by Fresh Start Tax | Oct 31, 2018 | Tax Help
If you want to know the truth about the offer in compromise program I am the person you need to speak to. Since 1982.
I am a former IRS revenues officer who worked out of the local South Florida IRS offices.
I was commissioned by Internal Revenue Service to not only work the offer in compromise, settle IRS tax debt but also to train those qualified to work the program of debt settlement.
I am not only local but a national tax expert in the offer in compromise program. I have been on FOXBusiness news NBC, and have commented on Bloomberg and the Wall Street journal on various IRS issues.
I am a former IRS agent and teaching instructor with my former boss of the offer in compromise program.
I know the system inside and out I worked it I’ve trained others and have accepted offers in compromise for the federal government.
I am a true IRS tax expert, national speaker, and have been on FOXBusiness news and other outlets speaking about different matters about Internal Revenue Service.
There are many myths about the offer in compromise program.
There are strict standards that the IRS employee before they accept an offer in compromise. I know because I’ve both accepted offers in compromise taught new employees to accept the offer in compromise or reject them and I know the system inside and out.
I suggest that every client or taxpayer before they file an offer in compromise either do one of two things.
Number one, call a true tax expert who knows the offer in compromise inside out or number two, to fill out the IRS pre-qualifier tool for the offer in compromise.
If you’re calling a professional firm you want to make sure the representative has at least filed 100 offers. It takes a lot of experience and knowledge to get an offer in compromise through. some are very simple and don’t need a lot of experience while others demand. expertise skill level.
The Internal Revenue Service spends several hours, much more than you think to accept an offer in compromise. As a general rule, the average agent can spend between 20 to 40 hours to accept an offer in compromise.
After that takes place, the revenue officer must convince their local supervisor, the area manager, and the General Counsel of Internal Revenue Service to accept the offer.
It literally goes back and forth in the system. Some exceptions do exist. Dollar amount has a lot to do in the direction your offer will take.
Why? because all offers and compromise are a matter of public record.
That public record is available at eight regional IRS offices in the United States. Even though offers are open to public inspection only one person last year looked through the IRS offers in compromise files. IRS is not made electronic copies for review.
There is a base rule for Internal Revenue Service accepting an offer in compromise.
You must give IRS the total equity in all your assets before IRS will consider or contemplate the acceptance.
Some exceptions exist, assets consist of houses, pension plans, stock, business valuations, IRS wants to make sure you’re actually borrowing the money to settle.
If you are interested in filing an offer in compromise you can call us today for a free initial tax consultation and I will walk you through the process of the true IRS debt settlement called the offer in compromise.
FACTS about the OIC:
IRS last year accepted approximately 30,000 offers in compromise in approximately 75,000 were accepted. The average settlement was $9500.
Don’t let this average settlement fool you, it’s based on an average of all the offers accepted.
Offers in compromise are excepted by formula not by judgment.
The basic formula are the total value of your assets times what you have left over a month on a current income and expense statement times the number of months left in the statute. Some exceptions do apply
Due diligence that can be used by IRS.
You want to make sure your financial statement is accurate.
IRS has a host of web-based tools that can search your assets, places were you work, your income, your real estate records, your car records, your business records, insurance records , financial statement you’ve given institutions, credit reports and financial statements you’ve given the credit companies.
Make sure you are very honest in the submission of your offer in compromise
So what is an offer in compromise, a tax debt settlement
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 consider your unique set of facts and circumstances:
• Ability to pay;
• Income;
• Expenses; and
• Asset equity.
IRS generally approve an offer in compromise when the amount offered represents the most we can expect to collect within a reasonable period of time.
The Offer in Compromise program is not for everyone.
If you hire a tax professional to help you file an offer, be sure to check his or her qualifications.
Make sure you are eligible to file:
Before IRS 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.
Use the Offer in Compromise Pre-Qualifier to confirm your eligibility and prepare a preliminary proposal.
