined individual income tax, penalties and interest, and have filed all required returns.
• Businesses must owe $25,000 or less in payroll taxes and have filed all required returns.
• If you meet these requirements, you can apply for an online payment agreement.
Even if you’re ineligible for an online payment agreement, you can still pay in installments
• Complete and mail Form 9465, Installment Agreement Request (PDF) and Form 433-F, Collection Information Statement (PDF);
Small Businesses with employees can apply for an in-Business Trust Fund Express installment agreement
• These installment agreements generally do not require a financial statement or financial verification as part of the application process.
• Find out if you qualify and how to apply.
Understand your agreement & avoid default
• Your future refunds will be applied to your tax debt until it is paid in full;
• Pay at least your minimum monthly payment when it’s due;
• Include your name, address, SSN, daytime phone number, tax year and return type on your payment;
• File all required tax returns on time & pay all taxes in-full and on time (contact us to change your existing agreement if you cannot);
• Make all scheduled payments even if we apply your refund to your account balance; and
Six Year Rule for Repayment of Tax Liability
The Collection Financial Standards are used in cases requiring financial analysis to determine a taxpayer’s ability to pay.
The vast majority of installment agreements secured by Collection employees are streamlined agreements, which require little or no financial analysis and no substantiation of expenses.
In cases where taxpayers cannot full pay and do not meet the criteria for a streamlined agreement, they may still qualify for the six-year rule.
The timeframe for this rule was increased in 2012 from five years to six years.
The six-year rule allows for payment of living expenses that exceed the Collection Financial Standards, and allows for other expenses, such as minimum payments on student loans or credit cards, as long as the tax liability, including penalty and interest, can be full paid in six years.
Taxpayers are required to provide financial information in these cases, but do not have to provide substantiation of reasonable expenses.
IRS Payment Plans + IRS Installment Agreements + Different Options + Pay Off your Taxes + Affordable Former IRS
by Jim Magary | Dec 3, 2015 | Tax Help
The Affordable IRS Tax Specialist, Since 1982.
Before you start paying off your back tax debt you want to find out if you are eligible for an offer in compromise to settle your debt for pennies on the dollar.Payment agreements should be a second consideration, must sure you are not a settlement candidate.
Call us today for a free tax consult.
If you’re financially unable to pay your tax debt immediately, you can make monthly payments through an installment agreement.
As long as you pay your tax debt in full, you can reduce or eliminate your payment of penalties or interest, and avoid the fee associated with setting up the agreement.
Before applying for any payment agreement, you must file all required tax returns.
• Individuals must owe $50,000 or less in combined individual income tax, penalties and interest, and have filed all required returns.
• Businesses must owe $25,000 or less in payroll taxes and have filed all required returns.
• If you meet these requirements, you can apply for an online payment agreement.
Even if you’re ineligible for an online payment agreement, you can still pay in installments
• Complete and mail Form 9465, Installment Agreement Request (PDF) and Form 433-F, Collection Information Statement (PDF);
Small Businesses with employees can apply for an in-Business Trust Fund Express installment agreement
• These installment agreements generally do not require a financial statement or financial verification as part of the application process.
• Find out if you qualify and how to apply.
Understand your agreement & avoid default
• Your future refunds will be applied to your tax debt until it is paid in full;
• Pay at least your minimum monthly payment when it’s due;
• Include your name, address, SSN, daytime phone number, tax year and return type on your payment;
• File all required tax returns on time & pay all taxes in-full and on time (contact us to change your existing agreement if you cannot);
• Make all scheduled payments even if we apply your refund to your account balance; and
Six Year Rule for Repayment of Tax Liability
The Collection Financial Standards are used in cases requiring financial analysis to determine a taxpayer’s ability to pay.
The vast majority of installment agreements secured by Collection employees are streamlined agreements, which require little or no financial analysis and no substantiation of expenses.
In cases where taxpayers cannot full pay and do not meet the criteria for a streamlined agreement, they may still qualify for the six-year rule.
The timeframe for this rule was increased in 2012 from five years to six years.
