How can our law firm protect the taxpayer from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collections before it ever begins?
All taxpayers are subject to IRS collection action for their federal tax liability. However, the time it takes for a particular case to reach the IRS “collection” division or units varies from case to case. Our tax attorneys can prevent a case from being turned over to the IRS collection division by submitting correspondence to the IRS. The correspondence includes a completed IRS Form 2848 (Power of Attorney) and a letter informing the IRS that we are representing the taxpayer to resolve their back tax liability and need time to assess the taxpayer’s current options. It may also include requests for collection holds. It also may be as simple as merely responding to the numerous notices the IRS sends the taxpayer. Practically speaking, the IRS grants our requests for collection holds on a regular basis. However, the IRS rarely informs the law firm or the taxpayer when they have granted a collection hold. The IRS also does not document collection holds very well in their own computer dat
