Question: Dear Steve, I’ve been on a payment plan from the 2014-15-16 installment agreement – IRS keeps hanging up on me, and I cannot get thru to them to lower monthly payments. Can you help lower payments? Robyn Answer: Dear Robyn, Ultimately the IRS is the one controlling your payment. Here is the specific advice …
Question: Dear Steve, While doing my 2012 taxes in 2013, I found I owed the IRS $5,500 more than I thought I did. It had to do with my retirement and taking a partial lump sum out AND not having the teacher retirement service remove enough. Ouch! I filed my taxes but could not pay. …
Question: Dear Steve, I’m a very long time followers and you’ve helped me out numerous time both in answers to my direct questions as well as the general information. And I was hoping for one more time. This is not directly about debt and I’m hoping to keep it this way as you will see …
Question: Dear Steve, Hi Steve- I am a 57 year old single father and am in a lot of debt- and just did my taxes and owe the IRS $3500 which I do not have. I accumulated too much credit card debt and can barely afford to put food on the table after bills are …
“Dear Steve, Hi. I’ve never had any problems or issues with the IRS until 2011. I resigned from a company that I worked for 11 years due to illness. I rolled over my 401k approx 60k to an IRA local bank. After recuperating, I was unable to get a job, unemployment was still high. Anyway, …
“Dear Jim, Currently on a payment agreement with the irs for one year, with payments being $25.00 a month. I’m not employed, but I am seeking employment. Most likely my next employment will be of minimum wage. I have nothing, no properties, cars, nor any type of valuables. The due amount is about $16,000. For …
“Dear Jim, The IRS is still trying to collect $15,000 from 2000. We were in Chapter 13 in ’08-’10 and the BK was DISMISSED in Dec. ’10. In Oct. of 2011 we began making monthly payments of $50. These payments are toward the $15,000 and $640.00 assesed for 2009. Do we still owe the $15k? …
“Dear Jim, The IRS is still trying to collect $15,000 from 2000. We were in Chapter 13 in ’08-’10 and the BK was DISMISSED in Dec. ’10. In Oct. of 2011 we began making monthly payments of $50. These payments are toward the $15,000 and $640.00 assesed for 2009. Do we still owe the $15k? …
“Dear Steve, My husband recently passed away. I know I have to file taxes for him and I since we were married, but my question is do I still have to pay any taxes that we owed from previous years. He was making a payment once a month. Do I have to continue to do …
The following guest post was contributed by Jim Buttnow. Jim is a licensed CPA who spent 19 years with the IRS coordinating large compliance teams of IRS agents and specialized personnel. In the last 5 years, Jim has invented consumer and practitioner software and treatises on how to address many different tax issues. He has …