The six-year rule allows for payment of living expenses that exceed the Collection Financial Standards, and allows for other expenses, such as minimum payments on student loans or credit cards, as long as the tax liability, including penalty and interest, can be full paid in six years.
Taxpayers are required to provide financial information in these cases, but do not have to provide substantiation of reasonable expenses.
IRS Payment Plans + IRS Installment Agreements + Different Options + Pay Off your Taxes + Affordable Former IRS
by Fresh Start Tax | Dec 3, 2015 | Tax Help
Affordable Payroll Tax Debt Settlement + Former IRS Agents & Managers can settle your case, over 60 years of former IRS work experience.
We know the system. Since 1982, we know the system.
Here the truth from Former IRS Agents who have worked thousands of cases. We are the affordable professional firm.
Being a former IRS agent and teaching instructor you should understand that the Internal Revenue Service is tougher on payroll taxes than any other taxes.
The reason for this is very simple, this tax is money held in trust in not an actual tax.
It is one of few taxes that the Internal Revenue Service not only go after the company it can in addition can go after the responsible persons or individuals.
After the IRS creates individual tax assessment for those responsible it often time results in the filing of federal tax liens, bank and wage levy garnishments.
This is a tax that you should not fool around with because it is number one on the IRS to hit list.
The Internal Revenue Service will individually engage those responsible under section 6672 of the Internal Revenue Code
Let Former IRS agents and managers get you immediate tax relief via a payroll tax settlement.
We should be able to make sure we can reach a reasonable settlement on your payroll tax liability and you can continue to operate your business without fear and worry from the Internal Revenue Service.
With over 60 years of direct working experience at the Internal Revenue Service we know every possible tax solution that can get you immediate and permanent tax relief for a payroll tax settlement.
IRS does not want to seize your business for back taxes due on payroll taxes, however 941 payroll taxes are a big concern for the IRS.
The Process of receiving a Payroll Tax Debt Settlement
The Internal Revenue Service will want to fully review your company or corporation before you can obtain in IRS payroll tax settlement. You will need to provide IRS with the current financial statement along with proof that all payroll tax deposits and 941 tax forms have been filed.
Many times IRS will want a personal or individual financial statement for more responsible persons. For most company’s of the IRS payroll tax settlement may come in three forms.
Review your current financial statement Internal Revenue Service may determine that you are a hardship candidate, monthly payment agreement candidate or an offer in compromise candidate and IRS payroll settlement.
Why have Fresh Start Tax contact the IRS:
You never have to talk with the Internal Revenue Service on these tax matters;
Fresh Start Tax knows what the IRS is looking for;
Fresh Start Tax knows the exact packaging required;
Fresh Start Tax knows the next steps the IRS will take;
You know your case will be handled and resolved as fast as possible.
There are steps your business or corporation can take to avoid the IRS taking the following actions:
IRS has the right to sell your complete inventory at public auction;
IRS can seize all your accounts receivables;
IRS can hold you personally responsible for this tax;
IRS has the right to lock the doors of your business.
Steps to take to work out an affordable payment plan with the Internal Revenue Service:
Immediately stay current on all payroll tax deposits to show the IRS good faith;
Be prepared to give the IRS a current financial statement;
Make sure your personal tax liabilities are filed and paid;
Have all documentation on the financial statement prepared for the IRS.
If you do not pay your Payroll Taxes IRS can collect them from you individually
To encourage prompt payment of withheld income and employment taxes, including social security taxes, railroad retirement taxes, or collected excise taxes, Congress passed a law that provides for the trust fund recovery penalty.
These payroll taxes are called trust fund taxes because you actually hold the employee’s money in trust until you make a federal tax deposit in that amount.
The TFRP may apply to you if these unpaid trust fund taxes cannot be immediately collected from the business.
The business does not have to have stopped operating in order for the TFRP to be assessed
Who Can Be Responsible for payroll tax debt
The TFRP may be assessed against any person who:
Is responsible for collecting or paying withheld income and employment taxes, or for paying collected excise taxes, and
Willfully fails to collect or pay them.
