There are many ways to clear up your tax problems when you run into disputes with the Internal Revenue Service.  The IRS tax code in very long, complicated and intimidating.  Tax relief services are equally as complicated.  In the same way you wouldn’t represent yourself in court without a lawyer, it is prudent for you to hire a tax professional to help you determine the best outcome for your unique tax circumstance and financial situation. IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals works within the guidelines established by the IRS to offer many different programs to help people resolve their tax problems.  Listed below are some of the tools that the IRS offers to taxpayers to help alleviate their tax problems.

File Back Taxes

Filing all back taxes is the first step in reaching tax resolution.  In most instances, you will not be eligible for any tax relief program until you have filed tax returns for all years.  With years of experience, IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals will work with you to file all back taxes.  Once you are in compliance, we will review your specific situation to see if you qualify for any tax relief programs offered by the IRS.

Tax Debt Settlement Services

If you would like to settle IRS and/or state taxes, IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals can analyze your financial situation and determine which tax settlement method would work best for your unique tax situation. There are many different types of settlements, some you may qualify for and some you may not.  It is important to speak to an experience tax expert at IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals before selecting which option is best for you.

• Offer in Compromise Service
  With an offer in compromise a taxpayer may settle their taxes owed for less than they owe. Therefore, an Offer In Compromise is one of the most difficult filings to qualify for. IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals specialize in preparing Offer In Compromises helping determine if you qualify for this program or not.
• Penalty Abatement Service
  If you would like to remove penalties owed you can have them forgiven with the appropriate filings and showing appropriate proof.  The experts at IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals are trained and experienced in knowing the qualifications for a penalty abatement.
• Innocent Spouse Relief Service
  The IRS does realize that there are times it would be unfair to hold a spouse liable for taxes owed due to a joint tax filing. Innocent spouse relief is a difficult filing and tax relief professionals can ensure the proper paperwork is filed and follow through with filing to ensure all tax liabilities have been lifted from the “innocent spouse”.
• Payment Plan Service
  If you do not qualify for a method to pay less than you owe a tax professional will find the best method to pay back the taxes you owe under a payment plan authorized by the IRS. A tax professional can find what payment method works best for you and work out an affordable payment plan to pay back the taxes owed for federal and or state taxes.
• Hardship/Uncollectible Service
  In certain circumstances your tax debt may be deemed uncollectable by the IRS.  This determination will be made by the Internal Revenue Service after all proper paperwork has been filed in response to your tax collection case. IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals will work with you hand in hand to ensure that all your paperwork is completed and filed with the IRS properly.  This will give you the best chance of qualifying for uncollectible status.

Remove a Tax Levy

If the IRS has begun to seize assets from you, either through your bank account, wage garnishment or physical seizure of assets, the experts at IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals can stop the IRS. IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals can determine the appropriate tax settlement method and file the proper paperwork to ensure the IRS does not seize any of you assets.

• Stop IRS Wage Garnishment
  If your wages are being garnished by the IRS, IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals can quickly stop the wage levy and determine the best solution for you. Patriot Tax Professionals will analyze your tax returns, financial statements, and work situation(s) to determine the best course of action.
• IRS Bank Account Levy Help
  If your account has been frozen, IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals can quickly analyze your situation and come up with the best method to resolve your tax problem and prevent the bank account levy.

Remove a Tax Lien

A tax lien will remain in place until you have paid off your taxes or until you have made some other agreement with the IRS. A tax professional will be able to find the best way for you to get back into good standing with the IRS to release a tax tax lien while not creating financial hardship for you.

Audit Representation

Have you received a notice of audit from the IRS?  If so, IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals can represent you in your audit to ensure everything is presented properly before the IRS revenue officer.  Additionally when you hire IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals, you will be safeguarded against any short cuts the IRS may try to take.  Your audit representation and tax relief services will also include a full review of your tax circumstances to determine if you have taken advantage of possible tax deductions and tax credits that my offset other tax liability.

