Archive for December, 2007
Top 5 Offer In Compromise/IRS Tax Resolution Posts of 2007
Well this has been an exciting and stressful 2007 for me. I started this blog at the beginning of the year and it has steadily and consistently grown in page views and readership over the last several months. I have some plans to expand the writing and put some things in place where my [...]
New Blogging Course I’m Trying Out
I’m evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they’re letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.
It covers:
The best blogging techniques.
How to get traffic to your blog.
How to turn your blog into money.
I’ll let you know what I think once I’ve had [...]
It’s Never too Late to Hire a Tax Attorney
I was asked recently whether it was too late to hire an attorney to assist someone with their offer in compromise because they had already submitted the offer and had some conversations with the offer examiner. Jokingly, I told that person that it was never too late to hire a tax attorney.
No matter [...]
Merry Christmas!
I am excited to be able to wish you a Merry Christmas on Christmas Day. I hope that everyone of our readers and clients have the opportunity to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. For me, Christmas provides a short break that gives me an opportunity to reflect back on a year full of [...]
I thought the IRS Could Only Collect for 10 Years?
QUESTION:
In 1995 I closed a business that was failing. One of the main things affecting my business was the payroll tax that I owed the IRS. In February 1997, the IRS assessed the trust fund penalty against me because the business was closed and they could not get any money from that. I am [...]
Do You Make These Mistakes: You Ignore Communications from the IRS
Many of my clients hope or expect their IRS problems to go away by using the "Ostrich Defense." They simply bury their head in the sand and ignore everything they receive from the IRS and hope it goes away. I’m afraid that this is not the right posture to be in when dealing with [...]