Tax Law Blog

Your return is complete and you owe more money to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) than you can pay.  Or, maybe you have a long-standing tax liability with the IRS. What can you do?

Pop quiz: what is the difference between an IRS Special Agent, an IRS Revenue Officer, and an IRS Revenue Agent? The distinctions between these roles make a difference when you are dealing with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a legal procedure that allows opposing parties to avoid litigation and reach a mutually acceptable agreement. It has been used to resolve issues in civil matters from divorce to foreclosures. It is being...

State tax revenues in some states dropped in recent years, while others boomed—what are the implications?

You may have been busy or decided you would just skip filing an income tax return a few years ago. Then it became a habit, and you have not filed in three years—is this a problem? Short answer? “Yes,” if you owed taxes in any of those years.

In a bid to boost customer service, the IRS recently launched a new portal to file required Form 1099 information.

He has made millions of dollars over a hip hop and business career that spans more than two decades. But Nasir Jones, best known by his stage name Nas, has also had his share of controversy.

It is understandable how the scam works. A harsh, authoritarian voice on the other end of the phone tells the unsuspecting victim that the Internal Revenue Service has determined that the person has broken the law and subsequently owes a lot in back...

In a recent post to our tax law blog, we wrote about an order passed down from the Congress and president to the Internal Revenue Service. The tax-collecting agency is to once again try to make use of private debt collectors to go after unpaid...

The numbers can be a bit jarring. According to an article in Accounting Today, there are nearly 19 million Americans who are in arrears on their federal income taxes. Their tax bill totals more than $400 billion. Four million people are making...