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How Long Will the IRS Give Me to Repay Back Taxes?

Back taxes are simply money you owe the IRS. They could’ve resulted from filing and not paying, not reporting your full income, a lack of funds to cover your tax debt, an audit that led to additional tax, or several

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Will Hiring a Tax Attorney Make the IRS Suspicious?

You’re sitting at your kitchen table reading the mail, and there it is: a letter with the Internal Revenue Service return address. Maybe it’s a notice of an audit, a demand for back taxes, or the heart-stopping news that a

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Can I Sell My House With a Tax Lien?

Selling a home isn’t the easiest thing to do, and this process can become more complicated if your house is subject to a tax lien. A tax lien is a government interest in your property that attaches when you have

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FHA Loans When You Owe the IRS

Buying a home with an FHA loan is often one of the most accessible paths to homeownership, particularly for first-time buyers or those rebuilding their financial lives. If you owe money to the IRS, it’s easy to assume that back

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My Employer Didn’t Withhold Enough Tax

This is a situation thousands of taxpayers find themselves in every year. Although they’re certain they filled out their tax paperwork correctly, they run their W-2 numbers and find out they owe the IRS hundreds or thousands of dollars. This

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My Spouse Has Tax Debt. Should I File Separately?

The question of how spouses should file taxes if one of them has a history of tax debt or is going to owe for the current year is a stressful and confusing dilemma. Choosing the wrong filing status can inadvertently

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Form 8300 Examinations

As a business owner, whether you sell goods or services, you are legally required to report cash transactions larger than

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How Long Will the IRS Give Me to Repay Back Taxes?

Back taxes are simply money you owe the IRS. They could’ve resulted from filing and not paying, not reporting your full income, a lack of funds to cover your tax debt, an audit that led to additional tax, or several

Read More

Will Hiring a Tax Attorney Make the IRS Suspicious?

You’re sitting at your kitchen table reading the mail, and there it is: a letter with the Internal Revenue Service return address. Maybe it’s a notice of an audit, a demand for back taxes, or the heart-stopping news that a

Read More

Can I Sell My House With a Tax Lien?

Selling a home isn’t the easiest thing to do, and this process can become more complicated if your house is subject to a tax lien. A tax lien is a government interest in your property that attaches when you have

Read More

FHA Loans When You Owe the IRS

Buying a home with an FHA loan is often one of the most accessible paths to homeownership, particularly for first-time buyers or those rebuilding their financial lives. If you owe money to the IRS, it’s easy to assume that back

Read More

My Employer Didn’t Withhold Enough Tax

This is a situation thousands of taxpayers find themselves in every year. Although they’re certain they filled out their tax paperwork correctly, they run their W-2 numbers and find out they owe the IRS hundreds or thousands of dollars. This

Read More

My Spouse Has Tax Debt. Should I File Separately?

The question of how spouses should file taxes if one of them has a history of tax debt or is going to owe for the current year is a stressful and confusing dilemma. Choosing the wrong filing status can inadvertently

Read More