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If The IRS Makes A Mistake, What Then?
By Darrin Mish of Law Offices of Darrin Mish
Nearly each tax professional who's worked for some years will have their own horror tale when it comes to the IRS committing a mistake regarding someone's taxes or tax record. In fact, numerous IRS errors cost or involve virtually thousands of dollars. The total amounts are considerably significant when summed up. In the year 1986, it was shown that the IRS basically assessed nearly 11.6 million penalties against American taxpayers. This was approximately $2.5 billion. Nearly $890 million of these penalties were dropped subsequently. That's thirty-six percent of the total amount the IRS billed to taxpayers. David R. Burton, United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington's manager of tax policy gathered these figures. Another mistake the IRS regularly commits about 15-20% of the time is the serving of notices to taxpayers in relation to late filing or underpaid taxes. This means that millions of people have to fight the IRS for reasons that are erroneous. So what do you do if you receive a notice from the IRS and know that it is a mistake? "The first rule in replying to an IRS notice is not to assume that they are correct", according to a tax manager from New York, Jo Carole Klepack. Taxpayers can contact the telephone number printed on all IRS notices, regardless if the mistake is true or wrong. Unfortunately, according to Robert Israeloff of Israeloff, Trattner, & Company, "We found that accomplished very little because when you call, you speak with a clerk who isn't familiar with the case." Writing a letter is the best advice. You must ensure that you can verify that the IRS got the package by sending copies of legal documents via certified mail. Before your problem is resolved, you'll most likely receive more notices because these are issued by the IRS computers. But resolved via the mail are various issues. But if the error is a considerably big one which includes a significant amount of money, it'll most probably benefit you to seek professional tax advice and even visit an actual IRS office. Dealing with an IRS agent personally is much better than just waiting for your letter to be read among a bunch of thousands of pieces of paper. Numerous people assume that if they visit an IRS office, they'll only bother the IRS agents and that will initiate further assessment of their tax records. This is not the case, and in fact, visiting an IRS office personally may allow you to cease proceedings much sooner, or at least bring the mistake to their attention which will enable them to decide if they will stop enforcement efforts until the matter is completely resolved one way or another. Though it is a rare occurrence, a few people may also benefit from errors made by the IRS. You might end up getting a higher refund than what you're entitled to. But it's recommended not cash in these checks as these may lead to more serious IRS problems. Indeed, when addressing issues with the IRS, it's recommended to be patient. |
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