What Can I Do When Bankruptcy Doesn’t Get Rid Of The Tax?
By Kent Anderson, Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney on Jul 24, 2007 in Discharge, What Can and Cannot Be Forgiven, General Bankruptcy Information, Tax Issues
Bankruptcy can stop collection and eliminate tax debt in many situations. For more details on tax discharge see the excellent article on this site. Bankruptcy is very useful in dealing with the IRS but it will not solve all tax debt problems. Fortunately, there are other ways to stop IRS collection or wage garnishment.
Some types of tax can not be discharged and can be collected by the IRS after the bankruptcy case is closed. Bankruptcy may not be available or appropriate for some delinquent taxpayers.
The IRS allows tax professionals to represent taxpayers and help get relief from enforced collection. Attorneys, CPAs, and Enrolled Agents are given special authority to represent taxpayers, have access to IRS records, and can negotiate a resolution for a taxpayer with IRS collections.
While individual taxpayers can call the IRS and may be able to handle a tax problem themselves, tax practitioners are given a special number to call the IRS and are assigned specially trained representatives to help solve tax collection problems.
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