Failure to meet your annual tax obligation is an invitation to severe financial and legal consequences. The IRS can impose legal penalties, delay reimbursement, and in worst-cases, seize your possessions and put you behind bars. There is no escape from filing and paying your taxes, but the IRS provides a few avenues to help those who are unable to make payments due to financial difficulties. Offer in Compromise “OIC”, is an agreement between the IRS and a taxpayer that allows the taxpayer to settle their tax liabilities for an amount less than the actual unpaid amount. It is, however, worth

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Offer in Compromise, or OIC, is a provision initiated by the Internal Revenue Service to help taxpayers who are unable to clear their tax debts. If an OIC is approved, the IRS agrees to settle the debt for an amount less than the actual debt. To decide the qualification of an OIC application, the IRS looks at the taxpayer’s circumstances, income, property, ability to pay, expenses, assets, and various other dynamics. Continuing on the subject, in this blog post, we present five tips for filing an IRS Offer in Compromise. Read on. 1. File Tax Returns The IRS puts taxpayer

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As every citizen of the U.S. knows, it’s always wise to be well prepared when dealing with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Whether your issue is simply filling your taxes on time or something more involved, like setting up a payment plan for taxes owed, you should always educate yourself as much as possible about the system and how it works. With the tax code  so massive and complex it can be impossible for the average person to resolve more serious problems with the federal agency on their own. Individuals who are unable to pay their IRS tax debt may

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Many taxpayers face certain situations or circumstances wherein they are unable to pay off their tax debts. In such cases, the IRS has a number of tax debt relief options. One such option is an Offer in Compromise (OIC), which is an agreement between a taxpayer and the IRS that allows the taxpayer to settle any tax liabilities for an amount lesser than the actual unpaid amount. If you owe a large sum of money to the IRS and do not have the means to pay the amount in full, you can always request an Offer in Compromise to settle

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If financial constraints have been preventing you from settling your tax liabilities, an Offer in Compromise can be a way out of the problem. An Offer in Compromise is an agreement between a taxpayer and the IRS, allowing for a settlement of debt for an amount less than the actual debt. If a taxpayer is financially capable of paying their debt in full, they are not eligible to file an OIC. It is also important to know that there is no legal right to get a waiver on your tax liabilities, and that it is at the sole discretion of

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