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The IRS can be a scary creditor. With the full might of the government behind it, the IRS can issue federal liens and levies against delinquent taxpayers, claiming paychecks and even taking homes. However, for most taxpayers, a debt with the IRS is far from the world’s end. There are a few ways to resolve your federal tax liabilities …
Getting into tax debt is a serious problem – especially when you have no idea how you ended up owing the IRS money. Unfortunately, that is the case for thousands of Americans who find themselves on the other end of frightening notices and warning letters indicating that they might face financial penalties and growing tax …
The IRS issues millions of penalties every year. Most of these are for missed or late payments or returns, but sometimes, taxpayers incur the IRS’s ire in different ways, such as missing payroll taxes on their business or bouncing a check. These penalties add up over time – some are flat penalties, while others are …
Federal tax liens are one of the IRS’ collection actions used to enforce payment for tax debt. Unlike a levy, a federal tax lien is not an actual claim of your property or assets. And unlike a levy, the IRS issues a federal tax claim on everything you own, all at once. The IRS will …
The federal government requires you to report all income, calculate your total tax liability, and subtract the standard deduction (or any qualifying itemized deductions). However, most states also require you to pay additional state income taxes, which can be complicated. If you live in one state but work in another, you’ll need to fill out …
One of the functions of the IRS is to ensure that taxpayers adhere to their tax liability. To that end, the IRS attempts to combat the so-called “tax gap”, an estimated gap in the nation’s total tax liability and the money the IRS is pooling together from estimated payments and withheld taxes. To reduce that …