IRS Help

1. Experience

Our experience and previous success dealing with the IRS will ensure you have the best outcome possible.

2. Trustworthy

With all the apparent scams and fraudulent ads today, our straightforward advice will give you the representation you need without false promises.

3. Sound Representation

As the old adage goes “A man who represents himself has a fool for a client.” Let Unique Accounting represent you before the IRS today.

Do you wonder about the validity of the ads promising to eliminate your tax debt for pennies on the dollar?

You’ve probably seen the commercials on television: A pitchman says that you can settle your tax bill for “pennies on the dollar.” All you have to do is hire the law firm in the commercial and they will use their special negotiating skills and inside knowledge to get you off the hook with the IRS.

In real life, it’s not so easy to get the IRS to settle a tax debt for pennies on the dollar. It can happen, but only in cases where a taxpayer clearly does not have the assets and/or income to pay off the tax debt in a reasonable timeframe. If you have the money to pay –or will likely have it in the future–no amount of negotiating will convince the IRS to settle for less than the full amount that you owe. This is true regardless if you represent yourself,  or you hire a law firm @ $300/hour.

These commercials are talking about getting the IRS to accept an offer in compromise. An offer in compromise is an agreement between a taxpayer and the IRS that settles the taxpayer’s tax liabilities for less than the full amount owed. The IRS will only accept your offer in compromise if you convince them that:

• There is doubt as to the amount of your tax liability (unusual), or
• you aren’t able to pay the full amount in a reasonable time, either as a lump sum or over time through a payment agreement
• Due to exceptional circumstances, payment in full would cause an “economic hardship” or be “unfair” or “inequitable”– for example, you can’t work due to health problems, or you’d be left with no money to pay your basic living expenses if you sold your assets to pay your tax bill in full.