If the government can prove that you “willfully attempted in any manner” to “evade or defeat” a tax, then you cannot discharge that tax debt in bankruptcy. 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(1)(c). Read more >>
Tax Collection Issues
California’s Franchise Tax Board: Hard to Deal With
My clients owed the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) $8,000 for the 2011 tax year; they filed their return late, and couldn’t pay it all at once. The FTB sent a notice that it was about to levy Read more >>
Proving A Negative: IRS Needs Evidence of Taxpayer’s Being Paid
My mother-in-law, Margret, is in a nursing home. She knows who she is, but not much more than that. My wife does her taxes every year. And it’s usually Read more >>
Tax Debt Lowered from $513,000 to $30,000!
“Impossible,” you’re probably thinking. But it’s not. Here’s why. My client knew he had $200,000 in tax debt, only $30,000 of which was income tax debt; the remaining $170,000 was Read more »