Posted by Adam Bulyar on Fri, Aug 13, 2010
You are not alone. Many taxpayers who experience an audit by the Internal Revenue Service are unaware that they can appeal the outcome of an audit.
The IRS is required to reexamine the results of an audit, when the taxpayer(s) request an appeal within 30 days from the issuance of their final notice of determination. Most audits result in credits or deductions being disallowed due to the lack of supporting documentation that should have been provided by the taxpayer. The audit appeal period gives the taxpayer(s) additional time to obtain this vital information to justify the disallowed items.
When an appeal request is not made within the required 30 day period don’t despair. There is another underutilized program that allows a taxpayer(s) to appeal the final results of even an already appealed audit. The Offer in Compromise – Doubt as to Liability Program allows a taxpayer(s) to dispute the outcome of an audit or an audit appeal. The IRS is not required to accept this type of appeal but do so in over ninety percent of the applications that are filed.
The Offer in Compromise – Doubt as to Liability application is a complicated form that should be prepared and presented by a qualified Tax Resolution Firm such as United Tax Group. In many cases we have been able to overturn an IRS decision for disallowances years after the original decision was rendered.
So don’t despair, contact our professionals at United Tax Group and learn more about how we can file an Offer in Compromise – Doubt as to Liability application to recoup the money you lost in your original audit or audit appeal.
Posted by Adam Bulyar on Wed, Aug 11, 2010
In previous years the Offer in Compromise Program utilized present income and potential for future income when evaluating an application for a “pennies on the dollar” settlement of all back-tax liabilities. Due to the present economic conditions however, the IRS has relaxed its rules in evaluating past earnings and potential earnings when rendering a decision on this type of settlement application.
In an unprecedented move, the IRS is now evaluating the Offer in Compromise application based on present earnings for taxpayers who are or have faced unemployment, underemployment and other factors affected by these current recessionary conditions. There is less emphasis in their evaluation of past or potential future earnings.
This means that taxpayers who previously would not qualify for a “pennies on the dollar” Offer in Compromise settlement, may now qualify due to changes in their respective earnings as the result of our present adverse economy.
We at United Tax Group expect the IRS to revert back to their previous emphasis on future and past earnings when evaluating Offer in Compromise submissions and our guess is probably within the next four to six months. Therefore if you have back tax debt and you’ve been affected by our present economy, we strongly recommend that you contact us immediately. We will provide you with a thorough evaluation to determine if you qualify for a reduced settlement through the OIC program while the parameters are still in their relaxed state.