Submitting your offer in compromise:
You’ll find step-by-step instructions and all the forms for submitting an offer in the Offer in Compromise Booklet, Form 656-B (PDF). Your completed offer package will include:
• Form 433-A (OIC) (individuals) or 433-B (OIC) (businesses) and all required documentation as specified on the forms;
• Form 656(s) – individual and business tax debt (Corporation/ LLC/ Partnership) must be submitted on separate Form 656;
• $186 application fee (non-refundable); and
• Initial payment (non-refundable) for each Form 656.
Select a payment option
Your initial payment will vary based on your offer and the payment option you choose:
• Lump Sum Cash: Submit an initial payment of 20 percent of the total offer amount with your application. If your offer is accepted, you will receive written confirmation. Any remaining balance due on the offer is paid in five or fewer payments.
• Periodic Payment: Submit your initial payment with your application. Continue to pay the remaining balance in monthly installments while the IRS considers your offer. If accepted, continue to pay monthly until it is paid in full.
If you meet the Low Income Certification guidelines, you do not have to send the application fee or the initial payment and you will not need to make monthly installments during the evaluation of your offer. See your application package for details.
Understand the process
While your offer is being evaluated:
• Your non-refundable payments and fees will be applied to the tax liability (you may designate payments to a specific tax year and tax debt);
• A Notice of Federal Tax Lien may be filed;
• Other collection activities are suspended;
• The legal assessment and collection period is extended;
• Make all required payments associated with your offer;
• You are not required to make payments on an existing installment agreement; and
• Your offer is automatically accepted if the IRS does not make a determination within two years of the IRS receipt date.
If your offer is accepted
• You must meet all the Offer Terms listed in Section 8 of Form 656, including filing all required tax returns and making all payments;
• Any refunds due within the calendar year in which your offer is accepted will be applied to your tax debt;
• Federal tax liens are not released until your offer terms are satisfied; and
• Certain offer information is available for public review by requesting a copy of a public inspection file.
If your offer is rejected
• You may appeal a rejection within 30 days using Request for Appeal of Offer in Compromise, Form 13711 (PDF).
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation and we will walk you through the system to get your offer in compromise accepted if you are a credible candidate for the program.
We only file offers in compromise if you are a suitable candidate
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by Fresh Start Tax | Oct 24, 2018 | Tax Help
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Success comes by knowing the system and understanding what it takes to close an IRS case.
One of the first tasks of IRS is to make sure all back tax returns are filed and current in the system.
IRS will not close out any open taxpayer inventory case unless all back tax returns are filed and the taxpayer is current on estimated tax payments or their withholding is up-to-date.
IRS is a stickler on this because they don’t want the problem of the back tax debt recurring.
So, how will IRS work your case?
The Internal Revenue Service will ask the taxpayer to fill out an IRS form 433A.
You can find that on our site or on the government site. IRS will expect that form to be fully completed fully documented along with copies of the last six months bank statements, copies of all monthly expenditures, bills and a copy of pay stubs.
IRS will conduct a thorough review on that financial statement.
After this review of the financial statement the Internal Revenue Service generally has various buckets of closing programs that the taxpayer can be put into as a result of their current financial statement.
The importance of filling out your financial statement and giving it to IRS is the key to success and failure.
I could never tell you how important the financial statement as it will determine the outcome with Internal Revenue Service.
Below you will find the different categories or as I call them buckets that IRS determine how will close your case
Bucket One.
Currently uncollectible or hardship cases
If the Internal Revenue Service looks at your current financial statement and determines that your expenses exceed your income and you fall within the necessary means test, IRS can place your case in this non-collectible status.
There is good news and bad news within the status.
The good news is IRS will probably suspend your case between one and three years and kick it out for review a couple of years later, the bad news is the penalties and interest still run and the debt gets larger.
Bucket Two.
Installment agreements or monthly payments
If after the Internal Revenue Service looks at your current financial statement and they determine that you have more income than the necessary standards of meeting tests, IRS will ask for a monthly payment based on that financial statement. Hiring a tax professional can assure that IRS does not grab more money than necessary on or review of your financial statement.
