by admin | Nov 4, 2014 | Tax Help
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The IRS Process of Dealing with Back IRS Tax Debt & Owing IRS
Anytime you deal with back IRS tax debt with the Internal Revenue Service and you are seeking tax relief or even a tax settlement the IRS will evaluate your case based on a current financial statement.
The financial statement will encompass as a general rule the last six months.
The form that the IRS will use is a form 433F or a 433a.
That financial statement that IRS will require will need to be documented and verified for the agent to review. Once the Internal Revenue Service of evaluates the statement are they will usually close the case in one of three ways.
IRS will want to see 3 months worth of bank statements, your last pay stub and a copy of all your monthly bills.
After a review or analysis, the Internal Revenue Service may determine that you are a current hardship and suspend the case for two or three years based on your current finances.
The Internal Revenue Service may because of your current income and expenses ask for a monthly payment plan or the IRS can evaluate your case and let you know that you are a tax settlement candidate.
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation we will walk you through the process on how to dispose of an IRS tax debt and provide immediate tax relief and go over the tax settlement procedures with you.
We are a full service tax firm practicing since 1982.
It is important to remember that all tax returns will have to be filed and brought up to date when dealing with the Internal Revenue Service.
Important Note – When dealing with the IRS all tax returns will need to be filed and up to date.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Nov 4, 2014 | Tax Help
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Being former IRS agents and managers we know the exact system to how to remove an IRS tax Levy, Bank Levy wage garnishment notice.
We have released thousands of IRS tax levies since we have been in private practice.
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FST is comprised of tax attorneys, CPAs and former IRS agents.
We have over 206 years a professional tax experience and over 60 years of working directly for the Internal Revenue Service.
As former IRS agents we worked as IRS revenue officers, IRS auditors, IRS revenue agents and IRS teaching instructors.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Nov 4, 2014 | Tax Help
I am a Former IRS Revenue Officer and have worked thousands of cases since 1973.
Our firm is comprised of true IRS tax experts for those wishing professional and affordable services for dealing in any type of IRS problems including the settlement of IRS Payroll. Taxes.
How to deal with the IRS to get a payment agreement
When you are handling back IRS payroll tax issues there are certain things you can do to ensure your payment agreement gets accepted by the Internal Revenue Service.
Like anything else there is a system to what the Internal Revenue Service does and how they work there cases.
We can make sure you get a very reasonable IRS payment agreement.
Being Former IRS Agents and Managers we know the system.
Suggestions to heed
- Start making your current payroll tax deposits time on time:
IRS may not let you to enter into any payment arrangements for back payroll taxes until you are making your current tax deposits on time.
This is because the IRS wants to ensure that paying your back payroll taxes and this will not be a problem in the future.
Those who cannot stay current usually cannot make back payments.
As a former IRS instructor I taught new IRS Agents never to accept payment plans to those businesses who could not stay current on payroll taxes.
File all back unfiled 941 Tax Returns:
If you have any tax returns that have not been filed and are past due or late, you MUST file these back tax returns before the IRS will even consider any payment agreement to resolve your tax bill.
So, it is wise to file all back tax returns and make a current FTD’s as soon as possible.
The IRS will require your business to complete a full financial statement disclosing all of the assets, liabilities, income, and expenses of the company.
They use this financial statement to determine what kind of monthly payment they will require from you.
The IRS will pay a real close attention to your equity in your assets and also your current income statement over the last 3 to 6 months.
The Internal Revenue Service will attempt to collect as much as they possibly can on a monthly basis based on your income statement.
Being a former IRS agent I can tell you it is very critical that you use a true tax professional to handle the filling out of the financial statement and the income statements so Internal Revenue Service cannot than they should on a monthly basis leaving you with no cash flow.
Why is IRS tough on payroll taxes?
It is not a tax, just money held in trust, basicly the money is not yours.
And most importantly you must take into consideration the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty.
The IRS Trust Fund Penalty – The 6672 Penalty
Most individuals are very surprised that the IRS has the right to collect the trust fund recovery penalty (TFRP) against individuals of corporations who failed to pay their payroll taxes.
