No One Has an Obligation to Pay More Than the Absolute Minimum Tax Allowed by Law. 

Offer in Compromise 

If you owe the IRS and can't afford to pay the entire amount due, you may be able to settle for less.  The offer in compromise program can be a great tool in obtaining a fresh start with the government.  Tremendous savings and finality are the advantages of this tax solution.  Careful consideration and analysis should take place prior to the decision to enter into an offer.  Taxpayers must be willing to pull together resources and pay the most they can to settle the debt for less than what is owed.   An offer in compromise is for people who are committed to change whatever caused them to owe in the past.  A condition of an offer is to remain in compliance with filing and paying your taxes.  Another reason to take an offer seriously is that you must be willing and able to supply complete documentation and information during the offer investigation.  The information must be supplied by due dates in order to get an offer accepted.  Let's discuss if an offer is right for you!

Audit Defense

IRS Audits have often been compared to an autopsy performed while you’re still alive.  By nature they are very intrusive and strike fear into most taxpayers' hearts.  You have a highly trained representative from the United States government looking through your personal paperwork, sometimes in your home or place of business.  They are looking for unreported income,  questionable expenses, increases to tax and assessments of penalties. Once these adjustments are made, the Agent will most likely expand the audit to multiple years so more adjustments can be made. 

STOP!  Don’t go it alone or have anyone else besides us talk to the IRS.  Who better to handle your audit than a former IRS Revenue Agent?  We know what the IRS is looking for and what is needed to appease their requirements.  We know what they can and can’t ask for.  As your representative, we will attend the audit for you or the audit will be held at our office.  In most cases, you will not have to meet anyone from the IRS or even talk to them.  This is especially important because taxpayers who handle their own audit tend to say too much.  Remember, what you say CAN be used against you.  We’ll make the process easier.  Eliminate the fear factor, level the playing field and have us contain your audit.   

Bank Levy / Wage Garnishments

Bank and wage garnishments are PREVENTABLE.  When you hire us, we gain control of your case so you don't have to worry about you checks or bank accounts being seized by the IRS when you least expect it.  If you are already being garnished, we can obtain a release along with a formal resolution.   

Payment Plan / Installment Agreement

If you owe the tax but you can’t pay the entire amount due at once, you may be eligible for a monthly payment plan.  We can base the payment plan on a set number of months or on what you can afford. This can give you the breathing room you need and avoid garnishments of income, bank accounts or other assets.   

Currently Not Collectable Status 

If you can not afford any monthly payments, you can be placed into currently not collectable status.  This is achieved by obtaining IRS agreement that you cannot afford to make monthly payments.  It would be a financial hardship to require any monthly payments from you.  This is a temporary status.  You will remain here until you are able to afford monthly payments.  The tax liability remains valid and continues to accrue penalties and interest.  This option is sometimes best used together with another more permanent solution such as Offer in Compromise or bankruptcy. 

941 Payroll Issues / Trust Fund Recovery Penalty

Ongoing businesses with payroll tax issues are typically asigned a local Revenue Officer who's charged with ensuring the business does not accrue new tax liabilities (Pyramiding).  The Revenue Officer has  the power to close and seize the business if the right actions are not taken.  Employment taxes consist of two parts.  The portion paid by the employer and the portion withheld from employees’ paychecks.  The portion withheld from employees is the Trust Fund Portion.  When employment taxes go unpaid, the IRS can look to all responsible parties and hold them personally liable for the trust fund portion.  This process is called the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty.  If the IRS is considering or has already assessed TFRP on you, you do have rights and may have a defendable position.  Find out what your options are.  Have us analyze the strengths of your situation.  

Un-Filed Tax Returns / Tax Return Preparation

File an original or amended return.  If you have not filed, the IRS can file a “Substitute for Return” for you.  When the IRS files for you, you will be placed in the highest tax bracket possible, with no deductions.  You are always entitled to file an actual return to correct a substitute return.  If the tax liability on an income tax return which has already been filed is incorrect, you are entitled to file an amended or corrected tax return.   

Taxpayer Defense, Inc. offers top quality income and employment tax return preparation for individuals and businesses.  Whether you have to file for the current year or your filing needs go way back.  We prepare all years at both Federal and State levels.  Have your return prepared or reviewed by a Former IRS Revenue Agent or Certified Public Accountant to troubleshoot and avoid audit “red flags.” We can assist you with the most difficult preparation issues including tax research, lost records, residency, amendments and other complex issues. 

Penalty Abatements

Penalties can be removed.  In order to obtain a positive response to a request for penalty abatement, you must demonstrate reasonable cause.  Reasonable cause is a unique set of circumstances which caused you to not file or pay on time.   You must be able to document it, be specific, persuasive and short winded.  We know the verbiage and format the IRS is looking for and make it easy for the IRS to approve your request.           

Collection Statute Expiration Date

The IRS has a limited amount of time to collect a tax liability before it expires by law.  There are many things that affect or alter the expiration date.  We will obtain the necessary documents regarding your tax liability to calculate your statute expiration date. Would you like to know if your tax debt is due to legally expire soon?  Call NOW to find out!

Appeals & Collection Due Process Hearings

When you have a disagreement with the IRS, you have the right to file an Appeal or request a Collection Due Process Hearing.  This is a written request and is time sensitive.  Once your case is forwarded to the appropriate appeals office, an experienced Appeals or Settlement Officer will be assigned.  We will then have the opportunity to discuss the items or actions with which you don’t agree and formulate alternate resolutions. If you disagree with the decision at Appeals you have the right to take the action to court.

We have successfully saved our clients millions of dollars. 

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