If you owe the IRS money, you may not be able to leave the country. The IRS is taking away passports as part of IRS Section 7345. It allows them to advise with the State Department to suspend or deny the passports of taxpayers. Luckily, this mostly applies to those who owe a lot of money.
One common tool that is often used to attempt to resolve tax problems is submitting an Offer in Compromise to the IRS. An “OIC” is a document that is involved in what is essentially a negotiation with the IRS to settle the outstanding tax debt for less than the total amount owed. This section of our blog is dedicating to posts about Offers in Compromise.
Offer In Compromise
IRS Myth 12: Once You Owe The IRS Money, It Never Goes Away
Every year, my clients save millions of dollars because the time for the IRS to collect has expired. The Statute of Limitations for when you owe the IRS money is 10 years from the day the tax was assessed. Some of these people have been declared uncollectible by the IRS or have been making small payments and have not been able to fully pay over the years. Others are just plain lucky that they have slipped under the radar.
IRS Myth 6: The IRS Never Makes Deals To Pay Less Taxes.
If someone wants to file an Offer in Compromise to settle their tax debt, the IRS will not make a business decision. In the real world, if you owe someone $100,000 and offer them $80,000, the creditor will probably accept the deal. However, the IRS will never leave money on the table.
IRS Myth 5: The IRS Never Forgives Penalties
Failing to file a personal tax return on time carries with it a 5% penalty per month, maxing out at 25%. Filing to pay personal taxes on time initially brings with it a .5% penalty per month, also stopping when it hits 25%. If both penalties apply, the maximum monthly liability of a taxpayer is 5%.
The Truth About Offers In Compromise
In the real world, people and businesses settle for less all the time. So when they come to me with a tax problem, they want to know if they can make a deal with the IRS.
Miami Tax Attorney Steve Klitzner Explains Offer in Compromise (OIC)
I’m tax attorney Steve Klitzner. I represent individuals and businesses that have IRS problems. One of my favorite questions I hear from friends, family, clients, prospective clients is, “We see … Read more