by Fresh Start Tax | Jan 9, 2019 | Tax Help
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IRS Tax Debt Relief
Despite what you hear on TV about every one being able to settle their tax debt for pennies on the dollar, there is a realization that all taxpayers can settle their tax debt. The airwaves, media outlets and social sites are putting in the minds of people who IRS is willing to settle these tax debts.
It is time to understand the truth.
As a former IRS agent and teaching instructor it was my job to teach new revenue officers how to collect back tax debt.
The information your hearing is the only truthful information that you need to know regarding relieving yourself of a federal or state tax obligation.
How IRS Will Deal With a Federal Tax Debt
IRS has a very specific system to deal with federal tax debt.
Throughout the United States there must be a oneness and a fairness so all taxpayers are treated equally. With that said, many taxpayers who owe under $25,000 can simply go online and make a payment agreement as long as they meet all of the qualifications.
Filing All Tax Returns
One of the qualifications that hold most people up on settling your IRS tax debt is the fact that all federal tax returns have to be filed.
IRS will not close a case in their working inventory nor take you off of the IRS enforcement computer unless you are in full compliance with all filings. It is a must and IRS will not compromise on this issue.
If you need to file back tax returns contact us and we can file all your tax returns with or without records. If you’ve lost your tax records we can pull IRS tax transcripts and reconstruct your tax returns and get you back in the system worry free.
For those of you who cannot enter an online payment program with the Internal Revenue Service, the IRS has a particular format in place to decide how they are going to deal with your federal tax debt.
IRS uses tw/three forms to make those determinations.
Those cases at the service center will use form 433F, and those in the local office, mainly revenue officers will use the 433 a. If you have a business they will assist you fill out the 433B which is a business financial statement.
After the IRS receives these financial statements they will insist that all documentation accompanying the financial statements be presented to them as well.
They will ask for the last six months with the bank statements, verification of all expenses, pay stubs, and any other pertinent information to determine collectibility. Basically, IRS is conducting a mini audit on your financial statement to verify that you are truthful and accurate for them to make a correct decision.
IRS has also a format as to what expenses that they will allow because they cannot allow people to spend what they want and not pay federal taxes.
The IRS has a list of all allowable expenses and their boundaries that they will allow.
These boundaries have been set up by the Department of Labor and are used by the United States trustee in bankruptcy court so all federal agencies use the same guidelines and boundaries.
IRS will insist that you stay within the boundaries in:
1. housing and utilities,
2. food and clothing,
3. car payments, and,
4. insurance.
The federal charts are available on our website or you can contact us today and we can review the process.
How Will IRS Proceed To Close Your Case
IRS after a careful review of your financial statement and documentation IRS will generally will conclude one of three closing methods.
Number one:
IRS may determine that you’re in a current hardship in place you into a non-collectible file.
The good news is you will not have to make payments or deal with IRS for a period of 1 to 3 years however penalties and interest will still run. IRS will bring the case back out to the field to review at a later time within a prescribed period of time.
IRS will place a refund freeze on your account so all refunds go to the Internal Revenue Service. If you fail to file another tax return on time or pay it in full your case will automatically be generated back to the field. If IRS does this are going to be a lot stricter in working your case
40% of all open cases and IRS collection inventory are placed in hardship.
Number two:
IRS may determine after a careful review of your income and expenses that you are a payment, installment or a monthly agreement candidate.
IRS will discuss with you after review of that statement exactly how much that payment will be and set up the terms of that agreement.
6.5 million taxpayers enter into monthly payment agreements, with one-third of all taxpayers default.
Number three:
After a review of your financial statement it could be determined that you are an offer in compromise or tax debt settlement candidate which means you can settle for pennies on the dollar.
The offer in compromise is not for everyone and we are very careful to proceed and filing your offer unless you’re a truly qualified candidate.
We will review your current financial statement to see if we can settle your tax debt for pennies on the dollar. We will file no offer in compromise unless we know with a reasonable degree of high accuracy your offer will be accepted by the Internal Revenue Service.
This is an area were more companies rip taxpayers off making them think or believe IRS is going to settle their cases. There is a very specific formula, guidelines and charts that IRS uses to settle their tax debt. I am more warning you now, don’t be fooled by other companies.
Last year, 78,000 offers in compromise were filed, IRS accepted 38% for an average of $9500. But keep in mind this was just a national average.
If you want to hear the truth about IRS tax debt relief help and whether you’re eligible for a tax settlement or want to find out if you can be a payment agreement candidate or you may be placed in hardship, call us today for a free initial tax consultation and you will learn the truth.
