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what you should know about
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tax relief companies
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tax relief companies advertise their
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services through mainstream media
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channels and claim to be able to help
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taxpayers in distress
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by paying them an upfront fee which can
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total thousands of dollars
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they claim that they can reduce or even
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eliminate your tax debts and stop back
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tax collection by applying for
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legitimate irs hardship programs
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in reality most people who engage their
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services do not even
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qualify for such programs and quite
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often the so-called tax relief company
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won't even bother completing the
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application forms required by the irs on
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your behalf
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they will not settle your tax debt and
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you may ever find yourself further in
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debt since some companies fail to give
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refunds
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the federal trade commission has even
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received complaints stating that these
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companies had made unauthorized charges
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to clients credit cards and made
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withdrawals from their bank accounts
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without permission
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the ftc advises that if you are having
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trouble paying bills
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it's usually better to try to work out a
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payment plan with the creditor yourself
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rather than pay someone else to
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negotiate a plan for you
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this is also true when you owe money to
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the irs or your state controller
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irs help
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if you are struggling to pay your taxes
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in full you can fill out an installment
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agreement request
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form 9465 with your return the irs
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is obliged to approve your request in
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certain scenarios when you
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owe less than ten thousand dollars and
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approval allows people to make smaller
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monthly payments until the entire debt
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is satisfied
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you should still try to pay as much as
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you can with the return
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since even if your request for an
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installment agreement is approved you
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will be charged interest and possibly a
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late payment penalty on any tax not paid
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by its due date
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establishing an agreement and paying
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your installments will help you to avoid
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irs
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collection notices and actions such as a
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notice of federal tax lien or an irs
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levy
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in some situations an offer in
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compromise allows taxpayers to
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permanently settle their tax debt for
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less than the amount they owe
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this is generally only offered to people
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in limited circumstances and only after
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other payment options have been
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exhausted
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in cases of extreme hardship a penalty
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abatement may be offered by the irs to
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people who have not paid their taxes
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if the taxpayer meets very narrow
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criteria the irs may agree to forgive
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the penalties
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interest abatement is even more rare and
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is hardly ever provided
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even if your penalties or interest are
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abated you still owe the initial taxes
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the fact that these programs are very
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limited means you should be wary of tax
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relief companies who assure you that you
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are eligible
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you can apply for any of the
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aforementioned programs without the help
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of a third party
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in fact when negotiating with the irs
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only certain tax professionals have the
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authority to represent you
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they are enrolled agents certified
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public accountants and attorneys
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if the entire fee for any tax relief
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service is requested up front
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make sure you clearly understand how you
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will be billed and that you receive an
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explanation of the refund policy
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making a complaint
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if you encounter problems with a tax
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relief company or a representative
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you can submit a complaint to the irs
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using form 14157
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complaint tax return preparer if your
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complaint is deemed appropriate
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the irs return preparer office will
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submit it to the irs office of
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professional responsibility for an
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investigation
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questionable practices that are taken
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seriously include companies or
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individuals who
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promise that you will get relief from
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tax liabilities
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misrepresent how long it will take to
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process a debt relief request
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application
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or omit relevant asset information on
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financial statements submitted to the
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irs
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you can also submit a complaint with the
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ftc by phone or online
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all consumer complaints submitted to the
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ftc enter into the consumer sentinel
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network
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a secure online database and
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investigative tool used by hundreds of
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civil and criminal law enforcement
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agencies in the u.s and abroad
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