When Can a Taxpayer Appeal to US Tax Court?

I am at times approached by taxpayers who “want to go to court” to challenge their federal income tax[liability. Such taxpayers may be chagrined to learn that while the ability to have a court hear their tax case definitely can lay in their future, there are typically multiple steps that taxpayers must follow before ending…

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Taxpayers Have Limits in Collection Due Process Hearings

What is a Collection Due Process Hearing? A Collection Due Process Hearing (“CDP”) is an informal hearing with an  Appeals Officer from the IRS Independent Office of Appeals, provided by the Internal Revenue Code, to permit taxpayers to challenge the process the IRS has employed in imposing and collecting taxes. For example, a taxpayer is…

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