Fresh Start Tax Relief's service includes obtaining IRS Account Transcripts for our clients.  We then review and analyze the transcripts to help determine penalty and interest amounts, compliance and threat of enforced collection actions such as bank levies and wage garnishments.

You can get started on your own investigation and compliance check by ordering your own transcripts online.  Get them directly from the IRS here.

If you need help ordering and analyzing your IRS transcripts, call u...

Execute Your Tax Resolution Plan

You've heard it before.  Ideas are a dime a dozen, execution is priceless.

Keep this in mind when resolving your IRS tax debt.  Whether you hire a professional to represent you in front of the IRS or you're doing it yourself, you will need to execute your part of the strategic plan to resolve your tax liabilities.

You can have the perfect strategy to fix your back taxes and reduce your total liability, but if you don't take action and implement the necessary step...

A client recently sent me an email asking me to review his request to the IRS for penalty relief.  The first thing I notices is that his written request was for penalties covering two separate tax years.

The first piece of advice I gave him was to submit a separate request for each year.  Send them about a week or two apart.  And, mail each request via US Mail Certified Receipt. 

Separate requests will give him a better chance at penalty relief.  If the requests are together in the same wr...

Did you know that the IRS may accept your request for penalty relief due to Reliance on the Advice of a Tax Advisor?  This reasoning for the abatement of IRS penalties generally relates to the Accuracy-Related Penalty.

Read more about it in the Internal Revenue Manual section 20.1.1.3.3.4.3 – Advice from a Tax Advisor.

A tax resolution company with a strong online presence recently reiterated its base fee of $1,500 in a blog post.  The blog went on to list fees for services based on different taxpayer situations.  The fees range from $750 to $5,500.

Fresh Start Tax Relief's fee is $499, no matter what your situation.  Contact us today to find out how we can help you resolve your IRS back tax problem for good.