IRS Tax Representation Firms
The Best IRS Tax Representation Firms
How do you pick the best IRS tax representation firm?
Good question, isn’t it? More than anything, it depends on why you are looking for tax help. So be honest with yourself when using this site. It will help you only as much as you want to be helped.
Are you special? Are you the one person in a thousand who qualifies for the holy grail of tax relief, the Offer in Compromise? Perhaps you are. Or are you healthy, working, trying to protect what finances you still have intact? Or maybe you have been irresponsible and what some might consider a tax cheat. Whatever your background and road and reason for being here, be honest with yourself. That’s the only way this site works.
Follow the guidance here to see what I would do in your shoes. I know you are going to do what you want anyway. Go ahead. This is just my take. I’m nobody and I know nothing. Then again, I just might be the answer you seek.
Your questions are encouraged. I’m envisioning something like a Dear Abby or Betty Crocker advice column, only online. So, use the comments to ask questions. If it’s a compelling topic, I’ll create a post about it.
Understanding Your Tax Problem
This site is about helping you survive your tax problem and understand the path to resolving that problem. With taxes and the IRS, compliance is always the first step. So before you even entertain the idea of qualifying for an Offer in Compromise or for some sort of IRS settlement, get used to the idea that you are going to have to file all your old tax returns and make any quarterly tax payments you currently owe. The IRS will not speak to you about repayment until you regain compliance.
Here are the steps to tax relief. They are simple. The thousands of steps underneath them are not. that’s why many people in your shoes hire a tax representation firm, an enrolled agent, a tax attorney, or a CPA.
- Regain IRS compliance
This means filing all delinquent tax returns and current quarterly payments. If the IRS has sent you a bill for tax years you did not file a return, that means they completed a tax return for you based on their estimates of your income. If you have not filed a tax return, just bite the bullet and go file it. It’s the right thing to do and the IRS only includes standard deductions when they file a return for you. - Pay the IRS
If you can’t afford to pay your taxes in full, contact the IRS about a payment plan. You can even do that online at the IRS website. If the tax bill is huge and you simply can’t pay it or can’t afford the monthly payments the IRS requires, you may want to consider hiring a tax representative to help you negotiate a payment plan. - Seek help for all other tax problems
Step three applies only if you haven’t performed steps one or two, or if you are facing an IRS audit. Wage garnishments, tax liens, IRS levies, substitute for return, and all the other collections actions only occur if you failed to file tax returns or work out a payment plan with the IRS. You have demonstrated you cannot or will not resolve this on your own, so it’s time to hire a professional to help you deal with your tax issues. Stop hiding and take care of your business. It’s only going to get worse.