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by | Jun 30, 2012 | IRS Tax Problem, Representation, Tax Help, Tax Lawyer

IRS has a SNAFU in there CADE computer system that is causing many problems and hoards of taxpayers are filing complaints because of Wrongful Federal Tax Lien activity.

If you are having a tax problem and need tax relief call for tax help today from tax attorneys, tax lawyers and Former IRS agents.

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IRS files some 980,000 Federal Tax Liens each year. These Federal Tax Liens wipes out and destroys the financial life of these people. Many of these Federal Tax Liens never should have been filed in the first place.

The credit life of these taxpayers are destroyed for years to come because of the Federal Tax Lien filing.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has recently rebuked the IRS in a report recently issued.

The Report on Wrongful Federal Tax Liens

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) mails federal tax lien notices to taxpayers in a timely manner as required by law most of the time.

However, it does not always follow its own regulations for notifying taxpayer representatives and processing undelivered lien notices, according to a report released publicly today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).

TIGTA is required by law to determine annually whether the federal tax  lien notices issued by the IRS comply with the legal guidelines in Internal Revenue Code Section 6320 and related guidance in the Federal Tax Liens Handbook.

The TIGTA auditors reviewed a statistically valid sample of 105 Notices of Federal Tax Lien (NFTL) filed for the 12-month period ending June 30, and determined that the IRS mailed taxpayers  the federal tax lien notices in a timely manner as required.

However, the IRS did not always follow its own regulations for notifying representatives of the filing of NFTLs.

IRS Regulations.

The IRS Regulations require that taxpayer representatives be given copies of all correspondence issued to taxpayers.

TIGTA estimated that 43,817 taxpayers may have been adversely affected because the IRS did not follow requirements to notify the taxpayers’ representatives of the taxpayers’ rights related to liens.

Additionally, when an initial federal tax  lien notice is returned undelivered and a different address is available for the taxpayer, the IRS does not always meet its statutory requirement to send the lien notice to the taxpayer’s last known address.

From a judgmental sample of 250 undelivered lien notices, TIGTA identified four cases for which a new federal tax lien notice should have been sent to the taxpayer’s updated address because IRS systems reflected that the address was updated prior to the NFTL preparation.

These cases could involve legal violations because the IRS did not meet its statutory requirement to send lien notices to the taxpayer’s last known address.

The Report and the Violations by the IRS.

“After filing Notices of Federal Tax Lien, the IRS must notify the affected taxpayers in writing, at their last known address, within five business days of the lien filings,” said J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. “However, as noted in previous audits, the IRS did not always follow its own internal guidelines for notifying taxpayer representatives of the filing of the NFTL. Therefore, the rights of some taxpayers may have been violated when the IRS did not notify their representatives of lien filings.”

In TIGTA’s Fiscal Year 2009 lien notice audit, TIGTA recommended that the IRS enhance its systems to ensure taxpayer representatives timely received lien notices. However, the IRS corrective action has not been implemented yet.

In the report released publicly , TIGTA recommended that the IRS improve the controls and oversight for the processing of undelivered lien notices to ensure they are researched timely, and ensure the use of undelivered lien notice mail status codes is consistent in the procedures for the Automated Collection System and the Collection Field function.

IRS Changes.

The IRS agreed with TIGTA’s recommendations and plans to:

1) make changes to the respective internal guidelines to improve documentation and support the timely resolution of undeliverable notices, and

2) evaluate the use of mail status codes against resource demands to determine if implementation is feasible.

If you are a victim of a Wrongful Filing of a Federal Tax Lien, call us today.   1-866-700-1040.

IRS Levy, Lien, Settlements – Affordable Tax Attorneys, Former IRS Agents / Managers – Lake Charles, Kenner, Bossier, Monroe, Alexandria – Louisiana – IRS Tax Experts

by | Oct 7, 2011 | Tax Levy and Wage Garnishments

Fresh Start Tax LLC          Since 1982            Affordable IRS Tax Experts in IRS Levy, Liens and Tax Settlements      A Professional Tax Firm      “A” Rated by the Better Business Bureau

If you have been faced with a IRS Tax Levy on a bank account or a wage garnishment call us for immediate releases of the Federal Tax Levy.

If you have a Federal Tax Lien on or against your property call us to hear options to get the tax liens released.

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IRS Levy, IRS Lien, IRS Settlement – How we Settle and Negotiate your case with the Internal Revenue Service:

1. We immediately send a power of attorney to the IRS letting them know we are now your tax representative. You will never have to speak to the IRS.

2. We will make sure all your tax returns are filed and current. If your tax returns are not up to date, the IRS will refuse to work your case. This is leverage that they use to get you compliant. We can pull tax transcripts, file and prepare your tax returns within days, even if you have lost your tax records.

3. The IRS requires a current financial statement. We will secure a required 433-A (IRS financial statement), verify the income and expenses and work out a settlement agreement. The IRS will require a closing settlement method for each case.

4. We review with our clients how they want to settle their case. We get them an agreement based on their current financial needs.

IRS Tax Settlement Agreements can be in different forms:

a. Hardship Settlements. Cases usually go into a 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.

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.

c. IRS Offer in Compromise. There are three types of OICs

 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.



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