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When it comes to owing back taxes, no two circumstances are ever exactly the same. The same goes for back taxes help—each situation is unique and requires a different approach to ensure successful financial recovery. The codes and statutes regarding back taxes can be confusing, and when handled inappropriately, you could wind up paying far more than you need to. But you don’t have to ruin yourself financially in order to pay off your state or IRS back taxes—for professional guidance, contact the tax lawyers and CPAs at Internal Tax Resolution of Charleston today. We have more than 25 years of experience with filing back taxes for customers and are familiar with all of the common back tax relief solutions. Call or e-mail us for an individualized financial assessment and to learn about your back tax help options. We’ll design a plan that will have you back on your financial feet and on the road to success in no time flat.

Tax Settlement Negotiations

Below is a short list and brief descriptions of some of the tax settlement negotiation tactics the tax lawyers at Internal Tax Resolution can use to help reduce or eliminate your back taxes. Keep in mind that every taxpayer’s specific situation differs based on their income, tax history, assets, and other factors, so only certain options may be available to you. Our tax attorneys can help you determine which option would be best for your situation and explain the tax code in layman’s terms so you can be comfortable with the way your tax debts are being handled. Some of the settlement and negotiation tactics that can help eliminate the stress and financial burden of paying back taxes include:

Offers in Compromise

An offer in compromise is essentially an agreement between the IRS and the taxpayer that the debt in question can be resolved for less than the total amount owed. Certain criteria are necessary in order to quality for an offer in compromise, however. You may negotiate with the IRS to pay an amount less than what is actually owed if one of the three following circumstances apply:

• There is an uncertainty regarding your actual responsibility for the back taxes owed.
• There is doubt regarding your ability to pay the back taxes based on your income and assets verses the size of your debt.
• There is evidence that demonstrates that collecting the back taxes owed would result in serious financial hardship or would be unfair in another way.

The IRS is strict about who can qualify for offers in compromise. The team at Internal Tax Resolution will be able to determine, based on your economic history and current situation, whether or not you are a candidate. If we believe that you are eligible for offer in compromise, we will assist you in the negotiations and work to obtain the best outcome possible.

Installment Agreements

Sometimes paying back taxes in one lump sum simply is not financially feasible. If you require a scheduled payment plan to pay off your tax debt, Internal Tax Resolution can help you establish a practical installment agreement that will allow you to erase your debt without wiping out your savings or assets. Installment agreements can also help minimize your interest owed on your state or IRS back taxes and help you avoid potentially devastating penalties. To learn more about creating a customized payment plan, e-mail or call our tax lawyers today. We’ll be more than happy to assist you.

Penalty Abatement

Owing back taxes is a sticky situation, because on top of being responsible for the amount that you originally owe, the IRS will also charge you high fines and interest, digging you far deeper into financial hardship. In fact, penalties such as these can actually build up to almost 50% of the total back taxes owed, and interest rates are usually around 4% per year. That’s a lot of money to lose—but the team at Internal Tax Resolution can help you avoid massive fines through a program known as penalty abatement. In order to quality for penalty abatement, the taxpayer must present the IRS with what is known as a “reasonable cause” for late or unpaid taxes. If it is determined that the reasons for owing back taxes were legitimate, the penalties can be reduced or removed altogether. These decisions are made on a case-by-case basis, so it is important to entrust an experienced professional with presenting your situation to the IRS. The tax lawyers at Internal Tax Resolution of Charleston can help you prepare your case and present your evidence to prove reasonable cause and be granted penalty abatement. Some examples of reasonable cause include, but are not limited to:

• Death in the family
• Unavoidable absence (such as prison, rehab, etc.)
• Destruction of tax records (due to fire, flood, or other disaster)

Innocent Spouse Relief Claims

Filing tax returns jointly with your spouse has its perks, but this decision makes each spouse equally liable for the total tax burden—which means that both parties are considered at fault if a discrepancy is detected. This situation can grow even more complicated in the event of separation or divorce. In some cases, one spouse can be saddled with the all responsibility to pay back taxes due to the mistake or deception of the other spouse. The IRS recognizes that often times, one spouse is completely unaware of mistakes or untruths on the tax forms, and therefore should shoulder no financial burden due to the missteps of the other spouse. If you’ve found yourself in this predicament, contact Internal Tax Resolution to see if you qualify for Innocent Spouse Relief. There are several different types of these claims; our tax attorneys can examine your situation, determine which one best applies to your situation, and help you present your case to the IRS.

Wage Garnishment Relief

Wage garnishment, also known as a wage levy, is an action in which the IRS is granted legal permission to resolve your back taxes owed by deducting money right from your paycheck. This has a direct and often devastating effect on taxpayers’ ability to pay bills and other day-to-day expenses. Internal Tax Resolution of Charleston can assist you in avoiding wage levies by employing strategies such as offers in compromise and installment agreements. You don’t have to suffer from the effects of wage garnishment if you’ve had trouble paying your back taxes—team up with Internal Tax Resolution to find an alternative.

Regardless of which of the above choices best matches your needs, we will do everything in our power to secure the best back taxes help plan possible. We are available to help both personal and business customers with both state and federal taxes, and our tax attorneys and CPAs never waver from our mission to bring you the most accurate, most effective tax resolution possible. If you have tax collectors breathing down your neck, contact Internal Tax Resolution for back tax relief today so you can rest easy knowing your tax problems will soon be at an end!