Since 1982 we have been resolving IRS tax debt.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Nov 29, 2018 | Tax Help
If you have any problem with the Internal Revenue Service it only makes sense to hire former IRS agents who know the system.
Since 1982, we have been practicing IRS tax debt relief services.
Our firm has over 100 years of direct IRS work experience in the local, district and regional offices in Florida, and our staff is composed of former IRS agents, supervisors, managers, and teaching instructors.
As a result of all our knowledge, we know all the systems, methodologies, and every possible way possible to get you the fastest, most affordable, and the most effective IRS tax debt relief possible.
IRS deals with billions of dollars of tax debt on any given calendar year.
IRS has a very specific system that is used, that is a nationwide and/or worldwide system to deal with IRS tax debt.
HOW IRS WORKS TAX DEBT CASES ON BACK TAXES
When dealing with a taxpayer who owes back taxes, one of the first things IRS does when they work a case is to conduct a full compliance check.
A full compliance check means that the IRS will check on the filing statuses of every year to make sure you are in full compliance and they will request and mandate that all tax returns are on the IRS system before they will close your case off the enforcement computer.
If you have not filed all tax returns we can file all back tax returns and make sure you pay the lowest amount of tax by law. With or without tax records we can reconstruct your tax return because being former IRS agents we know the system. You should also know that if you have not filed for many back years IRS will only require filing of the last six years.
In some cases you can make an IRS payment agreement online if you meet the various requirements that IRS has. When you call our office we will let you know whether you qualify for an installment payment online.
For those of you who do not qualify for an online payment the Internal Revenue Service will require a current financial statement.
As a general rule, those financial statements will be on a form 433F, 433A.
If the cases at the service center the service center will request the F and if it is in the local office they will require the A. The Internal Revenue Service will a current financial statement fully documented along with bank statements, pay stubs, and copies of all expenses.
IRS will look to see if you have any assets that you can liquidate to pay in full and if that cannot be done there are two other options.
The first is the payment agreement and the second, you can be deemed currently not collectible and IRS can put you in a hardship status if you are truly having a financial hardship in your life.
Some taxpayers can qualify for an offer in compromise which they can settle their debt for pennies on a dollar.
Upon calling our office we first try to find out if you can settle your debt to completely extinguish the liability.
The offer in compromise is the very best way to completely take care of your IRS debt. There are very specific formulas to settle your debt and we make sure you are a qualified candidate to settle your IRS debt before taking any money and working your case. C
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation and we will let you know the best possible status given your current financial statement.
We are a full-service firm we can prepare all back tax returns, settle your case if necessary, and we can go to appeals if necessary. All our work is handled in-house by true IRS tax experts on IRS tax debt relief for back taxes.
When you call our office, you will speak to a true IRS tax expert and not a salesperson like most companies.
We are a nationwide tax firm that does work not only in these United States but all over the world for any US citizen or any person that owes taxes to the United States Department of the Treasury.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Nov 14, 2018 | Tax Help
Owe money to the Internal Revenue Service for back taxes, as a former IRS agent here are some key suggestions and tips for you.
1. One of the first things you want to do is make sure all your tax returns are filed. Internal Revenue Service will generally not work with you until all tax returns are filed. If you do not have all your tax records you can we trust an IRS transcript and they will provide your income and wage report for the last six years. if you are self-employed and need help we can complete a tax reconstruction for you to ensure you pay the lowest amount allowed by law.
2. Make sure you have the proper withholding or estimated tax payments currently being taken out so you are up to date, incurring no future debt with the Internal Revenue Service.
3. Make sure that the tax bill you have received from the Internal Revenue Service is accurate. you want to pull out your old tax return and compare it to the current tax bill you have to ensure the Internal Revenue Service has calculated the right assessment.
4. Be familiar with the IRS financial statement and be prepared to give Internal Revenue Service a 433a or 433b if asked for.
5. Understand the various payment agreements or installment agreement arrangements offered by the Internal Revenue Service. You can call our office today and we could review the various programs.
6. If you do not have money to pay your back tax bill you may be able qualify for an IRS hardship or another name for this program is called currently not collectible. IRS has the ability to freeze your current case and review your case two or three years later. The good news is that’s a short-term solution the bad news is penalties and interest continue to run.
7. You should find out whether you are an offer in compromise candidate to settle your debt for pennies on the dollar. The only way to make sure you do this is to check with the true tax professional.
