First-time penalty abatement is the most useful relief in the collection system and the least asked for, because the IRS does not offer it. You have to ask. That is changing during 2026, and the change matters as much as the rule itself, so this covers both the relief as
You filed jointly, the refund was mostly yours, and it never arrived. A notice explains that it was applied to a debt in your spouse’s name from before you married, or to child support, or to a student loan you have never had anything to do with. This is one
Almost every IRS collection notice can wait a few days. One cannot. A Final Notice...
IRS penalties compound a tax problem faster than the tax itself. Failure to file, failure...
The letter that changes everything is Letter 1153, and the interview that produces it is...
Most tax debt advice on the internet is about the IRS. The three tax agencies...
An audit that closed against you feels final. The determination letter arrives, a balance lands...
The IRS collected more than $98 billion through enforcement actions in a single recent fiscal...
The IRS collected more than $4.9 trillion in taxes during fiscal year 2023, according to...
Few things make your stomach drop faster than opening the mailbox and seeing an IRS...
Tax resolution is the legal process of resolving outstanding tax debt, unfiled returns, or IRS...
If you owe back taxes, one of your first questions is probably: “How much will...
Federal tax levies operate under entirely different rules than consumer debt garnishments. The IRS doesn’t...
James Kraehenbuehl, Esq. & CPA, of Mid-Atlantic Law & Tax was recently featured in High...
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