There’s never been a better time to resolve a delinquent tax problem with the IRS. The department has a much more open mind when it comes to negotiating delinquent tax debts. The “Fresh Start Initiative,” changes to the Offer in Compromise Program, the Collection Due Process appeal rights, and installment agreement options, all make it possible to pay taxes on your terms, not theirs. On top of that when, the IRS even more willing to negotiate when they know a tax liability is dischargeable in bankruptcy.

The Collection Due Process (CDP) appeal is possibly the most important right taxpayers possess. However, if you don’t understand the legal principles behind it, then this powerful right may well be of no use to you. his virtual summit will help you to eliminate wage and bank levies, avoid property seizures and get rid of tax liens. In some cases, you can settle your tax debt for just pennies on the dollar. Daniel J. Pilla has been the nation's leader in taxpayers' rights defense and IRS abuse prevention and cure. Dan has seen every type of tax problem and believes "there is no such thing as a hopeless tax problem." Widely regarded as one of the country's premiere experts in IRS procedures. 

• Understand Collection Due Process (CDP) rights- §§6320 and 6330
• Installment Agreements generally (IA)
• The Offer in Compromise (OIC) – IRC §7122 
• How the IRS figures the OIC amount in offers based on doubt as to collectability
• Understand The Partial Pay Installment Agreement (PPIA)
• Currently Not Collectible (CNC)
• Forgiveness of Penalties and Interest
• Little-known Facts About Tax Debts 
• How to determine if a tax liability is dischargeable in bankruptcy

Learning Objectives:

• Installment agreement options, including getting a client declare “currently not collectible”
• When Collection Due Process Appeal rights are available and how to invoke them
• The options for challenging the assessment of penalties
• Recognize what creates the tax gap problem
• Determine the job of the tax auditor
• Identify what generates a taxpayer’s DIF score
• Select what TIGTA has referred to as an epidemic facing taxpayers
• Choose an IRS policy designed to minimize a potential collection surprise
• Spot the IRS code section that authorizes an administrative appeal of the imposition of a lien
• Determine how long funds remain in an account after the IRS issues a bank levy
• Spot the first step toward achieving uncollectible status
• Recognize the current stated IRS business practice when faced with collection issues
• Select the compromise reached under an OIC based on doubt as to collectability

Who Will Benefit:

• Certified Public Accountants (CPAs)
• Enrolled Agents (EAs)
• Tax Professionals
• Tax Attorneys
• Tax Compliance Managers
• Other Tax Preparers
• Accountants

Speaker Profile:

Daniel J. Pilla is a tax litigation consultant, premier proponent and advocate of taxpayer rights. For over three decades, Dan has been tremendously successful in his negotiations with the IRS. Regarded as one of the country’s premiere experts in IRS procedures, Dan provides people across the country with sound solutions to their tax-related problems. He has helped countless thousands of citizens solve personal and business tax problems they thought might never be solved. Furthermore, Dan’s proven techniques can effectively prevent IRS problems before they begin.

Dan is the author of over fourteen books, dozens of research reports and hundreds of articles. Dan’s work is regularly featured on radio and television as well as in major newspapers, leading magazines and trade publications nation-wide. His books have been recommended by prominent magazines and financial publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Money, Family Circle, Investor’s Business Daily. The Wall Street Journal ranked Dan's book, “The IRS Problem Solver”, as the number one tax book in America. Dan has written or contributed to major articles for Reader’s Digest, National Review, Reason, USA Today Magazine and others.