Your journey towards total IRS relief starts with your story – tell us everything about your current situation, and our tax experts will take the time to listen and ask questions. The initial consultation is free.
After we hear your story, our experts will take over all contact with the IRS and work to create a custom tax strategy that’s catered to your needs.
Once we’ve settled on a plan, a dedicated case advisor will put it to action and negotiate with the IRS until we reach the best possible outcome for you. Tax problems – solved!
Wondering what we actually do to get the IRS off your back? Below is a list of a few solutions
that we can employ to help you get your life back.
What It Is
A tax bill that can’t be paid and the resulting penalties can put some taxpayers in an extremely difficult position. One potential solution is an IRS settlement offer known as an Offer in Compromise (OIC). An OIC allows taxpayers to settle tax debts that have been erroneously assessed or have liabilities they cannot afford for just pennies on the dollar. In fact, if you qualify for an Offer in Compromise, much of your tax debt can be eradicated!
How We Can Help
To qualify for an Offer in Compromise, taxpayers must ensure that they have filed all required tax returns on the correct forms, they are up-to-date on their estimated tax payments, and so much more. The huge amount of paperwork that must be completed with pinpoint accuracy causes many to hesitate to file for an Offer in Compromise. Rather than attempting to navigate the IRS’s bureaucratic maze on your own, you can get an experienced team of experts to help you. Total IRS Relief can determine if you qualify for an OIC and complete the necessary paperwork to apply for one, all while communicating with the IRS on your behalf.
What It Is
To recuperate tax bills owed by taxpayers, the IRS will employ a variety of collection strategies. A lien can be placed on your home or other assets, which secures the government’s interest in your property, and a levy actually takes the property to pay your tax debt. The IRS can garnish a portion of your wages, or they can seize money from your bank account with a bank levy. Ignoring letters from the IRS causes these problems to mount, and the penalties become more severe. If you have received notices of any of these things from the IRS, you need to act quickly.
How We Can Help
When you call Total IRS Relief, we waste no time in getting your IRS issues solved. We have the ability to prevent levies and similar issues or have them lifted so you can get back to normal. If you are presently dealing with, or concerned about a lien, levy, or garnishment, we can help. Keep in mind, the earlier we tackle the problem, the more successful we are likely to be. Ignoring a tax problem will always create a bigger problem, and can limit our ability to help you.
What It Is
There are many reasons why tax payers fail to file with the IRS. Whatever the reason, failing to file a tax return is a criminal offense, and is punishable by one year in jail for each year not filed. It is one thing to owe the IRS money, but you should never risk your freedom for failure to file with the IRS.
How We Can Help
In most situations, we can prepare and file delinquent returns, and help you avoid harsh penalties. In some cases, the IRS may even file SFR (Substitute For Return) on your behalf. This is the IRS’s version of an unfiled tax return. SFR returns are always filed in the best interest of the government, and the only deductions you’ll see are standard deductions and one personal exemption.
On a SFR return, you will not get credit or deductions that you may be entitled to, like exemptions for spouses, children, interest and taxes on your home, cost of any stock or real estate sales, and business expenses, among others. Therefore, the amount of tax assessed by the IRS is higher than the amount we would calculate using appropriate deductions and exemptions. Contact us to file previous years’ tax returns the right way!
What It Is
Being declared “currently not collectible” is another way to help resolve your tax issues. This means a taxpayer has no ability to pay their tax debts. Once evidence is presented to the IRS, in the form of special financial statements, a taxpayer can be considered Currently Not Collectible. At this point, the IRS is required to stop all collection attempts, including levies and garnishments. Additionally, while in this status, the 10-year Statute of Limitations on tax debt collection is still in progress. This may eventually allow for these debts to expire and be written off permanently.
How We Can Help
However, with any IRS program or possible solution, there are potential drawbacks and things to consider about this program. We can provide you all the information necessary to decide if this program may be suited to your situation. If you do decide to go forward with it, we can make sure the evidence is gathered and submitted correctly to achieve Currently Not Collectible status.
What It Is
It’s common for taxpayers to find themselves in trouble with the IRS because of their spouses or ex-spouses. The IRS understands that these situations occur, and enacted special rules under the 1998 IRS Restructuring Act. These new rules created guidelines where a person may qualify as an Innocent Spouse. Thus, if a taxpayer fits within those guidelines, they may not be held responsible for the taxes caused by their spouses or ex-spouses.