There are different monthly installment agreements and we will review with you your options upon your free consultation.
Bucket Three.
Offer in compromise
This is called the pennies on a dollar program that you see advertised on TV however the offer in compromise is not for everyone.
I am a former IRS agent and teacher of the offer in compromise.
Approximately 32,000 taxpayers a year can settle their debt for pennies on the dollar, the average settlement is $9500 a year and I caution and warn taxpayers who submit offers in compromise to go through the IRS pre-qualifier tool to find out if they can truly settle their tax debt.
As a former IRS agent I carefully will walk through your financial statement and if you have any chance of being accepted for the offer I will walk you through the program and submit the offer in compromise.
Bucket Four.
Statute of limitations
IRS has 10 years to collect on their back tax debt, the period starts from the date of the assessment. The date of the assessment is the time that IRS had to put your case on the computer at the start the billing process. Various factors will extend the statute such as bankruptcy, the filing of the CDP, or the filing of offer but as a general rule after the 10 year date of assessment date your case goes away by federal statute,
Bucket Five
Bankruptcy.
Yes, Bankruptcy, many taxpayers are unaware that you could file a bankruptcy, a chapter 7 the discharge debt. As a general rule the taxes have to be three years or older, assessed for more than 240 days and the tax returns have to be filed for at least two years. there are also different chapters in bankruptcy such as an 11 and 13 that a taxpayer can be qualified by speaking to a true bankruptcy expert.
When you call our office we will walk you through the various programs after review of your current financial statement.
Please keep in mind that you owe over $50,000 the IRS spends a little more time in research in looking at your case.
Many agents will Google your company business or individual self, they will pull up search engine reports to find out about assets or financial histories, check out insurance policies, courthouse records, and credit reports, before they make a determination.
The credit card companies are an excellent source to run down assets, loans and find out monthly payments that you were making.
Call us for a free initial tax consultation and we will walk you through the process of dealing with the Internal Revenue Service.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Oct 18, 2018 | Tax Help
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Owe back taxes:
If you owe back taxes we can give to you five different options to settle your tax debt and to take you off the IRS enforcement computer so you never have to worry about bank levies or wage garnishment levies.
As a general rules, the Internal Revenue Service closes their open collection cases for those who owe IRS back taxes through:
1. installment agreements,
2.bankruptcies,
3.hardships,
4. offers in compromise, or,
5. by statute.
Once we review your case we will be expertly able to tell you how to achieve the best results based on your current financial condition. on most cases IRS will take a current financial statement review the statement, make sure the statement is fully documented in place you in one of the aforementioned buckets.
If you have a federal tax lien filed we can assist on the removal of that lien and help you with the clearing up of your credit.
Unfiled tax returns.
When IRS works any open collection case they conduct what’s called a full compliance check.
That full compliance check simply means that IRS will pull a transcript and make sure all tax returns are filed in the system they will also make sure that you have enough withholding taken out our current in your estimated payments.
If you have un filed back tax returns we can have our IRS specialist and tax relief prepare your back tax returns and ensure you pay the lowest amount allowed by law.
Lost your tax records to file your back tax returns.
It is critical that you file your back tax returns or IRS can file for you under 6020 B of the Internal Revenue Code.
If IRS files for you you will pay the highest amount allowed by law.
If you do not have records we can reconstruct your tax returns and assure you pay the lowest amount allowed by law and settle your case all at the same time.
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Upon calling our office you get initial free tax consultation, a valuation or assessment.
We first discuss your case, come up with a summary of options, and and completely explained to you a short-term and long-term solution to your case.
Contact with the IRS
We will contact the IRS by filing a valid power of attorney and calling the ACS unit or the revenue officer and asked them to put a hold on your case while we completely and thoroughly find out the issues of concern with the Internal Revenue Service.
At that time, we pull your tax transcripts and prepare the necessary financial statements needed for Internal Revenue Service to review.
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Your individual representative will submit financials, negotiate the liability, and submit final paperwork.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Dec 7, 2014 | Tax Help
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