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Supreme Court Undermines Taxpayers’ Due Process Rights

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On June 12, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Zuch, clarifying the jurisdictional boundaries of the U.S. Tax Court in Collection Due Process (CDP) appeals....more

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Challenge to Collection Due Process? Will Supreme Court Affirm IRS’s Offset of Valid Refund With Disputed Tax Liability?

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Earlier this year the IRS announced that, as part of its larger compliance efforts begun last fall under the Inflation Reduction Act, the agency’s stepped-up enforcement activity with respect to high wealth, high income...more

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IRS Cannot Offset Taxpayer’s Refund With A Disputed Tax Liability

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Imagine the IRS notifies Taxpayer that they have an outstanding tax liability with respect to Tax Year, and that the agency intends to levy on Taxpayer’s property to collect the allegedly unpaid tax. Taxpayer challenges the...more

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IRS Passport Program Continues

The IRS had suspended certain collection activities including passport certification in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, since 2021, the IRS resumed its passport certification process to the U.S. Department of...more

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Is Your U.S. Passport In Jeopardy?

A Taxpayer’s U.S. Passport could be in jeopardy if the U.S. Taxpayer has seriously delinquent tax debt. The law authorizes the IRS to certify seriously delinquent tax debt to the U.S. State Department for the State...more

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Should Your Lawyer Be a Grammar Nerd?

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Sometimes, yes. At least that’s one takeaway from the argument in a recent U.S. Supreme Court case, Boechler, P.C. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. ...more

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Negotiating with the IRS Collection Division

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Once the IRS makes an assessment against a taxpayer, the taxpayer will receive several notices before the IRS takes enforced collection action....more

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Currently Not Collectible Status

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A topic that doesn’t get a whole lot of attention from tax professionals is “Currently Not Collectible” (“CNC”) status, which is a status that your account with the IRS may obtain when you cannot currently afford to pay the...more

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Tough Luck, Taxpayer!—IRS Continues to Levy on Social Security Benefits

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Many taxpayers (if not all) would agree with the sentiment expressed on a wall plaque that recently caught my eye: “Dear IRS: I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from your mailing list.” That feeling...more

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How Can the Same Right Create 2 Separate Property Interests?

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can file a lien and levy on any and all of a taxpayer's property (and rights to property) regardless of how the property is held or titled. 26 U.S.C. § 6321. Whether the item is a taxpayer's...more

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No Ponga en Peligro su Pasaporte: ¡El Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos se mantiene indemne!

La habilidad del IRS de poder negar o revocar los Pasaportes de los Contribuyentes con "deuda tributaria gravemente morosa" es un problema serio que actualmente enfrentan los Contribuyentes de los Estados Unidos....more

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Time to Challenge Wrongful IRS Levy Extended Under New Law

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The IRS has the power to seize or “levy” assets, banks accounts, wages and other assets and income of an individual or business to satisfy delinquent taxes. However, the IRS will sometimes levy the wrong assets or income;...more

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The IRS Tax Levy on Social Security Benefits: Does it Last Forever?

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An IRS tax levy is a seizure of a person’s property or rights to property. The IRS then uses the seized property to pay taxes owed. A levy allows the IRS to confiscate a person’s property, which includes cars, boats, real...more

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The IRS is Garnishing My Wages or Taking My Bank Account: What Do I Do? Collection Due Process Relief (Part 9)

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If an individual or business owes but has not paid federal taxes, the IRS will make efforts to collect these taxes. The IRS will first send a series of notices requesting payment, but if the taxpayer does not respond to the...more

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Do You Know About the 4 Scenarios in the IRS Collection Process?

The IRS collection process begins when IRS does not receive full and timely payments from a taxpayer after it issues a collection notice. Based on the information in the taxpayer’s 1040 tax return, if the taxpayer does not...more

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