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When a client has a serious problem with the IRS, I recommend Demetriou, Montano & Associates.  Some clients have selected other firms and always regretted their decision.

Larry Olney
Tax Preparer

IRS NOTICES

IRS Notices should NEVER be ignored!  All IRS Notices have SPECIFIC response dates.  Although there are a few days grace built in, eventually the IRS will take some type of enforcement action.  Each Notice typically addresses a specific type of tax and a specific period or year.  If you have received a Notice of Intent to Levy, the IRS can and will levy bank accounts and paychecks.  If you are a business, they can also levy Accounts Receivable or seize equipment and even your office.  

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IRS Notices
Unfiled Returns
Unpaid Taxes
Payment Plans
Levies
Offer in Compromise


UNFILED RETURNS

Do you have unfiled tax returns?  Has the IRS contacted you about the non-filing of returns? If so, DM&A can help, even if you have not filed for thirty years.  First, you must have the returns prepared as soon as possible.  Almost any licensed preparer, CPA, Enrolled Agent, etc., can prepare your tax returns.  However, knowing how to negotiate with the IRS agent is the key to the successful resolution of your tax problems.  If the IRS has made an ESTIMATED ASSESSMENT, DM&A can get it corrected.  DM&A has already helped thousands of people and businesses resolve unfiled tax return problems.  

UNPAID TAXES

Do you owe back taxes?  If so, there are solutions, even if you owe more than you can ever pay.  DM&A can negotiate Installment Agreements with the IRS.  You could try it yourself, but wouldn't you rather have an experienced professional get you the best deal possible? Your financial security depends on it!  Sometimes IRS tax liabilities can be negotiated for a settlement of LESS than you actually owe! Did you know that some past due IRS taxes can be eliminated by Bankruptcy?  That's right!   We know how to do it!

PAYMENT PLANS

The IRS can set-up Payment Plans to pay off tax liabilities.  These agreements are based on the taxpayer's ability to pay, NOT ON THE AMOUNT OF THE LIABILITY.  The agreements are always MONTHLY payment plans, but the monthly amount can vary from $25 per month or more and last from three months to five years or more.  We can also negotiate payment plans for businesses that owe payroll taxes.  

LEVIES

The IRS can levy your bank account, wages or Accounts Receivable.  A bank levy is a single enforcement action that attaches only to funds currently in the account, not future deposits.  You can literally make a deposit the day after the levy to cover outstanding checks and continue to use the account.  DM&A may be able to get a bank levy released, depending on the circumstances.  A wage levy is continuous and attaches a portion of each subsequent paycheck.  It will take about 80% of your take-home pay.  DM&A can get a wage levy released and negotiate a resolution to your unpaid tax liability.  Levies on Accounts Receivable are also single enforcement actions which attach to current receivables, NOT future receivables.  

OFFER IN COMPROMISE

The Offer in Compromise is the most misunderstood tax debt solution.  The Offer in Compromise is intended to be used by taxpayers who cannot fully pay their tax liability over the next five to ten years.  It can be used for ALL types of taxes and is most effective on liabilities of more than $10,000.  The amount that must be offered is based on equity in assets and income, NOT on the amount of the tax liability.   The Offer in Compromise process takes six to twelve months and requires complete financial disclosure.

Demetriou, Montano & Associates brings a very high level of expertise and ability to bear on unique problems in the area of delinquent tax returns and payments.

Burke Willsey, Esq.
Tax Attorney
Asst. Commissioner, IRS, Ret.