The IRS  Offer in Compromise (OIC) program is designed for struggling taxpayers who, for whatever reason, are absolutely incapable of paying off their tax debt in full. It can be a powerful tool in helping you permanently eliminate your tax debt. If you owe back taxes to the IRS and you are unable to pay the debt in full, you may be eligible for tax relief through the offer in
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I received a virus in my email inbox recently from someone that looked like they were working for the IRS, but was in actuality a scam artist. Check out the latest deception method to obtain personal information from taxpayers like you:
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From: Internal Revenue Service [mailto:no-reply@irs.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:32 AM
To: TRS
Subject: Notice of Underreported Income
Taxpayer ID: michael-00000174073547US
Tax Type: INCOME TAX
Issue: Unreported/Underreported Income (Fraud Application)
Please review your tax statement on
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As the economy grows gloomier, identity thieves are getting more desperate and creative to trick people into paying up. The latest IRS warning urges  people to be cautious of identity theft scams that involve using the IRS name, logo, and web address to fool people into believing the IRS is contacting them to request personal information.
Protect your finances and personal information from identity thieves by staying alert and cautious around
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I want to warn everyone about a new email tax scam that has been circulating. It is targeted at  “non-resident aliens” who are asked to fill out 2 official-looking IRS forms that are attached and fax them back to a 646 area code number.
The email header reads:

From: Internal Revenue Service [mailto:nonereply@irs.gov]
Subject: please see the attachment
According to the IRS web site:
A bogus IRS letter and Form W-8BEN (Certificate of Foreign
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My recent appearance on the WealthTV’s The Big Bizz Show had Russ, Sully and I realizing that IRS scams not only can catch you, but the experts too. As a Tax expert I have been dealing with the IRS and taxes for 11 years but even I am not immune to the IRS scams out there. Just the other day I received an email, complete with IRS logo saying if you click here we have $83 that
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Click here to see video footage of Tax Resolution Services in a special On Your Side Investigation that involves a serious case of stolen identity that leads one man into big trouble with the IRS.

With almost identical names, two men have been linked in a serious case of cross-country identity theft.
Eladio Lopez is an American citizen who works as a modestly paid truck driver in New York. Heladio Lopez is
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As I mentioned in a previous post, the IRS has recently come under fire by critics who say that the IRS does not do enough to treat victims of identity theft or to help them minimize the burden of responding to the crime.
Many identity-theft victims and their accountants have complained about IRS delays and miscommunications in resolving their claims. The IRS says that they are working hard to help victims
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A Treasury Department watchdog said in a report released April 9 that the IRS must do more to combat tax fraud identity theft, asserting that the IRS rarely pursues or prosecutes fraudulent tax returns filed by identity thieves.
Yesterday I posted about how tax fraud identity theft is on the rise. To make things worse, J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration, said the IRS does not do
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Tax season may be over, but for many Americans who have experienced fraud related to their tax records, the nightmare of dealing with identity theft is just beginning.
Over the years, identity theft has emerged as one of the top problems facing honest taxpayers, who go to file their federal tax returns only to find out that an identity thief has beaten them to it.
In addition to collecting undeserved tax refunds,
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The tax deadline is looming. But to remind readers how easy is to get in tax trouble, here’s the IRS’s annual “Dirty Dozen” list.
By Michael Rozbruch
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It’s become an annual tradition for the IRS. And it isn’t Tax Day.
It’s the “Dirty Dozen.” Every year, auditors and investigators at the IRS compile the most frequently employed scams peddled to American taxpayers as ways to avoid income tax. Fall victim to one, and
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