8. Some people are eligible to file a bankruptcy proceeding. The bankruptcy laws are a bit complex and few most people do not know that federal taxes can be discharged in bankruptcy. Generally, the taxes must be three years or older, assessed for 240 days and file for the last two years.
You can check with our firm or to consult a bankruptcy attorney to see if this is applicable for you.
9. One of the most important things that you can do is to contact a professional firm,’s that is people who have worked thousands of cases to find out what is the best plan or settlement could be based on your facts and circumstances.
10. More than anything understand the process. Many times there is a short-term solution to get IRS off your back and a long-term solution.
If your case is complicated do not contact the IRS. Let tax representative take over your case so you do not get bullied by Internal Revenue Service.
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation and we will walk you through the different processes solutions to get the best favorable settlement from the Internal Revenue Service.
When you call our office you will speak to former IRS agents and managers you know the system and of work hundreds upon hundreds of cases since 1982.
We are a full-service tax firm that can take care of all your accounting, tax and bookkeeping needs.
Since 1982, we have been serving the nation for IRS matters, problems and tax solutions. We are A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau.
by Fresh Start Tax | Oct 23, 2018 | Tax Help
If you owe a chunk of change to IRS you have options. Former IRS agents can help get rid of the IRS and stop the calls.
There are various means of paying back taxes to IRS. As former IRS agents we will explain your options. A tax settlement may be in your future.
As a former IRS agent and teaching instructor with IRS you should know as a general rule someone with more experience will work your IRS collection case.
That person will have a lot of experience looking for assets and more carefully evaluating your current financial statement.
Your current financial statement holds the key to tax negotiation with the Internal Revenue Service.
Success comes by knowing the system and understanding what it takes to close an IRS case.
IRS takes a closer look at all cases large dollar especially the financial statements, the IRS is looking for the ability of the taxpayer to pay the back tax. As a former IRS agent this was part of my job.
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.
The internal revenue service can go through great lengths to do due diligence on your case. They have many search engines at their disposal. They will check Department of motor vehicle, records public records, credit reports, insurance policies and a plethora of other information found on internal systems used by different federal and state government agencies.
IRS knows much more about you than you can possibly imagine. You must make sure you still out your financial statement truthfully and accurately. That’s why it is best a true tax professional provide the necessary tax help to resolve your problem.
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.
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.
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 11, 2018 | Tax Help
We are a local South Florida tax firm that specializes in IRS tax debt relief. Since 1982 we have worked thousands of cases and nobody matches our experience. we are A+ rated.
We have worked thousands of cases since 1982 through every level of the Internal Revenue Service. We have worked in almost every single position in IRS collection and audit.
Since 1982, we have been resolving IRS tax issues and we have an amazing history of successful client work and satisfied customers and that is due to the experience we have in dealing with IRS tax problems and tax issues and IRS tax relief.
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On staff are former IRS agents, managers and teaching instructors who were supervisors and managers while working at the Internal Revenue Service. We have a whole team of professional experts that work at our firm. Your case is assigned to the tax expert that has the greatest area of expertise.
As a result of all of our work experience, we understand the methodologies and all the procedures to close IRS cases in the most prudent and affordable manner. True IRS tax resolution should be handled by experienced veterans who work thousands of cases.
Upon your initial consultation in almost all cases, we will let you know how your tax case will resolve itself and exactly how much it will cost you.
Each case has its own unique set of circumstances so we will customize a specific plan of action based on your set of circumstances and financial matters. There are no two cases alike. Usually what is meant by unique set of circumstances are the financial conditions that exist of the time of negotiation with the Internal Revenue Service.
You will never have to speak to Internal Revenue Service we will handle all communication with you to you and with the Internal Revenue Service.
The most popular program is the IRS offer in compromise because it settles your debt for pennies on the dollar but you must be sure you qualify for this type of settlement or you will waste your money.
People such as you have given thousands of dollars to companies promising the settlements but there are qualifiers that the taxpayer must be aware of before they throw their money at somebody. When you call most companies a salesperson picks up the phone but fresh start tax will have a true IRS tax expert talk to you about your situation.
As a former IRS agent in teaching and structure of the offer in compromise I can let you know well ahead of time whether your offer will have any chance of acceptance and will be able settle your debt for the lowest allowable amount allowed by law if you qualify. Whatever you do do not be fooled by other companies.
When you call other tax settlement companies you are usually speaking to a salesperson who doesn’t know beans about offers in compromise what is trying to upsell you on the settlement.
Offers in Compromise, the OIC, this is known as the pennies on a dollar program.
