Working With the IRS on Tax Issues

Most problems with IRS collections can be worked out on reasonably satisfactory terms, especially if you respond in time to an agency notice of an audit or intent to collect unpaid taxes. The advice of an experienced lawyer can help you avoid errors, oversights or unresponsive submissions to requests for information. An attorney familiar with IRS collection and enforcement strategies can also help prevent overpayment or accelerated payments that you can't afford to make.

Contact the Law Office of Kenneth P. Carp in Clayton to work with a lawyer who knows how to protect your interests in IRS tax collection workouts. Our timely advice and intervention on your behalf can prevent a tax problem from turning into a serious crisis involving asset seizures, attachment of bank accounts, or closing down business operations.

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Our objective is to expand your options for a positive resolution of consumer or business tax problems with the IRS. Our first step is to open up communications with the local collections or enforcement officers handling your case.

We won't go so far as to say that the IRS is easy to work with, but when the agency is convinced that you're serious about catching up with tax arrearages, completing and submitting unfiled tax returns, or curing unpaid payroll withholding tax defaults, you can usually achieve a tax payment plan that makes sense for your household or company budget.

Our attorneys can often negotiate reductions of interest and penalties, which can represent the greater part of a past-due tax bill. When there is legitimate dispute over the actual amounts owed, we will present the facts of your case on both the income and deductions side to keep your exposure as low as possible.

In some cases, it will not be possible to work out a payment plan that meets the full amount of past-due tax obligations. In those situations, we can advise you about such options as offer in compromise or even bankruptcy — if your tax debts are more than three years old and you filed returns for them when due, you might be able to discharge them in Chapter 7 or Chapter 13.

Advice for Taxpayers in Greater St. Louis and Other Missouri Communities

Find out more about the most effective ways of working with the IRS on tax issues related to personal income, business withholding or self-employment tax. Contact the Law Office of Kenneth P. Carp in Clayton for a free consultation.

The lawyers at the Law Office of Kenneth P. Carp offer extensive experience to people in Missouri as well as in other states nationwide.