Offer In Compromise Submissions To IRS Increase As Does Acceptance Rate
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 17, 2014 -- The Internal Revenue Service Data Book (Publication 55B issued March, 2013) for Fiscal Year 2012 noted that for the fiscal year (October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012) the number of offers submitted rose 8% from 59,000 in fiscal year 2011 to 64,000 for fiscal year 2012 (Table 16 of Publication 55B).
“More importantly,” noted DTR’s senior enrolled Agent Maurice Rosaler, a former IRS revenue officer and Offer Branch Chief, “the Data Book lists an increase in Offer in Compromise acceptances by the IRS from fiscal year 2011 to fiscal year 2012 by 20%!”
“In fiscal year 2011,” Rosaler stated, “as per the IRS Data Book the number of offers accepted was 20,000 and in fiscal year 2012 that number went up to 24,000.”
The IRS publication listed (Table 16) an increase in the dollar amounts of offers accepted from $154,092,000 in fiscal year 2011 to $195,652,000 in fiscal year 2012.
“What that indicates,” said Rosaler who has over twenty-six years of tax resolution experience “is that the IRS has become more flexible in accepting Offers in Compromise. Now is an excellent time for any taxpayer with a debt to the government to consider if they qualify for the offer program and if so to submit their offer to the IRS for consideration.”
The Offer in Compromise program settles the taxpayer’s debt of unpaid federal tax for less than the full amount owed. Generally the IRS accepts offers if on review it is determined that the tax cannot be paid in full or through a long term payment agreement. More detailed information concerning the Offer in Compromise program can be found at DTR’s webpage under services.
“While this is an excellent time to consider and if qualified submit an offer to the government to settle your tax debt,” added Rosaler who spent almost twenty years with the IRS, “you have to remember that while in fiscal year 2012 the IRS offer acceptance rate rose as per the Data Book to 37.5% that also means the rejection rate was 62.5%. The majority of those rejections from my experience both as an IRS Offer Specialist and now as a licensed enrolled agent are poorly prepared offer submissions.”
The best way to avoid that, Rosaler advised, is to get professional assistance in the perpetration, submission and negotiation of your offer package. An offer package, DTR’s senior enrolled agent noted, is not just one simple form you full out but a number of detailed forms and supporting documents that needs to be prepared and gathered and packaged then submitted to the IRS for review.
The former IRS Offer Branch Chief also pointed out that what many taxpayers don’t realize is that the process does not end with the submission of the offer package but continues with discussions, conferences and negotiations with IRS Offer Specialists down the road.
“This really is rather complicated,” Rosaler said, “and the best way to handle it is to get professional help by looking for and retaining a trusted tax relief firm with attorneys and enrolled agents who specialize in this field of tax resolution. The best way is to look for an authentic tax relief firm like DTR which is listed with the BBB with an A rating and zero complaints.”
“As the IRS Data Book shows,” concluded Rosaler, “now is an excellent time to see if you qualify for the offer program and if you do to submit your tax settlement package. Strike while the iron is hot but don’t find yourself in that 62.5% of rejections by trying to do it yourself; get the professional help needed to take advantage of the government’s new flexibility in offer acceptance.”
Direct Tax Relief has extensive experience in tax resolution and has represented numerous clients since 2007 providing professional legal tax advice to resolve tax matters including Offers in Compromise, levy and garnishment release, appeal penalties and establishing minimal payment plans to the government.
If you have unfiled tax returns or owe the IRS or state over $10,000 in back taxes, call Direct Tax Relief now at (877) 505-4829 for a free tax consultation or visit their website at directtaxrelief.com for more details. Their tax experts will take over all communications with the IRS and handle your case from beginning to end.
Pet Natividad, Direct Tax Relief, http://directtaxrelief.com, +1 (877) 505-4829, [email protected]
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