Earlier this month, the IRS announced it would temporarily pause automated collection notices, unfiled tax return notices, and balance due notices it sends to taxpayers. The IRS said the stop would last until the existing backlog is “worked through.” However, the timing is anyone’s guess since, as of early this month, the IRS still had…
Feeling overwhelmed and not sure how to handle those overdue notices from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)? You aren’t the only one. Taxpayers have been complaining about the receipt of notices showing a balance due with impossible deadlines. How many notices went out? According to the Taxpayer Advocate, during the pandemic-related shutdown, the IRS generated more…
I can tell from the letters piling up on my desk: it’s officially correspondence season! Correspondence season is the term that tax professionals use to describe the period after tax season officially ends. Many taxpayers think that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) takes a break just after tax season, but that’s not the case. As…