What Is Form 1040: U.S. Individual Tax Return? Tax Returns in the United States of America, are reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or with the state or local tax collection agency (for example, California Franchise Tax Board) containing information used to calculate income tax or other taxes. Tax returns are usually prepared [...]

 How Much is the Reward for Reporting Tax Evasion?The IRS estimates that the United States loses more than $450 billion per year to tax evasion. The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 created an IRS Whistleblower Office tasked with working exclusively with whistleblowers, and providing eligible whistleblowers with a percentage of the government [...]

PRP means - Problem Resolution Program The IRS Problem Resolution Program   The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) objective is to provide a system that its services are much more customer-service-oriented by reducing taxpayer burdens (to the barest minimum possible) and improving quality and customer satisfaction. To that end, several programs addressing taxpayer problems [...]

THE IRS FORM 433 Tax debt is nothing to look over, especially when you owe a huge amount. If you cannot afford your tax debt, the IRS must decide if and also a perfect way for you to settle your debt. The IRS uses tax forms such as Form 433-A or Form 433-F to decide [...]

Pros and cons of filing a tax extension Filing a request for a tax extension using IRS Form 4868 asks the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to extend the time to tax file your personal tax return. An extension moves the deadline for submission of 15 April to 15 Oct. An extension gives you additional time [...]

How to respond to a letter from the IRS The answer actually depends on the type of letter from the Internal Revenue Service. Every year the IRS sends millions of letters and notices. This is the way the agency contacts taxpayers, not by calling them out of the blue and threatening to put them under [...]

Cyber thief, hacker, wearing a man mask and shaking hand with businessmano on computer laptop. Cyber security and crime concept. Vector illustration of flat design people characters. IDENTITY THEFT AND THE IRS An identity thief may bring you troubles with the IRS by using your social security number to file a false tax [...]

What happens when you are in debt to the IRS Assuming you received a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a couple of years back indicating that you owed money to the IRS. At the time, you didn't know what to do and missed the deadline. This year you are sure to get a [...]

Bills from the IRS on Underreported Taxes You received your mail today. There is a letter from the Internal Revenue Service. It is not the period of tax refund so it can't be anything good. You are tempted to throw it away, but you open it anyway. It is a "Notice of Proposed Deficiency" that [...]

IRS aid with delinquent taxes Several tests are used by the IRS to decide whether to remove interest penalties. The tests to reduce the IRS tax interest are stricter than the tests used to reduce the fines. To reduce the IRS tax interest, a taxpayer must demonstrate that the interest was one of the following: [...]