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wage garnishment for taxes

A legal process that takes part of a paycheck to pay overdue taxes. "Wage" means money earned from work. "Garnishment" means a required deduction sent to a creditor before the...

Picture waking up, checking your account, and finding the money frozen or gone before rent, groceries, or payroll clears. That is basically what a bank levy is: a legal seizure...

estimated tax penalty

A missed or too-small tax payment can quietly add cost to an already tight situation, especially when income is irregular because of contract work, a settlement, or time away...

A legal seizure of property to collect unpaid federal taxes. "Legal" means the Internal Revenue Service has statutory authority, mainly under Internal Revenue Code section...

statute of limitations on tax collections

Like a timer on an unpaid bill, this rule sets how long the government has to keep trying to collect a tax debt. In federal tax cases, it usually means the IRS has 10 years to...

federal tax lien

Think of it like a heavy lock placed on everything you own after an unpaid bill has sat too long. A federal tax lien is the government's legal claim against a taxpayer's...

currently not collectible status

A temporary IRS designation that pauses active tax collection because a taxpayer cannot presently afford to pay. "Temporary" is the part people miss. This is not forgiveness,...

trust fund recovery penalty

Picture a foreman handed money to buy feed for the herd, then using it to cover some other bill instead. The money was never really his to spend. In tax law, a trust fund...

offer in compromise

When insurers or defense lawyers know someone is under financial pressure, they may delay, underpay, or push a fast settlement because they assume the person cannot wait. That...

installment agreement

Like paying off a large emergency bill in smaller chunks instead of all at once, an installment agreement lets a person or business repay a tax debt over time rather than in...

Why is the IRS pushing me to sign a payment plan before my Seattle closing?

Everyone says "just get on an IRS payment plan and the deal can close", but actually an installment agreement usually does not clear title. From the title insurance company's...

IRS audit notice

Usually shows up as a letter from the Internal Revenue Service saying your tax return has been selected for review, asking for records, explanations, or a response by a...

innocent spouse relief

This can save you from paying a tax bill that should not be yours. When a married couple files a joint federal return, both spouses are usually fully responsible for the tax,...

IRS appeals process

A formal way to challenge an IRS decision without going straight to court, usually by asking the IRS Independent Office of Appeals to review a proposed tax assessment, penalty,...

penalty abatement

A reduction or removal of a tax penalty, usually granted when a taxpayer shows a valid reason for noncompliance or qualifies for an IRS administrative waiver. Penalty abatement...

Like correcting a bank deposit slip after noticing a missing number, an amended return is a revised tax return filed to fix a return that was already sent in. For federal taxes...

Could a Dallas green card fraud denial wreck your VA disability claim too?

A marriage-based denial for suspected fraud can trigger a second crisis fast, but it does not automatically erase a valid VA disability claim.

ARTICLE by Janet LaPlante

reasonable cause defense

A reasonable cause defense is a legal argument that asks the IRS or a court to remove a tax penalty because the taxpayer exercised ordinary business care and prudence but still...

Tax Court petition

People often confuse a Tax Court petition with an IRS appeal. An IRS appeal is an administrative challenge handled within the Internal Revenue Service, usually through the IRS...

Job gone, SSDI denied, and Dallas child support keeps climbing - can a judge ignore that?

A Dallas parent can still owe full child support after losing work and getting denied SSDI, and text messages alone usually won't stop arrears from stacking up.

ARTICLE by Raj Patel