The penalties are set up 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 so called trust fund taxes.
These 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 the Trust Fund Taxes, code section 6672
The trust fund recovery penalty 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 or had some of the following powers:
- An officer or an employee of a corporation;
- A member or employee of a partnership;
- A corporate director or shareholder or member;
- A member of a board of trustees of a nonprofit organization, or anyone deemed to be responsible;
- Another person with authority and control over funds to direct their disbursement.
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 fraudulent 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.
IRS will usually ask for a 4180 Interview
You may be asked to complete an interview in order to determine the full scope of your duties and responsibilities.
This will be on form 4180 that you can find on our website.
The Internal Revenue Service does not set up the trust fund recovery penalty on all companies that own back payroll taxes it picks and chooses depending on the dollar amount and the type of case they are working.
We have over 206 years of professional tax experience and over 60 years of working directly for the Internal Revenue Service. We are also a full service tax firm.
Owe Back IRS Payroll Taxes – How to Get a IRS Payment Agreement, Former IRS Collection Agent
by admin | Nov 4, 2014 | Tax Help, Uncategorized
If you cannot pay your tax bill it only makes sense to hire former IRS agents know the system to handle all tax negotiations.
We are a full service tax firm with an expertise in IRS and state tax problems.
If you owe the IRS and cannot afford pay?
IRS send out over 25 million first notices so do not feel bad.
There are many options you have available to resolve your IRS tax problem. It is always best to get some good sound IRS tax help and IRS advice to resolve your problem in the most efficient way.
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How IRS will try to resolve your tax bill.
IRS treats all tax bills like a receivable.
There is a system.
IRS sends out a series of tax notices and bills, as a general rule the IRS will send out 2, 2, or 4 tax notices depending on the type of IRS tax debt.
Your last and final notice will be a notice of seizure and a right to a hearing.
If you do not act on the last and final notice, IRS will be sending out a bank levy or wage levy garnishment and that will probably be followed up with the filing of a Federal Tax Lien.
It is imperative you act on the final notice because it get uglier and uglier. Those taxpayers who put their head in the sand are in for very tough days when they find out one day their bank account has been emptied for the IRS is just garnished or levies their wages from IRS back taxes.
A current documented financial Statement.
As a general rule, the Internal Revenue Service will require a current financial statement to determine how they will take your case off IRS Cade 2 computer system which is the enforcement computer system at IRS uses to collect those who owe back IRS taxes.
IRS will want a financial statement (433 A,F) along with three months of bank statements, copy of all monthly bills and a copy of your pay stub to completely verify the financial statements.
After the Internal Revenue Service verifies your current financial statement there are three general tax or settlement options available.
There are 3 basic ways IRS attempts to close
1. Hardships – You simply cannot pay IRS at this time.this is called a current hardship.
Cases usually go into a 2 or 3 year suspended status because of an inability to pay. This is also called currently noncollectable.
Your case will go into a hardship status because you do not have the income coming in to meet your current expenses. The IRS will use the National Standards Program to assess hardship.You can find that on our website.
2. Payment Agreements, Installment Payments, Payment Plans
b. Payment Agreements. Cases can be closed with agreed upon monthly installment payments to the IRS. We will review the different programs the IRS uses for the lowest possible amount required.
3. IRS Offer in Compromise, Tax Settlement
The IRS may accept an Offer in Compromise based on three grounds:
1. Doubt as to Collectibility – Doubt exists that the taxpayer could ever pay the full amount of tax liability owed within the remainder of the statutory period for collection.
2. Doubt as to Liability – A legitimate doubt exists that the assessed tax liability is correct. Possible reasons to submit a doubt as to liability offer include:
(1) the examiner made a mistake interpreting the law,
(2) the examiner failed to consider the taxpayer’s evidence or
(3) the taxpayer has new evidence.
3. Effective Tax Administration/ Exceptional Circumstances – There is no doubt that the tax is correct and there is potential to collect the full amount of the tax owed, but an exceptional circumstance exists that would allow the IRS to consider an OIC. To be eligible for compromise on this basis, a taxpayer must demonstrate that the collection of the tax would create an economic hardship or would be unfair and inequitable.
