Can You Get Medicare If You Owe Back Taxes What if I’m disabled and owe back taxes? It is technically legal for the IRS to garnish a part of your disability insurance benefits to pay down the sum of money you owe in back taxes. Beginning in 2002, it became legal for the IRS to [...]

Taxes are inevitable, and filing your taxes in April cannot be avoided as well. When Americans file a return, they may be delighted to find that they’ve overpaid their taxes throughout the year, and the IRS actually owes them a refund. However, for many more, the opposite is happens: they submit their tax return, and [...]

Most people choose to stay out of trouble with the IRS by ensuring they pay their tax bill at the appropriate time. Sometimes, some factors beyond our control can prevent this from occurring. Often, this occurs because the IRS sends the bill to the wrong address or the funds simply not available. This can be [...]

Trust fund tax is the money held back from the wages of an employer by an employer and held in trust until it is paid to the treasury. Examples of employer’s wages include social security, medical taxes, and income taxes. In other words, the wages earned by employees are usually not paid in full. That [...]

We sometimes fantasize about moving to another country in search of a better life. It also feels great leaving your bills and problems behind to start a new life abroad in those moments. However, if all your bills are left behind, your U.S. tax bill will follow you across the globe. You’ll likely be filing [...]

Taxpayers are expected to file and pay their taxes to the IRS on time every year. Many taxpayers find preparing and filing their own simple tax returns comfortable. On the other hand, taxpayers commonly seek professionalism when dealing with complicated returns to save time and ensure accuracy. Choosing the right tax professional will surely have [...]

Seeking the assistance of tax relief professional is a decision you make at your discretion. Many taxpayers choose to sustain control of their dealings with the IRS. The IRS doesn’t dispute your rights to do so. If you have an uncomplicated tax return or owe less than $10,000 in back taxes, you may not require [...]

The purpose of the IRS Fresh Start Initiative was to assist taxpayers resolve their back-tax debt in 2011. Afterwards, the initiative was expanded to help even more people resolve their tax debt. Many taxpayers have gone through financial difficulties that made it uneasy to pay their federal taxes in a timely manner. The IRS introduced [...]

Owing money to the IRS can be really expensive. In real fact, many taxpayers try to dodge filing their tax returns in hopes of staying unnoticed. But the IRS takes taxes quite seriously, saying, “If you cannot afford the full amount of taxes you owe, you should still file your return by the deadline and pay [...]

What are the four types of innocent spouse relief? Taxpayers are usually required to file a joint tax return when they are married. Unfortunately, many married taxpayers do not have knowledge of this. A joint tax return offers more financial advantages to couples. However, when spouses file a joint tax return, they are “jointly and severally [...]