A responsible person is a person or group of people who has the duty to perform and the power to direct the collecting, accounting, and paying of trust fund taxes.
This person may be:
An officer or an employee of a corporation,
A member or employee of a partnership,
A corporate director or shareholder,
A member of a board of trustees of a nonprofit organization,
Another person with authority and control over funds to direct their disbursement,
Another corporation or third party payer,
Payroll Service Providers (PSP) ore responsible parties within a PSP
Professional Employer Organizations (PEO) or responsible parties within a PEO, or
Responsible parties within the common law employer (client of PSP/PEO).
For willfulness to exist, the responsible person:
Must have been, or should have been, aware of the outstanding taxes and either intentionally disregarded the law or was plainly indifferent to its requirements (no evil intent or bad motive is required).
Using available funds to pay other creditors when the business is unable to pay the employment taxes is an indication of willfulness. You will be asked to complete an interview in order to determine the full scope of your duties and responsibilities.
Responsibility is based on whether an individual exercised independent judgment with respect to the financial affairs of the business.
An employee is not a responsible person if the employee’s function was solely to pay the bills as directed by a superior, rather than to determine which creditors would or would not be paid.
Figuring the Trust Fund Amount for responsible persons
The amount of the penalty is equal to the unpaid balance of the trust fund tax. The penalty is computed based on:
The unpaid income taxes withheld, plus
The employee’s portion of the withheld FICA taxes. For collected taxes, the penalty is based on the unpaid amount of collected excise taxes.
Assessing the TFRP If the IRS determines that you are a responsible person, we will provide you a letter stating that we plan to assess the TFRP against you. You have 60 days (75 days if this letter is addressed to you outside the United States) from the date of this letter to appeal our proposal.
The letter will explain your appeal rights. Refer to Publication 5, Your Appeal Rights and How to Prepare a Protest if You Don’t Agree (PDF), for a clear outline of the appeals process. If you do not respond to our letter, we will assess the penalty against you and send you a Notice and Demand for Payment.
Once we assert the penalty, the IRS can take collection action against your personal assets. For instance, we can file a federal tax lien or take levy or seizure action.
We are back payroll tax debt settlement experts.
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation and we can fully explain the process of settlement,t filing your back payroll tax returns or making a payment agreement. We are a full service tax from.
by Jim Magary | Dec 3, 2015 | Tax Help
Affordable Payroll Tax Debt Settlement + Former IRS Agents & Managers can settle your case, over 60 years of former IRS work experience.
We know the system. Since 1982, we know the system.
Here the truth from Former IRS Agents who have worked thousands of cases. We are the affordable professional firm.
Being a former IRS agent and teaching instructor you should understand that the Internal Revenue Service is tougher on payroll taxes than any other taxes.
The reason for this is very simple, this tax is money held in trust in not an actual tax.
It is one of few taxes that the Internal Revenue Service not only go after the company it can in addition can go after the responsible persons or individuals.
After the IRS creates individual tax assessment for those responsible it often time results in the filing of federal tax liens, bank and wage levy garnishments.
This is a tax that you should not fool around with because it is number one on the IRS to hit list.
The Internal Revenue Service will individually engage those responsible under section 6672 of the Internal Revenue Code
Let Former IRS agents and managers get you immediate tax relief via a payroll tax settlement.
We should be able to make sure we can reach a reasonable settlement on your payroll tax liability and you can continue to operate your business without fear and worry from the Internal Revenue Service.
With over 60 years of direct working experience at the Internal Revenue Service we know every possible tax solution that can get you immediate and permanent tax relief for a payroll tax settlement.
IRS does not want to seize your business for back taxes due on payroll taxes, however 941 payroll taxes are a big concern for the IRS.
The Process of receiving a Payroll Tax Debt Settlement
The Internal Revenue Service will want to fully review your company or corporation before you can obtain in IRS payroll tax settlement. You will need to provide IRS with the current financial statement along with proof that all payroll tax deposits and 941 tax forms have been filed.
