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IRS Tax Law

Hi. I’m tax attorney Steve Klitzner, and all I do in my practice, as an attorney, is representing individuals and business with IRS problems. Sometimes it’s because the IRS is … Read more

Different Statutes of Collection

Jeffrey: Hi. I’m Jeffrey Schneider, and I’m an enrolled agent, and this is We Got Your Back…Taxes. Today we have Steven Klitzner. He’s an attorney who specializes in what we call alternative collection issues. He basically helps you get out of problems with the IRS. So today we’re going to talk about the different statutes that are out there. There’s 3, 6, unlimited, 10-year, and everybody thinks they’re something different. So let’s talk about the three-year statute first.

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How to Deal With An IRS Audit

Being the subject of any tax audit can be stressful, but the intensity magnifies when an audit involves the Internal Revenue Service. Here are a few tips to help you deal with an IRS audit as efficiently and affordably as possible.

Understand why you’re part of an IRS audit. The IRS uses a computer system to “flag” certain tax returns for audit. Taxpayers with taxable income of more than $200,000, those who are self-employed and file a tax return with significant claimed business expenses relative to reported income, or those who claim high charitable contributions relative to income may be “high-risk” for an IRS audit, according to experts at the Society of Grownups.

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Settling Your IRS Tax Debt

Learning that you have tax debt can be unwelcome financial news, especially if you didn’t account for additional tax payments in your budget.

Though you’re legally obligated to settle back taxes that are legitimately owed, there are cost-effective payment methods you can use to settle IRS tax debt. Here are some of the most popular payment options to consider for tax debt relief, and the pros and cons of each.

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Tax Identity Theft: What You Need To Know

Tax-related identity theft has impacted more than 1 million federal taxpayers to date, according to a recent USA Today article. While the same article writes that incidents of identity theft related to fraudulent tax returns has decreased in the past year, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen recently testified that the nature of tax identity theft has shifted: Once committed by individuals, he says tax identity theft now involves sophisticated crime syndicates who hack internal online systems to gain personal taxpayer information.

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Are You Going To Get Audited By The IRS?

The short answer is “probably not.” Less than 1% of tax returns are audited. Generally, there is a reason for the ones that get chosen. When the IRS receives a tax return, they score it. This identifies the tax returns where the numbers are outside the average from someone whose work is similar to the taxpayer.

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