How We Can Help
The IRS will take several factors into consideration when it comes to innocent spouse relief. By considering all of the details surrounding your joint tax return, our experts will assist you in deciding if you are eligible for Innocent Spouse. This will work to your advantage if you are already divorced or in the process of being divorced from the spouse who filed the fraudulent return on your behalf. We will give you the support you require in order for you to pay the least amount of tax feasible.
What It Is
Forgetting to pay or file your taxes might have serious consequences. Even if you have good reason to miss the tax deadline, the IRS may still add penalties until your tax obligation is paid in full. However, if you qualify for penalty abatement, you can avoid incurring fines even if you don’t file your taxes, don’t pay them on time, or make an error. You are only allowed one respite each tax year, and it needs to be for the year you’re filing.
How We Can Help
In many cases, taxpayers have no problem paying the tax owed, but the penalties and interest make the debt unmanageable. Often we are able to have the penalties and interest removed by providing reasonable cause. It is sometimes possible to include penalty abatement with an Installment Agreement as well.
Our team can investigate your case and assist you in applying for penalty abatement, if applicable. Don’t put off dealing with your tax issues any longer – call Total IRS Relief now!
What It Is
If you find that you are unable to pay your tax debt in full, all at once, an Installment Agreement may be the best solution for you. If you qualify, an Installment Agreement with the IRS allows you to pay monthly payments on your tax liability. This agreement stops the IRS from filing liens and levies against your property or wages, as long as the payments are made. Without an agreement, the IRS may take money from your paycheck or bank accounts, and they can file liens against your home or other property. One thing to remember, in order to arrange an installment agreement, the IRS will require all tax returns to be filed (with some special exceptions we can explain). In these cases, as long as you pay as agreed, the remaining tax leftover at the end of the payment term may be forgiven.
How We Can Help
The most important factor in determining if you qualify for an IRS Installment Agreement is your taxpayer history. If you’ve previously negotiated a payment plan with the IRS that didn’t work out, the IRS may be less willing to give you another chance. However, an Installment Agreement is one of the most common solutions we use to help taxpayers get right with the IRS, and we can help you too! Get in touch today.
What It Is
The IRS has a time limit to assess the tax they want from you. Once this assessment is made, there is a limited amount of time they have to collect all taxes, penalties, and interest from you. This is known as the Statute of Limitations. You do not owe the IRS anything after this statute of limitations date has passed.
How We Can Help
As part of our process, we use your IRS transcripts to verify the assessment date. Then we can compute when the statute of limitations will expire, taking into consideration any circumstances that could affect this statute date. In addition, we use this date to determine its effect on other remedies as well, such as Partial Pay Installment Agreements.
Once expired, we inform the IRS that they no longer have the right to collect this tax liability, and they must write off all the tax liabilities which have expired.
We have the ability to obtain your IRS file without raising any red flags. Filing under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is one way we can review and interpret the transcripts of the IRS file for you. This is a record of your history with the IRS, according to them. Chances are, if you find yourself needing help with the IRS, it’s quite common that you could be facing issues with the state of Illinois as well. Using similar methods, we can gather information from your state files as well.
What It Is
A tax bill that can’t be paid and the resulting penalties can put some taxpayers in an extremely difficult position. One potential solution is an IRS settlement offer known as an Offer in Compromise (OIC). An OIC allows taxpayers to settle tax debts that have been erroneously assessed or have liabilities they cannot afford for just pennies on the dollar. In fact, if you qualify for an Offer in Compromise, much of your tax debt can be eradicated!
How We Can Help
To qualify for an Offer in Compromise, taxpayers must ensure that they have filed all required tax returns on the correct forms, they are up-to-date on their estimated tax payments, and so much more. The huge amount of paperwork that must be completed with pinpoint accuracy causes many to hesitate to file for an Offer in Compromise. Rather than attempting to navigate the IRS’s bureaucratic maze on your own, you can get an experienced team of experts to help you. Total IRS Relief can determine if you qualify for an OIC and complete the necessary paperwork to apply for one, all while communicating with the IRS on your behalf.
What It Is
To recuperate tax bills owed by taxpayers, the IRS will employ a variety of collection strategies. A lien can be placed on your home or other assets, which secures the government’s interest in your property, and a levy actually takes the property to pay your tax debt. The IRS can garnish a portion of your wages, or they can seize money from your bank account with a bank levy. Ignoring letters from the IRS causes these problems to mount, and the penalties become more severe. If you have received notices of any of these things from the IRS, you need to act quickly.
