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Handling an IRS Collection Case: From Initial Call to Offer Acceptance (Currently Unavailable)

2 CPE Credits $31.00/credit hour
5.0 (6 ratings)
Per the IRS Education Provider Standards this course must be COMPLETED by 12/31/2025 to receive credits. NOTE: Go to My Professional Profile in your CCH CPELink account settings to ensure your name, and PTIN number; matches your PTIN card

Many practitioners believe IRS collection activities to be random, when in fact the process is a very direct and formulaic approach to resolving back tax debts. This course will explain the process so you can easily understand where your client is in the collection process, and where the opportunities exist to resolve your client’s back-tax issue. Join expert, Eric Green, as he includes sample forms and letters so practitioners can see what the various IRS notices look like and recognize them when they show up.

Publication Date: May 2022

Topics Covered

  • The Current State of IRS Collection
  • The Tax Collection Process
  • Collection Appeals
  • Collection Alternatives

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize how to explain the process so you can easily understand where your client is in the collection process
  • Identify where the opportunities exist to resolve your client's back-tax issue
  • Identify how to utilize sample forms and letters to see what the various IRS notices look like and how to recognize them when they show up
  • Recognize which form reflects the first billing notice sent to a taxpayer regarding unpaid taxes
  • Recognize which processes allows a taxpayer to get their case in front of an appeals officer and reflects a procedural review to make sure the collection division has followed procedure
  • Identify the number of different types of installment agreements

Level
Basic

Instructional Method
Self-Study

NASBA Field of Study
Taxes (2 hours)

Program Prerequisites
None

Advance Preparation
None

Instructor

Eric L Green

Eric is a partner in Green & Sklarz LLC, a boutique tax firm with offices in Connecticut and New York. The focus of Attorney Eric L. Green’s practice is civil and criminal taxpayer representation. Eric is a past chair of the Connecticut Tax Bar and is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. He is a frequent lecturer on tax topics for national organizations, and is the author of The Accountant’s Guides to IRS Collection and Tax Resolution. He was the creator and lecturer of the CCH IRS Representation Certificate Program, and Eric runs Tax Rep LLC, which coaches CPAs, EAs and attorneys to represent taxpayers. Eric was previously a columnist for CCH’s Journal of Practice & Procedure, and has the weekly Tax Rep Network podcast.
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