1. Be courteous and respectful. You will get nowhere with an angry or condescending attitude, and will just give the IRS reason to come down harder on you. When your head is in the mouth of the bear, say nice bear. 2. Abide by deadlines, or call for more time if one can’t be met. [...]
IRS collection notices
I often have new clients come in who owe the IRS under $25,000 and have the ability to repay the debt with monthly installment agreements. If we determine they can repay the debt within 60 months, we secure from the IRS a repayment that is called a “streamlined installment agreement.” The Internal Revenue Manual makes these [...]
IRS collection letters often look similar, and all seem intimidating. But they are not. I get calls from my clients all the time who have received IRS collection letters and are in a state of anxiety. I ask them to read me what the heading of the letter says, and fax a copy over so [...]