Many times IRS will want a personal or individual financial statement for more responsible persons. For most company’s of the IRS payroll tax settlement may come in three forms.
Review your current financial statement Internal Revenue Service may determine that you are a hardship candidate, monthly payment agreement candidate or an offer in compromise candidate and IRS payroll settlement.
Why have Fresh Start Tax contact the IRS:
You never have to talk with the Internal Revenue Service on these tax matters;
Fresh Start Tax knows what the IRS is looking for;
Fresh Start Tax knows the exact packaging required;
Fresh Start Tax knows the next steps the IRS will take;
You know your case will be handled and resolved as fast as possible.
There are steps your business or corporation can take to avoid the IRS taking the following actions:
IRS has the right to sell your complete inventory at public auction;
IRS can seize all your accounts receivables;
IRS can hold you personally responsible for this tax;
IRS has the right to lock the doors of your business.
Steps to take to work out an affordable payment plan with the Internal Revenue Service:
Immediately stay current on all payroll tax deposits to show the IRS good faith;
Be prepared to give the IRS a current financial statement;
Make sure your personal tax liabilities are filed and paid;
Have all documentation on the financial statement prepared for the IRS.
If you do not pay your Payroll Taxes IRS can collect them from you individually
To encourage prompt payment of withheld income and employment taxes, including social security taxes, railroad retirement taxes, or collected excise taxes, Congress passed a law that provides for the trust fund recovery penalty.
These payroll taxes are called trust fund taxes because you actually hold the employee’s money in trust until you make a federal tax deposit in that amount.
The TFRP may apply to you if these unpaid trust fund taxes cannot be immediately collected from the business.
The business does not have to have stopped operating in order for the TFRP to be assessed
Who Can Be Responsible for payroll tax debt
The TFRP may be assessed against any person who:
Is responsible for collecting or paying withheld income and employment taxes, or for paying collected excise taxes, and
Willfully fails to collect or pay them.
A responsible person is a person or group of people who has the duty to perform and the power to direct the collecting, accounting, and paying of trust fund taxes.
This person may be:
An officer or an employee of a corporation,
A member or employee of a partnership,
A corporate director or shareholder,
A member of a board of trustees of a nonprofit organization,
Another person with authority and control over funds to direct their disbursement,
Another corporation or third party payer,
Payroll Service Providers (PSP) ore responsible parties within a PSP
Professional Employer Organizations (PEO) or responsible parties within a PEO, or
Responsible parties within the common law employer (client of PSP/PEO).
For willfulness to exist, the responsible person:
Must have been, or should have been, aware of the outstanding taxes and either intentionally disregarded the law or was plainly indifferent to its requirements (no evil intent or bad motive is required).
Using available funds to pay other creditors when the business is unable to pay the employment taxes is an indication of willfulness. You will be asked to complete an interview in order to determine the full scope of your duties and responsibilities.
Responsibility is based on whether an individual exercised independent judgment with respect to the financial affairs of the business.
An employee is not a responsible person if the employee’s function was solely to pay the bills as directed by a superior, rather than to determine which creditors would or would not be paid.
Figuring the Trust Fund Amount for responsible persons
The amount of the penalty is equal to the unpaid balance of the trust fund tax. The penalty is computed based on:
The unpaid income taxes withheld, plus
The employee’s portion of the withheld FICA taxes. For collected taxes, the penalty is based on the unpaid amount of collected excise taxes.
Assessing the TFRP If the IRS determines that you are a responsible person, we will provide you a letter stating that we plan to assess the TFRP against you. You have 60 days (75 days if this letter is addressed to you outside the United States) from the date of this letter to appeal our proposal.
The letter will explain your appeal rights. Refer to Publication 5, Your Appeal Rights and How to Prepare a Protest if You Don’t Agree (PDF), for a clear outline of the appeals process. If you do not respond to our letter, we will assess the penalty against you and send you a Notice and Demand for Payment.
