2. What to expect from a Tax Relief
company
Most tax professionals work under tax relief companies.
Therefore, hiring them is equal to hiring the services of the
company; I guess that is obvious. The benefits associated
with these services far outweigh the cost. These companies
offer a wide variety of tax resolution services, thus the
services you will use is dependent on your financial situation,
your conformity with the IRS, and other specific factors in your
case. So, you will expect:
3. Free tax consultation
A majority of tax resolution services offer free consultation,
whereby you will consult a tax relief representative. Normally,
the consultations last for about 30 minutes during which you
the tax expert will inquire a lot regarding your current financial
situation and tax status to determine the option that will be
suitable for you
4. After which you will be capable to comprehend the services and
benefits that you stand to get by asking for their
representation in your case and the amount of money that
you will have to part with for their services. Finally, they will
grant the choice of hiring the firm and they can start getting
you into full conformity with the filings of IRS and start the
resolution process.
5. After hiring a Tax Relief Company
After deciding on the firm to help you on your case, they will
assign you a qualified tax professional/expert. Tax
professionals are of three types: CPA, tax attorney, or
enrolled agent. Depending on the gravity of your case, they
may assign several to you. Normally, after that you will have
to sign a power of attorney to consent to them representing
you in your case before the IRS. This will also empower them
to ask for your records from the IRS. Everything else that
follows this will now be between the tax relief firm and the
IRS.
6. The beginning of Tax Resolution &
Settlement Process
During this process, you representatives will first make sure that
you are in full conformity with all the tax filings. It is crucial
that the tax filings are updated and filed properly, to come to a
decision or settle taxes (almost impossible). Once you are
fully in compliance, the experts will then look for the best
practical resolution method, which can be offer in
compromise, innocent spouse relief, installment agreement,
or penalty abatement, that they consider the IRS will agree to,
bearing in mind your current financial situation and without
putting too much monetary stress on you. This might take
some time due to the slow pace the IRS moves with.
However, at the end of the day, they will come to a suitable
solution.
7. Settlement is approved and you are
in Full Compliance
Immediately the IRS approves your fillings, the resolution is
complete and you can be certain that IRS will be off your back
completely. Your account will always be in good relation with
the State or IRS if you continuously comply with them on your
future fillings and observe payment deadlines. In addition, the
tax professional will advise you on methods to ensure that
you avoid future tax problems.