IRS Collection Problems - Tax Liens IRS Problems

The IRS has the power to take your bank accounts and pay checks and it can file notices of tax lien.  These things can create chaos in your life and ruin your credit.  If you owe money to the IRS, it is important to find a solution before enforced collection upsets your life.

Many of my clients owe more to the Internal Revenue Service than they can ever pay.  I start my collection cases with a review of filed returns for accuracy and with the preparation of any unfiled returns.  I then prepare a detailed financial statement to understand the client's financial condition, to develop a plan that best represents the client's interests (not that of the IRS), and to be sure that only complete and accurate information goes to the IRS.  Remedies available to the client include payment agreements, utilization of statutes of limitation, bankruptcy and offers in compromise.

Even the most difficult cases have solutions; most of the solutions require long-term planning.

Law schools and business schools do not put much emphasis on IRS collections.  It is an area mostly learned by on-the-job training.  I learned about IRS collections by spending 7 years working for IRS Chief Counsel in an area that advised IRS on the day-to-day legal problems that arise in the collection of taxes and by years of working collection cases in a practice limited to tax controversy matters.  Additionally I focus on the continuing legal education required to maintain my Texas law license on tax controversy areas.




Kemble White, Attorney

Practice Limited to Tax Controversy Matters