The IRS appears to be human, and it makes legal and administrative errors when seizing property, says the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). TIGTA just completed a review of 50 IRS property seizures...
Read PostCategory: IRS Collection Problems, IRS levies and property seizures, IRS Seizures
I have seen a stream of new calls from readers who went through an IRS audit and are receiving IRS collection notices for amounts they probably do not owe. Although they disagreed with the audit,...
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It is always important to understand what the IRS is asking, and why. Resolution of most collection cases involves providing answers to IRS questions about you. The questions are asked on an IRS financial statement,...
Read PostCategory: Form 433A, IRS Financial Statements, Statute of limitations on collections
The IRS is hiring revenue agents (auditors), revenue officers (collectors), and special agents (criminal investigators). This has been made public by the IRS, but I attended a joint conference with the IRS last week in...
Read PostCategory: Automated Collection Service, Criminal investigation, IRS Audits, Revenue Officers
A common problem with IRS audits is not seeing eye to eye with the auditor. The auditor sees the case narrowly, while you see the big picture. You know you incurred that expense or did...
Read PostCategory: IRS Appeals, IRS Audits, Tax Court