How We Can Help
When you call Total IRS Relief, we waste no time in getting your IRS issues solved. We have the ability to prevent levies and similar issues or have them lifted so you can get back to normal. If you are presently dealing with, or concerned about a lien, levy, or garnishment, we can help. Keep in mind, the earlier we tackle the problem, the more successful we are likely to be. Ignoring a tax problem will always create a bigger problem, and can limit our ability to help you.
What It Is
There are many reasons why tax payers fail to file with the IRS. Whatever the reason, failing to file a tax return is a criminal offense, and is punishable by one year in jail for each year not filed. It is one thing to owe the IRS money, but you should never risk your freedom for failure to file with the IRS.
How We Can Help
In most situations, we can prepare and file delinquent returns, and help you avoid harsh penalties. In some cases, the IRS may even file SFR (Substitute For Return) on your behalf. This is the IRS’s version of an unfiled tax return. SFR returns are always filed in the best interest of the government, and the only deductions you’ll see are standard deductions and one personal exemption.
On a SFR return, you will not get credit or deductions that you may be entitled to, like exemptions for spouses, children, interest and taxes on your home, cost of any stock or real estate sales, and business expenses, among others. Therefore, the amount of tax assessed by the IRS is higher than the amount we would calculate using appropriate deductions and exemptions. Contact us to file previous years’ tax returns the right way!
What It Is
Being declared “currently not collectible” is another way to help resolve your tax issues. This means a taxpayer has no ability to pay their tax debts. Once evidence is presented to the IRS, in the form of special financial statements, a taxpayer can be considered Currently Not Collectible. At this point, the IRS is required to stop all collection attempts, including levies and garnishments. Additionally, while in this status, the 10-year Statute of Limitations on tax debt collection is still in progress. This may eventually allow for these debts to expire and be written off permanently.
How We Can Help
However, with any IRS program or possible solution, there are potential drawbacks and things to consider about this program. We can provide you all the information necessary to decide if this program may be suited to your situation. If you do decide to go forward with it, we can make sure the evidence is gathered and submitted correctly to achieve Currently Not Collectible status.
What It Is
It’s common for taxpayers to find themselves in trouble with the IRS because of their spouses or ex-spouses. The IRS understands that these situations occur, and enacted special rules under the 1998 IRS Restructuring Act. These new rules created guidelines where a person may qualify as an Innocent Spouse. Thus, if a taxpayer fits within those guidelines, they may not be held responsible for the taxes caused by their spouses or ex-spouses.
How We Can Help
The IRS will take several factors into consideration when it comes to innocent spouse relief. By considering all of the details surrounding your joint tax return, our experts will assist you in deciding if you are eligible for Innocent Spouse. This will work to your advantage if you are already divorced or in the process of being divorced from the spouse who filed the fraudulent return on your behalf. We will give you the support you require in order for you to pay the least amount of tax feasible.
What It Is
Forgetting to pay or file your taxes might have serious consequences. Even if you have good reason to miss the tax deadline, the IRS may still add penalties until your tax obligation is paid in full. However, if you qualify for penalty abatement, you can avoid incurring fines even if you don’t file your taxes, don’t pay them on time, or make an error. You are only allowed one respite each tax year, and it needs to be for the year you’re filing.
How We Can Help
In many cases, taxpayers have no problem paying the tax owed, but the penalties and interest make the debt unmanageable. Often we are able to have the penalties and interest removed by providing reasonable cause. It is sometimes possible to include penalty abatement with an Installment Agreement as well.
Our team can investigate your case and assist you in applying for penalty abatement, if applicable. Don’t put off dealing with your tax issues any longer – call Total IRS Relief now!
What It Is
If you find that you are unable to pay your tax debt in full, all at once, an Installment Agreement may be the best solution for you. If you qualify, an Installment Agreement with the IRS allows you to pay monthly payments on your tax liability. This agreement stops the IRS from filing liens and levies against your property or wages, as long as the payments are made. Without an agreement, the IRS may take money from your paycheck or bank accounts, and they can file liens against your home or other property. One thing to remember, in order to arrange an installment agreement, the IRS will require all tax returns to be filed (with some special exceptions we can explain). In these cases, as long as you pay as agreed, the remaining tax leftover at the end of the payment term may be forgiven.