Tax Relief Services and What To Expect

Tax relief services that are offered can be a very useful service for individuals that have run into problems with their taxes. If you were sued and had to go to court you could always represent yourself, however you would be better served by hiring a well-qualified attorney.  Likewise with tax resolution services… you can represent yourself with the IRS or you can hire a professional that has years of experience working with the IRS.  Of course there are costs associated with hiring a tax resolution company, but the benefits received from these services usually outweigh the costs.

Getting Started With Your Tax Relief

Once you have decided to have IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals represent you, your case will be assigned to our team of qualified tax professionals… Enrolled Agents, Tax Attorneys or Certified Public Accountants.  Typically, we will ask you to sign a power of attorney to allow our tax professionals to represent you before the IRS and so we can request transcripts from the IRS in order to see what the IRS records show for you. Once a power of attorney is on file with the IRS, all contact regarding your case will be handled directly between the IRS and IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals.  We call this our “Discovery Phase”.

Tax Resolution and Settlement Process

Once the tax resolution process begins your tax professional will ensure that you are first in full compliance with all tax filings.  In most instances, the IRS will not work on a settlement for your case unless you are in full compliance and have filed all past due tax returns.  Once you are in full compliance, your dedicated tax professional will find the most practical tax settlement or resolution method (e.g.: installment agreement, offer in compromise, penalty abatement, innocent spouse relief) and that has a likelihood of being accepted by the Internal Revenue Service. Remember, this is a lengthy process and that the IRS moves slowly, but you can be assured that matters are moving forward and in the correct manner.

Settlement Approved In Full Compliance

Once the IRS or State approves the filings, your resolution will be complete and the IRS will be completely off your back. Your account will remain in good standing with the IRS or State so long as you continue to file your returns on time and comply with the terms of your settlement.  Here at IRS Protection Plus Tax Professionals, we will also help advise you on ways to ensure you remain in compliance so that you avoid future tax problems.

Tax Solutions

No matter what your problem is with your taxes there are tax solutions!  There always is. The IRS and states have put in place many different programs to allow any taxpayer in just about any situation to resolve a problem. The worst thing you can do is to ignore the tax problem and not take action. If you owe the taxes and cannot pay there are various ways to resolve the problem depending on your specific financial problem and amount owed, whether it is settling for less than is owed or paying back the taxes owed through a monthly installment agreement, or simply putting collections on hold until your financial situation improves.

Tax Payment Options

There are many different payment options you can pursue if you cannot pay in full or on time. Once an agreement is setup you will be considered to be in good standing on your taxes even though they have not been paid off yet. If an agreement is not setup you will be charged additional penalties for not having some sort of agreement setup.

Offers In Compromise

If your financial situation is very poor and you feel you may never be able to pay off the taxes owed then it is a possibility you will be able to qualify for an offer in compromise in which you will be able to settle the taxes owed for less than the total amount owed. In most instances the IRS will not accept and Offer in Compromise but it is available to those taxpayers whose situation are so bad that it would be unfair to hold them liable for 100% of the amount they owe.

Penalty Abatements

If you feel you should not be held liable for the penalties you have been charged on taxes owed or penalties for unfiled taxes, it is possible to get these penalties removed. Penalties are a mechanism the IRS uses to scare taxpayers to stay in compliance with the laws and the IRS understands that there are legitimate circumstances a taxpayer should not be held liable and they have therefore created penalty abatement.

Innocent Spouse Relief

This is a rare form of tax relief and only applies to those taxpayers that have filed joint tax returns in which they have a tax amount owed and they feel the amount owed should be the responsibility of the other spouse. When a joint return is filed both taxpayers are held liable for the entire amount owed. With innocent spouse relief, the tax liability can be placed entirely on one of the spouses or can be separated so both individuals are not jointly responsible for the entire amount.

Uncollectible Status (Hardship)