I am a former IRS agent and teaching instructor of the offer in compromise or tax debt settlement program along with other IRS programs and systems.
We have over 60 years of direct work experience in the local, district, and regional tax offices of the Internal Revenue Service. We are true IRS experts who understand the IRS collection system.
All our work is done in-house and we are used by other firms to do their backend work.
You can call us today for free initial tax consultation and find out if you are a true offer in compromise tax debt settlement candidate.
Due to the IRS new fresh start initiative set out by the Internal Revenue Service many more taxpayers are eligible for the tax debt settlement.
Before a taxpayer or client thinks about the filing of an offer in compromise they should check out the IRS offer in compromise pre-qualifier tool first.
You can walk to the pre-qualifier tool on our site or call us today to learn more about it. The pre-qualifier tool has been put there by Internal Revenue Service to make sure you are not ripped off by tax settlement companies.
We will not file an offer in compromise or accept any fee for any client unless we know they are qualified for the program.
So if we send in your offer in compromise, you probably do have a pretty good chance of getting it accepted.
It is important to know you will that all back tax returns will have to be filed, up-to-date and current on the IRS computer system before the Internal Revenue Service will accept an offer in compromise.
IRS Tax Statistics for the OIC.
Last year there were 78,000 offers in compromise were filed with the Internal Revenue Service, 38% of those were accepted for an average of $6500 per case. Keep in mind this is a national average and varies from case to case is completely dependent on your current financial statement.
Also keep in mind your offer may be worked by any person throughout the United States.
About 20% of all offers in compromise go to the Appellate Division for settlement. Many times your best settlements occur when your case goes to the appellate division for review and the person needs to settle your case.
You should know that not everyone is an offer in compromise candidate to settle their tax debt.
There are many companies out there today advertising pennies on the dollar and if you are not a true qualified candidate you should not be giving your money to any firm.
The advice I give everyone is to speak to the person who is working your case and let them explain why you are a qualified candidate for the offer in compromise.
Make sure you are eligible for the OIC. Do not give your money to any company firm or otherwise until you know you are a qualified candidate.
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. When you are in a bankruptcy proceeding IRS literally freezes all activity on your account.
Submitting your offer or OIC to the Internal Revenue Service.
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.
Keep in mind IRS will process no offer in compromise until all documents are in the sent file.
Selecting a payment option for the offer in compromise program
Your initial payment will vary based on your offer and the payment option you choose:
• IRS Lump Sum Cash:
Submit an initial payment of 20 percent of the total offer amount with your application. Wait for written acceptance, then pay the remaining balance of the offer in five or fewer payments.
• IRS 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, you must continue to pay monthly until it is paid in full.
While your offer in compromise 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. This very rarely happens but from time to time you get lucky and win the lottery.
Other: IRS tax relief programs
Many taxpayers for a variety of reasons cannot qualify for an offer in compromise and IRS has four other buckets of ways they close cases once they were open in the IRS collection
They are as followed:
Hardship, payment agreement, statute of expiration, bankruptcy.
1. For those who are financially strapped and qualify, IRS has a currently non-collectible program in which taxpayers who qualify IRS will temporarily suspend their case between one and three years and then kick the case out later and re-review the financial statement.
Approximately 40% of all people who are in the current IRS collection Q wind up in a temporarily non-collectible file.
2. While other people based on their current financial statement can make a payment arrangement with the Internal Revenue Service. Approximately 6.5 billion people wind up in payment agreements because of their current financial statement. The Internal Revenue Service will use the national standard test to make sure the agreement is fair and reasonable.
3. Others qualify because the statute of limitation has expired on their tax assessments. As a general rule IRS has approximately 10 years to collect all cases. we can pull IRS tax transcripts to find out how close you are to having your statute of limitations expired.
4. While others can file Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding. We were review with you each of the criteria when you call us.
Tax Return Note:
As a side note, taxpayers should be aware that all tax returns must be filed before they can have an approved offer in compromise. Before IRS will work an offer in compromise to settle your tax debt they will want all tax returns filed and they will want to make sure you are current on your ES payments or your withholding in the current year we are in.
If you submitted an offer in compromise and IRS finds your tax returns are not file they will return the offer to you.
We could prepare all back returns for you with little or no records. Please keep in mind that IRS can file your tax returns under 6020 B of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Internal Revenue Service keeps records for six years of all income source documents which means IRS has all your W-2s and 1099 s.
As former IRS agents we know the system and understand all the protocols to get you the very best result possible.
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