Once we assert the penalty, the IRS can take collection action against your personal assets. For instance, we can file a federal tax lien or take levy or seizure action.
We are back payroll tax debt settlement experts.
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation and we can fully explain the process of settlement,t filing your back payroll tax returns or making a payment agreement. We are a full service tax from.
by Jim Magary | Dec 3, 2015 | Tax Help
Affordable Tax Professionals can easily resolve your problem, over 65 years of former IRS work experience. Since 1982.
We know the system. we have over 65 years of direct work experience in the local, district and regional tax offices of the IRS. We know the system inside and out and can walk you through the process today.
What you need to know, preparing tax return with no records.
If you have never file tax returns there is a painless way to get back in the system.
As former IRS agents and managers we can explain to you how to get back in the system without worry.
When you call us on your initial consultation we will walk you through the requirements.
Believe it or not, millions of people have not file tax returns but at some point in your life you’re going to have to file, the big question is what is at process like? I’m going to prison? How much trouble am I in ?, or how can I do this without worry?.
There is a way to get back in the system without pain, HOW, simply file your tax returns.
Yep, that simple.
The next big question how many back years do I file?
The answer varies on the facts of the case. As a general rule, as former IRS agents and managers we recommend you file anywhere between three and six years.
Some of the determining factors in making decisions are:
1. how much income have you made in the last six years,
2. what is your asset base,
3. what do your bank accounts look like,
4. have you always operated in cash,
5. what are your average monthly expenses for the time of non-filing
Tax Preparation for Never Filed Tax Returns, Preparing your tax returns with no records.
If you are a W-2 or 1099 or wage earner it will be very easy to compute your income.
We can simply ask IRS for copies of income transcripts for the last six years.
IRS will provide to us all income reports on W-2’s and 1099 s. Tax reconstruction is easy and simple. We can find out what expenses you have and prepare your tax return based on reconstructive methods.
If you are a cash person we can back into your income by finding what you’re annualized monthly expenses are multiplying by 12 and come up with an average base for computing gross income.The cost of living analysis is the best way to compute back tax returns for those who have never filed tax returns.
We have prepared hundreds upon hundreds of tax returns of taxpayers who have never filed. We can walk you to the process and get you back in the system seamlessly.
Below you will find the IRS policy statement regarding people who will never file tax returns.
What happens if I owe back taxes
If you will owe back taxes we will work out a tax settlement for you. IRS will require a current financial statement on form 433F expect that financial statement to be fully documented.
As a general rule, IRS places taxpayers who cannot pay their back tax debt into one of three categories. IRS will consider you either to be a current hardship, a monthly candidate for payments or a tax debt settlement candidate for the offer in compromise program.
IRS has a policy statement regarding delinquent tax returns.
1.2.14.1.18 (08-04-2006)
Policy Statement 5-133
1. Delinquent or prior years tax returns—enforcement of filing requirements
2. Taxpayers failing to file tax returns will be requested to prepare and file all such returns except in instances where there is an indication that the taxpayer’s failure to file the required return or returns was willful or if there is any other indication of fraud.
All delinquent returns submitted by a taxpayer, whether upon his/her own initiative or at the request of a Service representative, will be accepted.
However, if indications of wilfulness or fraud exist, the special procedures for handling such returns must be followed.
3. Where it is determined that required returns have not been filed, the extent to which compliance for prior years will be enforced will be determined by reference to factors ensuring compliance and evenhanded administration of staffing and other Service resources.
4. Factors to be taken into account include, but are not limited to:
a. prior history of noncompliance,
b. existence of income from illegal sources, effect upon voluntary compliance, anticipated revenue, and collectibility, in relation to the time and effort required to determine tax due.
Consideration will also be given any special circumstances existing in the case of a particular taxpayer, class of taxpayer, or industry, or which may be peculiar to the class of tax involved.
5. Normally, application of the above criteria will result in enforcement of delinquency procedures for not more than six (6) years. There are special cases in which the IRS will ask for more than six years.
Those cases generally involve those with a great deal of access with a high potential of collection and probability. There are very few cases that meet this criteria.
