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Overview of IRS Examination Process: Three Types of Audits

The taxpayer will get a letter in the mail. The letter says, “Hi. We’re the IRS. We would like to challenge some of the information on your return.

How Tax Returns are Selected For Audit

I have several attorney clients. Attorneys by the way make the worst clients.

What Happens When You File a Return With a Balance Due

Tax returns generally are processed on the spot. They take about four to six weeks to work their way through the IRS system.

Automated Collection Systems

The goal of the ACS agent is to gather as much information on the account as possible, investigate possible collection sources.

More about Automated Collections Systems

The ACS agent to take very detailed notes about the call, discuss time tables and actions.

Tips for Dealing with Automated Collection Systems Agents

The first is you have to understand how the system works is ACS agents are in a bunch of call centers across the country.

What Happens when the IRS Cannot Collect on a Taxpayer

When ACS gets frustrated or when the balance reached a certain dollar amount, they’ll kick it out to a Revenue Officer to.

Revenue Officers

the IRS revenue officer will go out, will do a more detailed asset investigation – perhaps pulling records.

Collection Action a Revenue Officer Can Take

The IRS revenue officers have broad latitude in contacting third parties for information on tax payers.

Asset Seizure

Generally speaking from an administrative level, it is difficult to seize assets that are not cash.

How to Resolve IRS Collections Issues

The first measure is the IRS will always allow you to pay them in full.

How to Pay the IRS in Full

The client is going to pay the underlying tax. If you have a situation where you're willing to pay the underlying tax.
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