According to the Internal Revenue Manual Chapter 5.14.2.1.1 a full Collection Information Statement is required for all Partial Payment Installment Agreements (PPIA's). IRS Forms 433A or 433B must be completed to determine the taxpayer's ability to pay Conditional expenses are not allowed for PPIAs. Only necessary...
According to IR-2011-20 published on Feb. 24, 2011, in its latest effort to help struggling taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service announced a series of new steps to help people get a fresh start with their tax liabilities.The goal is to help individuals and small businesses...
Complete IRS Form 12153, Request for a CollectionDue Process or Equivalent Hearing, or other writtenrequest with the same information and send it to theaddress shown on your lien or levy notice. To requestan equivalent hearing, you must check the EquivalentHearing box on line 6 of...
If you rent a house or condominium to someone in Colorado for less than 30 days sales tax is owed on that rental.Not only that but in order to collect sales tax you must have a Colorado sales tax license. In addition to a license...
The IRS has been experiencing a system error that occurs on individual tax returns that pay self-employment taxes. The system has been issuing IRS notices to some individual taxpayers in situations including: Taxpayers who have more than one Schedule C Taxpayers who have a Schedule C...
According to IRS Publication 505 you may have to pay estimated taxes if you are self-employed and have income other than yoursalary or you receive income that is not subject to withholding, such as: Self-employed income Rent Interest Dividends Alimony Gains from sales of assets Prizes...
In February 2010, a federaldistrict court in U.S. v. QualityStores, Inc., (DC MI 2/23/2010)105 AFTR 2d 2010-1110, ruledthat severance payments made toterminated employees by a company going out of business were not"wages" subject to FICA. The Courtsaid that "...
According to the National Association of Tax Preparers the key to reporting transactions that involve land easements is to first determine whether the payment represents rental income or sale proceeds. If the taxpayer was leasing a land easement for a specific period of time to...
According toIRS Publication 556 taxpayers generally must file a claim for a credit or refund within 3 years from the date you filed your original return or 2 years from the date you paid the tax, whichever is later. If you do not file a...
You can appeal an IRS tax decision to a local Appeals Office, which is separate from and independent of the IRS office taking the action you disagree with. The Appeals Office is the only level of appeal within the IRS. Conferences with Appeals Office personnel...