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation.
Never Filed Tax Returns + File Now Without Worry + Former IRS Can Help
by Fresh Start Tax | Dec 3, 2015 | Tax Help
Affordable Tax Professionals can easily resolve your problem, over 65 years of former IRS work experience. Since 1982.
We know the system. we have over 65 years of direct work experience in the local, district and regional tax offices of the IRS. We know the system inside and out and can walk you through the process today.
What you need to know, preparing tax return with no records.
If you have never file tax returns there is a painless way to get back in the system.
As former IRS agents and managers we can explain to you how to get back in the system without worry.
When you call us on your initial consultation we will walk you through the requirements.
Believe it or not, millions of people have not file tax returns but at some point in your life you’re going to have to file, the big question is what is at process like? I’m going to prison? How much trouble am I in ?, or how can I do this without worry?.
There is a way to get back in the system without pain, HOW, simply file your tax returns.
Yep, that simple.
The next big question how many back years do I file?
The answer varies on the facts of the case. As a general rule, as former IRS agents and managers we recommend you file anywhere between three and six years.
Some of the determining factors in making decisions are:
1. how much income have you made in the last six years,
2. what is your asset base,
3. what do your bank accounts look like,
4. have you always operated in cash,
5. what are your average monthly expenses for the time of non-filing
Tax Preparation for Never Filed Tax Returns, Preparing your tax returns with no records.
If you are a W-2 or 1099 or wage earner it will be very easy to compute your income.
We can simply ask IRS for copies of income transcripts for the last six years.
IRS will provide to us all income reports on W-2’s and 1099 s. Tax reconstruction is easy and simple. We can find out what expenses you have and prepare your tax return based on reconstructive methods.
If you are a cash person we can back into your income by finding what you’re annualized monthly expenses are multiplying by 12 and come up with an average base for computing gross income.The cost of living analysis is the best way to compute back tax returns for those who have never filed tax returns.
We have prepared hundreds upon hundreds of tax returns of taxpayers who have never filed. We can walk you to the process and get you back in the system seamlessly.
Below you will find the IRS policy statement regarding people who will never file tax returns.
What happens if I owe back taxes
If you will owe back taxes we will work out a tax settlement for you. IRS will require a current financial statement on form 433F expect that financial statement to be fully documented.
As a general rule, IRS places taxpayers who cannot pay their back tax debt into one of three categories. IRS will consider you either to be a current hardship, a monthly candidate for payments or a tax debt settlement candidate for the offer in compromise program.
IRS has a policy statement regarding delinquent tax returns.
1.2.14.1.18 (08-04-2006)
Policy Statement 5-133
1. Delinquent or prior years tax returns—enforcement of filing requirements
2. Taxpayers failing to file tax returns will be requested to prepare and file all such returns except in instances where there is an indication that the taxpayer’s failure to file the required return or returns was willful or if there is any other indication of fraud.
All delinquent returns submitted by a taxpayer, whether upon his/her own initiative or at the request of a Service representative, will be accepted.
However, if indications of wilfulness or fraud exist, the special procedures for handling such returns must be followed.
3. Where it is determined that required returns have not been filed, the extent to which compliance for prior years will be enforced will be determined by reference to factors ensuring compliance and evenhanded administration of staffing and other Service resources.
4. Factors to be taken into account include, but are not limited to:
a. prior history of noncompliance,
b. existence of income from illegal sources, effect upon voluntary compliance, anticipated revenue, and collectibility, in relation to the time and effort required to determine tax due.
Consideration will also be given any special circumstances existing in the case of a particular taxpayer, class of taxpayer, or industry, or which may be peculiar to the class of tax involved.
5. Normally, application of the above criteria will result in enforcement of delinquency procedures for not more than six (6) years. There are special cases in which the IRS will ask for more than six years.
Those cases generally involve those with a great deal of access with a high potential of collection and probability. There are very few cases that meet this criteria.
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation.
Never Filed Tax Returns + File Now Without Worry + Former IRS Can Help
