What to Expect When You Hire a Certified Tax Resolution Firm/Specialist to Help you Resolve Your IRS Problems

Many of our clients who retain our tax helpadvised on what steps to take for the most
services are interested in knowing how their lifeeffective resolution. Your case manager should
will change and when they can expect thesebe available to you by direct dial phone, individual
changes to happen. Upon retaining a highly qualifiede-mail, or in person. Our company employs a
and experienced firm to resolve your tax debt,“team” approach, which we have found is
some of the relief will be instant and some will bemost effective for resolving tax debt - where
over time. It is important to keep in mind thatcase managers are supported by a staff of
IRS problems don’t start overnight and canexperienced technical specialists, who from time
take some time to resolve. The good news isto time, may have contact with you, in addition to
that you don’t have to worry anymore andyour case manager regarding your case.
your IRS problem will be resolved.3. IRS Compliance: Generally before any tax
ROAD MAP TO RESOLUTIONresolution can be negotiated, you must become a
Free Consultation: Many tax resolution companiescompliant taxpayer. Your case manager is
offer taxpayers who need tax help a freeexperienced in what must be done to achieve this
consultation. At our company, an experienced Taxand will advise you accordingly. For the most part
Consultant will evaluate your situation and discussyou must file delinquent tax returns and
the available income tax relief options for resolvingdemonstrate that you are keeping up with your
the matter. This generally takes about an hour;current tax payments. For those of you that
however, there are times where the informationhave incomplete records, your tax resolution
provided at this meeting is not sufficient tocompany should have proven methods for
determine a course of action.completing the preparation of tax returns in order
1. Retaining a Tax Resolution Firm: At the end ofto get them filed.
your free consultation, you will be given the4. Tax Settlement Negotiation: Your expert tax
opportunity to retain the tax resolution firm asprofessionals will propose a plan for resolution
your IRS representative. You will be required to(offer in compromise, IRS payment plan, penalty
sign a Retainer Agreement letter and makeabatement, etc.) to the IRS that you can live with
financial arrangements in order to pay for the taxand see through to acceptance. However, keep in
help services. Your new representative will file amind that it is rare that a proposal is accepted
Power of Attorney (POA) with the IRS. This willright away. Through diligence, persistence and
provide you with immediate relief because fromfollow-up, an expert and knowledgeable tax
this point on, the IRS will be required to contactresolution company will monitor, provide additional
your tax resolution company instead of you. Ifinformation to the IRS as needed, and negotiate
the IRS should happen to contact you, all youyour proposed resolution until acceptance is
need to do is politely request that they contactgained.
your  representative directly and provide them5. Tax Resolution is Reached: Your tax resolution
with the company’s phone number. Acompany will review the final resolution of your
separate POA may be required for any Statecase by the IRS to make sure it is as agreed
problem.upon. If not, they will insist that it be changed to
2. Beginning the Tax Resolution Process: You willreflect what was agreed upon. If the IRS is
be assigned a case manager who is in charge ofunwilling to do this, your professional tax
your case. Your case manager should berepresentatives will advise you as to what your
extremely qualified and be a practicing Taxoptions are for the next step. Finally you will be
Attorney, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) oradvised on what you must do in order to succeed
Enrolled Agent (EA). Together, you will develop awith your resolution and avoid future tax
strategy for resolving your case and you will beproblems.