Can the IRS Take My Passport if I Owe Taxes?
The FAST Act If you or a loved one are among the hundreds of thousands of American taxpayers deemed to owe “seriously delinquent” tax debt, it is important to be conscious of the risks you are facing. Due to the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) act, your passport may now be revoked if you’re liable […]
“I’d run into a burning building, but I couldn’t bring myself to open mail from the IRS”
I spoke to a prospective client today that’s a firefighter in California. He told me his story about getting mail from the IRS and it stuck with me all day. I always knew how difficult it could be to deal with IRS debt, but it was the way this firefighter put it so succinctly – […]
IRS Scams on the Rise: What Taxpayers Need to Know
Americans lose billions of dollars each year to fraud, and more recently, these scammers have moved into the taxpayer’s arena. Fraudsters impersonating IRS officials have become a common problem in the United States causing havoc at the federal level by stealing refunds from unsuspecting victims. These scams may come in the form of a phone […]
How Boxelder Consulting Will Help You Prevent and Remove a Tax Lien
Taxpayers with unpaid taxes frequently have federal tax liens filed against them. This is the Internal Revenue Service’s means of ensuring taxpayers keep up to date with their obligations. Federal tax liens are filed with the county government relevant to the area where the taxpayer lives or has registered a business. The official purpose of […]
Residents Who Didn’t Pay Taxes Lose Their Street
[Original Article] Well, this is a new one. Imagine living on one of the most expensive and exclusive streets in all of America only to find out someone bought your expensive and exclusive street, for $90,000. That’s what happened to the residents of San Francisco’s Presidio Terrace street after the Presidio Homeowners Association didn’t pay […]
How to Resolve Tax Debt for Less Than You Owe with Currently Not Collectible Status
What Happens If I’m Unable to Pay My Taxes? Tax trouble can happen to anyone. Whether you’re an individual taxpayer or a small business owner trying to stay afloat, tax debt is a serious issue that can snowball out of control when it goes unaddressed. The worst thing a taxpayer can do is wait for […]
Private San Francisco Street Sells for $90k Due to Tax Debt
Private street sold because homeowners association didn’t pay its taxes Well, this is a new one. Imagine living on one of the most expensive and exclusive streets in all of America only to find out someone bought your expensive and exclusive street, for $90,000.That’s what happened to the residents of San Francisco’s Presidio Terrace Street […]
Understanding the New Tax Code: Is It Fair?
With any new administration come new policies: the Trump administration and the rest of Washington is currently embattled in a high stakes debate over tax reform. Reshaping the tax code is no easy task. Democrats and Republicans disagree on fundamental differences when it comes to how the tax code should treat the different income brackets. […]
Congress asked the IRS to implement a massive new law. Now it could send more than half its workers home.
In 2017, Republicans handed the Internal Revenue Service a huge task. In 2018, Congress is about to send home much of the agency’s workforce. The architects of the recently passed Republican tax law are relying on the tens of thousands of IRS employees to turn their new vision for the tax code into reality. IRS […]