Month: March 2009

The IRS has updated its handbook on Collection Due Process appeals (Chief Counsel Notice 2009-10). Included in the handbook is internal IRS guidance on issues such as disqualified employment tax levies, levies on single member limited...

IRS problems and divorce often come bundled together.  Here is my response to a question I recieved about how a divorce decree impacts the IRS in the collection of an unpaid tax liablity: My ex...

All recent indications are that the IRS is plowing ahead in its collection efforts under a weakening economy.  Revenue Officers continue to push hard, and there are no signs that Automated Collection Service has backed off...

Retirement accounts are considered to be an investment that is protected from creditors.  But here is an interesting question from a reader about a big exception to that rule (yes, it is the IRS): Several...

After conducting an extensive review of their use of outside private debt collectors, the IRS has decided to eliminate the program in its entirety.  The program lasted for all of 30 months. But the IRS...

IRS Revenue Officers are the most experienced and sophisticated collection employees within the IRS. They work high dollar cases identified by the IRS to be of significance.  Focus is often given to business cases, employment tax liabilities,...

In these difficult economic times, repaying the IRS is becoming harder than ever. Installment agreements may be entered into in good faith, but while payments are being made, interest and penalties continue to run. Every...