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The Offer in Compromise (OIC) program is the well-known program advertised on the radio by national firms who claim to be able to settle your tax debt for pennies on the dollar. But what they fail to mention is that you must meet specific criteria to qualify for the program. Unscrupulous big firm...

That's the worst thing to do! Its common for people to think that if they avoid filing the tax return that IRS won't "find them out" but IRS already knows about your income. Here is what I suggest you do instead... File the tax return on time and send in a payment of $100 (even if you owe $50,000...

If you file your taxes electronically and allow the government to deposit your refund directly into your checking account, the Internal Revenue Service promises to refund your money within 21 days. Before 2012, you could get the money sooner through a refund anticipation loan offered by most tax ...

For the vast majority of taxpayers, there is not much need to worry that you will be audited. In 2016, only 0.6% of individual income tax returns were audited according to the IRS 2017 Data Book. Why? For starters, the IRS budget has been cut resulting in more than 2,200 fewer agents available to...

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Excerpt from IRS Newswire Article...Full Article Here  IRS waives penalty for many whose tax withholding and estimated tax payments fell short in 2018IR-2019-03, January 16, 2019WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it is waiving the estimated tax penalty for many taxpaye...

Definately Not!  Unfiled Return?  That's the worst thing you can do.  Always file the tax return! If you have unfiled returns, you have committed a criminal act.  There is nothing criminal about simply owing the government money.  Criminal investigations is the only worse division to work with at...

Owing money to the IRS or State can be daunting, intimidating and throw your life out of whack. You might be tempted to just hide your head under a pillow, but ignoring your back taxes will only make the situation worse. Penalties and interest alone can bury you deeper so it’s important to take i...

We’ve all heard the quote by Benjamin Franklin “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Yet despite April 15th being on the calendar every single year, and March 15th for business, millions of people find themselves on the IRS hit list for failing to comply with ...

Not paying your taxes has serious consequences, and one of the worst ones is the federal government filing a legal claim against all property you currently own and property acquired in the future in the form of a federal tax lien.  In this article, we’ll explain what a federal tax lien is and wha...