Question: Dear Jim, Over 23 years ago I owe the IRS $6000 for an overpayment/refund from them. Over the years that amount was changed with penalties and interest is now $200000 or more. Now I 72 years old and have been receiving SSN with a garnishment payment every month. Last year they took $2000 out. …
Question: Dear Jim, I received a CP2000 concerning a bank cancellation of debt, this was due to insolvency. I did not know I had to file this on my 2018 tax return because I honestly do not remember receiving it. The total due is over $2000 in taxes after IRS computed calculated adjustments. I would …
Question: Dear Steve, My mother passed April of 2019 and Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC has sent her 3 1099-C forms with the Identifiable event date of 9/27/19 and Identifiable event code of G. The statute of limitations in South Carolina is 3 years and these debts are older than 10 years. I don’t believe the …
If you owe the IRS and cannot pay in full, there are five collection alternatives that you can obtain from the IRS that you can use. Extensions of time to pay and easy to obtain installment agreements are the most common alternatives selected by those who owe. In most instances, individual taxpayers just need a …
“Dear Jim, Searching for someone that could give me so good advice on what to do after receiving this 1099C form for the first time in my life, didn’t even know they existed, and now I’m worried to all crap about it! Not many people around that know much about it and I’ve read the …
“Dear Jim, My family owns a small restaurant that’s been struggling for years. We owe the IRS and the state back taxes and have been working with various payment plans but can never get caught up. My dad even took a second job in 2011 to aid in repayment. A lawyer advised him then to …
Question: Dear Steve, My husband and I recently found out that his ex wife filed taxes and forged his name on 2008 taxes, after they were separated. She had taken a settlement in 2008 and never paid the taxes on it, which left over $11,000 owed to the IRS. The amount has now grown to …
“Dear Jim, I am dealing with several major tax issues with the IRS right now and my situation is very complicated — I really need your help. I am a single female in my 50’s, unemployed, without any income, and have not worked since 2006 due to medical reasons. In March, 2008 I filed a …
Bob never intended for it to get this far. When he filed his return in April, he thought, “I’ll pay this off in a month or two.” Somehow, like many Americans, his good intentions fell by the wayside as other urgent financial obligations arose and his unpaid balance at the IRS remained unpaid longer than …
If you owe the IRS taxes and you’re having a difficult time paying, you’re not alone. In 2010, 23.9 million individual taxpayers filed a tax return with a balance due. More than 20 million taxpayers paid the tax with their return, after the first IRS notice, or after receiving an extension to pay from the …