Offer in Compromise

Taxpayers In Financial Trouble Need Understanding From IRS

by Kent Anderson, Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney

The National Taxpayer Advocate is taking the position that IRS collection officers need to consider all alternatives in working with down on their luck taxpayers.  Congress established the Taxpayer Advocate program as part of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, legislation often referred to as the “Taxpayer Bill of Rights III.” [...]