How We Can Help
The most important factor in determining if you qualify for an IRS Installment Agreement is your taxpayer history. If you’ve previously negotiated a payment plan with the IRS that didn’t work out, the IRS may be less willing to give you another chance. However, an Installment Agreement is one of the most common solutions we use to help taxpayers get right with the IRS, and we can help you too! Get in touch today.
What It Is
The IRS has a time limit to assess the tax they want from you. Once this assessment is made, there is a limited amount of time they have to collect all taxes, penalties, and interest from you. This is known as the Statute of Limitations. You do not owe the IRS anything after this statute of limitations date has passed.
How We Can Help
As part of our process, we use your IRS transcripts to verify the assessment date. Then we can compute when the statute of limitations will expire, taking into consideration any circumstances that could affect this statute date. In addition, we use this date to determine its effect on other remedies as well, such as Partial Pay Installment Agreements.
Once expired, we inform the IRS that they no longer have the right to collect this tax liability, and they must write off all the tax liabilities which have expired.
We have the ability to obtain your IRS file without raising any red flags. Filing under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is one way we can review and interpret the transcripts of the IRS file for you. This is a record of your history with the IRS, according to them. Chances are, if you find yourself needing help with the IRS, it’s quite common that you could be facing issues with the state of Illinois as well. Using similar methods, we can gather information from your state files as well.
Your firm was extremely helpful to me in a very difficult situation that had been going on for years. It is a shame I didn’t hear about your firm sooner. This tax burden was crushing, causing me MANY sleepless nights over the past ten years. When I met with you, I had little hope of a fresh start. This is because I met with three tax professionals before you and was either told I didn’t have any options or that they didn’t have a solution for me. I owed the IRS $72,000 and settled for $5,000. Furthermore, once the IRS liens were released, I was able to refinance my house and lower my mortgage payment by $400 per month. I feel like I can go back to living life now and actually make plans for the future.
MICHAEL J
I was receiving IRS letters on a constant basis with no end in sight. I had gone more than five years without filing a tax return. How did I get into this mess!? As I write this letter today I am all caught up with my tax filings. Also, with your help, the IRS determined that I am not collectible and I do not have to make monthly payments.
Throughout this process, I have mentioned to others how well you and your company have been. I appreciate the communication, support and knowledge that have been provided while handling this matter. I will definitely recommend Total IRS Relief to others and warn them to stay away from those scams on television.
Thanks for everything…what a blessing!
MS. BROWN
This is probably the first, and most frequent, question people ask us. Fighting the IRS can be overwhelming, but that’s why we’re here. We have an intake form, but it is NOT mandatory. The biggest, and most important, thing you can do, is just call us. We want to make this as stress-free as it possibly can be. We’re here to help you, not add to the stress you’re already feeling.
We have a system in place to find out exactly what you owe, what year(s) you owe for, and what the IRS is asking for. We will do a complete tax analysis which will help us find the bulk of the necessary information.
The first step is this free consultation, and you are not obligated to hire us. We just want to assess your current tax liabilities and get a big picture of what is happening. We then provide you with a comprehensive, 15+ page report outlining everything you need to know about the tax situation. This analysis allows us to perform a type of “tax triage,” so that we can address the most urgent concerns first, and then go from there to help find the best solutions.
Of course you can. But without a strong understanding of your rights, and an incredibly complex tax code, you’re starting at square one. The IRS operates similar to debt collection agencies, except they have the ability to garnish wages, levy liens against your home, and more. Having an experienced team on your side means you’re not battling giants alone. Tax specialists have the depth of knowledge necessary to present your tax situation in the best possible light, in a way that complies with tax laws and collection methods.
The IRS will generally attempt to collect the original tax burden, plus interest and penalties. But, in many situations, we can fight for a “Penalty Abatement” that removes the extra burden of penalties and fees, and lowers the amount you owe the IRS. In some circumstances, we can even reduce the amount you owe to zero. The best way to know for sure how much you owe, is to call us. Our thorough assessment will allow us to give you an in-depth understanding of what your minimum tax burden is.
Only if you throw those letters from the IRS away, and ignore the situation. The IRS is attempting to collect a debt, and they can’t do that unless you’re earning money. It is in the best interest of everyone to negotiate the settlement, so you don’t have to worry about going to prison for back tax issues. And since you’re already here, you’re already on the right path to eliminating this tax debt completely, and moving on with your life.
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