Leveraging A Tax Relief Attorney

If the IRS and the State are causing you tax problems a tax relief attorney who can help you with the issues you are facing no matter what you are looking to resolve.

What type of tax problem are you experiencing?

If you owe taxes for years which remain unpaid and don’t have the funds available to pay your taxes in full and you want ot make a settlement.  If this is the case, you may have a garnishment placed on your wages.   An attorney can assist you in having these measures stopped.  Your tax relief attorney can work with you and help figure out what measures would be best for you to take in resolving your tax problem.

Some of the options you have could be to negotiate an offer by compromise, or negotiating a tax debt settlement.  Your advantage would be that you could be allowed to pay the underlying taxes owed and any type penalties and interests would then be released from your indebtedness.  Another way to resolve the situation could be to arrange for installments which would place your account as “current not collectible” status helping you to avoid penalties and interests as well as other advantages.  If the IRS does place a tax levy against your wages or your bank accounts there are steps that your tax relief attorney can take which you may otherwise not be aware that exists.  Fortunately, there are limitations placed on the IRS as to what power they have to seize property.  With regard to the taxpayer’s own personal home, the IRS is not allowed to take the property without a Federal District Court Judge or magistrate’s approval.  They cannot seize a tangible personal property, or real property used in the taxpayer’s own business or trade if they haven’t obtained approval of an IRS District or Assistant Director.

Some properties exempt from tax levies are:  Worker’s Compensation, Unemployment Benefits, particular pension payments and annuity payments, support judgments for minors, clothes and other such apparel, fuel and other properties.

Levies which are placed on wages and salary remain in effect until the debt is paid in full.  On the other have, a levy placed on a bank account is in effect on a one time basis only.  The taxpayer’s account is frozen for 21 calendar days, after the bank receives the tax levy to pay the IRS from the account.  Doing it this way gives the taxpayer a chance to notify the IRS of any mistakes or oversights.  It also leaves the taxpayer adequate time to work out an agreement with the IRS.

A tax relief attorney will help you resolve your tax problems and give you the opportunity to begin on a clear slate with the IRS.  They can negotiate with the IRS over releasing a wage garnishment. They do realize that while the IRS has your wages and possibly your bank account tied up that you may not be able to pay your bills.  Dealing with the IRS is probably too much for you to handle on your own.