Form 8857 Instructions: How to Apply for Innocent Spouse Relief
The Form 8857 instructions explain how to ask the Internal Revenue Service for relief when you believe your spouse or former spouse should be responsible for some or all of […]
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Form 668-W: What to Do When the IRS Levies Your Wages
Form 668-W is the notice the IRS serves on an employer or other payer to levy wages, salary, and certain other recurring compensation. A levy on salary or wages generally […]
IRS Form 668-A: What to Do After a Bank Account or Receivables Levy
Form 668-A means the IRS has ordered a bank, customer, payment processor, or another third party to surrender money or property that belongs to you. The IRS uses this notice […]
Collection Appeals Program: How to Challenge an IRS Collection Action
The collection appeals program lets you challenge certain IRS collection actions through the IRS Independent Office of Appeals. CAP can cover a federal tax lien filing, levy, seizure, or installment […]
Substitute for Return IRS: How to Correct an IRS-Filed Tax Return
A substitute for return IRS filing can often be corrected with an accurate past-due tax return. The IRS may prepare this substitute return when it determines that you were required […]
IRS Notice CP30: Why an Estimated Tax Penalty Reduced Your Refund
IRS Notice CP30 means the IRS reduced all or part of your expected refund because it charged an estimated tax underpayment penalty. The IRS sends this notice when your estimated […]
IRS Notice CP23: How to Correct an Estimated Tax Payment Mismatch
IRS Notice CP23 means the estimated tax payments reported on your tax return do not match the payments posted to your IRS tax account. The Internal Revenue Service adjusted the […]
Collection Statute Expiration Date: When Does IRS Tax Debt Expire?
A collection statute expiration date is the deadline that normally ends the IRS collection period for a specific tax assessment. The IRS generally has 10 years from the assessment date […]
IRS Audit Reconsideration: How to Reopen an Audit With New Evidence
Audit reconsideration lets you ask the Internal Revenue Service to review an audit assessment again when the IRS did not examine key records, you missed the original audit, or the […]
CP59 Notice: What to Do When the IRS Says Your Tax Return Is Missing
A CP59 notice means the IRS has no record of your prior-year personal tax return. You need to file the missing return or explain why you were not required to […]