Call us for a free initial tax consultation and hear the truth about owing IRS back taxes.
If you are in a current hardship or need a current installment agreement or want to submit an offer in compromise, call our tax professionals today.
Owe IRS Back Taxes and Cannot Pay? Get Help from Former IRS Agents – Tax Attorneys, Former IRS
by Fresh Start Tax | Oct 31, 2014 | Tax Help
Have former AFFORDABLE IRS agents and managers immediately remove an IRS tax Levy, bank levy or wage garnishment & close your case.
Within 24 hours of receiving your current documented financial statement, as a general rule we can get your levy released in your case closed with the Internal Revenue Service.
We are a fast and affordable professional firm that is A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau and we have been in private practice since 1982.
Being Former IRS Agents and Managers, we know the System
As former IRS agents and managers we know the exact systems, protocols to go ahead and get your IRS tax levy released and your tax case settled.
The Internal Revenue Service will want to current financial statement on form 433F along with all documentation to support the verified financial statement.
Once in hand, the Internal Revenue Service will come up with an exit strategy and release your tax levy at the same time.
As a general rule your case will either be put into:
- an economic tax hardship,
- IRS will ask you to make a monthly payment and the IRS may also recommend you settle your case with an IRS offer in compromise.
Tax Settlements, Offers in Compromise
Offer in Compromise
An offer in compromise allows you to settle your tax debt for less than the full amount you owe. It may be a legitimate option if you can’t pay your full tax liability, or doing so creates a financial hardship.
IRS will consider your unique set of facts and circumstances:
• Ability to pay;
• Income;
• Expenses; and
• Asset equity.
IRS will generally approve an offer in compromise when the amount offered represents the most we can expect to collect within a reasonable period of time.
We will sure you are eligible
Before we can consider your offer, you must be current with all filing and payment requirements. You are not eligible if you are in an open bankruptcy proceeding.
Will we also use the Offer in Compromise Pre-Qualifier to confirm your eligibility and prepare a preliminary proposal.
Important Note
It is important for you to know that the Internal Revenue Service will want all tax returns filed, current and up-to-date.
If you need to file back tax returns contact us today and we will have a former IRS agents prepare your tax returns to assure your paying the lowest amount allowed by law.
Call us today for initial consultation.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Oct 31, 2014 | Tax Help
Health Care Tax Credit – Small Employers Should Check Out the
New and existing small employers who do not yet benefit from the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit should look into whether the credit can help them provide insurance to their employees.
For tax years beginning in 2014 and after, the maximum credit is 50 percent of premiums paid for small business employers, and 35 percent of premiums paid for tax-exempt small employers, such as charities.
Beginning in 2014, a small employer may qualify for the credit if:
- It has fewer than 25 employees who work full-time, or a combination of full-time and part-time. For example, two half-time employees equal one full-time employee for purposes of the credit.
- It pays premiums on behalf of employees enrolled in a qualified health plan offered through a Small Business Health Options Program Marketplace or qualifies for an exception to this requirement.
The average annual wages of full-time equivalent employees are less than $51,000. The annual average wages will be adjusted annually for inflation.
It pays a uniform percentage for all employees that is equal to at least 50 percent of the premium cost of the insurance coverage.
The credit is available to eligible employers for two consecutive taxable years.
A small business employer who did not owe tax during the year can carry the credit back or forward to other tax years.
Also, since the amount of the health insurance premium payments is greater than the total credit claimed, eligible small employers can still claim a business expense deduction for premiums in excess of the credit.
For tax-exempt small employers, the credit is refundable. Even if the tax-exempt small employer has no taxable income, it may be eligible to receive the credit as a refund so long as it does not exceed its income tax withholding and Medicare tax liability.
More information
More information about the Small Business Health Options Program Marketplace – better known as the SHOP Marketplace – including the Federally Facilitated Marketplace, is available at HealthCare.gov .
Find out more about the small business health care tax credit at IRS.gov/aca.
