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The Devil, Er, IRS, to Pay

23 October 2006

In part of its efforts to get more money faster be more tax-payer friendly, the IRS has finally brought its Installment Plan Agreement online. The OIA is not to be confused with the OIC, the Offer in Compromise, which allows you to apply to reduce the total amount of tax due either because it is [...]

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So Much for the Kinder, Gentler IRS

11 September 2006

If you’ve been following along, the changes that have been made to the IRS in this tax year have not been kind to taxpayers. Application fees are on the rise, often by more than $100.  Penalties are being kicked up.  Private debt collectors have been retained to knock lose a few more dollars from taxpayers. [...]

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A Private Collection.

22 August 2006

Matter, that is. The IRS has announced that, within the next few weeks, it will turn over thousands of taxpayer accounts to three private companies for debt collection (slated to increase to ten companies by 2008).  These accounts are those with outstanding amounts owing of $25,000 or less. Obstensibly, the idea for this move towards [...]

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