Tax Masters Patrick Cox–When Tax Representation Needs to be a High Priority

I received an email today from a friend that had a story I’d heard before. It’s been used by Stephen R. Covey and many others to demonstrate a point about priorities. It goes like this, you fill up your bucket with the big rocks first (highest priorities) and then add the pebbles (second-level priorities), then the sand (lower priorities), then the water. The point is to handle your largest priorities first and let the others fill in the gaps. To go at life the other way around is to let the most important things slide off the list, leaving them undone. While we often think of this in terms of our family, health, spirituality, and personal well-being, sometimes our finances force us to shuffle our priorities. Particularly in today’s climate where every other word out of the politicians is “crises” and where scams and fraud alerts are on the rise, you may very well be in a position that forces you to elevate your finances and your ability to pay your taxes to a higher priority. So when does your tax problem become something you can no longer ignore?

Could the IRS Think You are a Scammer, a Schemer, an Evader, or are Guilty of Tax Fraud?

There’s an argument to be made that if you were putting all the large rocks in the bucket first, you would not wind up in tax trouble to begin with. While there is a degree of truth to this, it serves as nothing more than a finger wagging I-told-you-so if you are facing back taxes. As the founder of Tax Masters, I’m not here to point fingers at anyone. If you are someone in this situation, let’s start afresh. Regardless of how you wound up with delinquent taxes and IRS tax debt, the IRS tends to assume the worst about you. They can classify three or more unfiled tax returns as tax evasion. They can allege that serious mistakes or intentional ommissions on a return are in fact tax fraud. As we’ve seen in recent headlines, tax scams and schemes to perpetuate fraud and even identity theft are on the rise. Even the current Secretary of the Treasury was caught misreporting his taxes and having to pay a hefty amount of penalties and interest to the division of the government he now runs. If some of this feels a bit upside down and chaotic, you’re not alone.

The Longer You Wait, The Worse the Problem Gets

If the IRS has contacted you in any way whatsoever claiming that you owe them more money than you have paid, you have a tax problem. And as much as I want to tell you otherwise, the IRS will stay after you until they get the money they think you owe, making problems for you that don’t go away on their own and that will seriously affect your ability to focus on what should be your highest priorities. If you have been contacted by the IRS, don’t wait until you are facing imminent aggressive collections actions like a tax lien, IRS levy, wage garnishment, or Social Security garnishment to address the issue. If you have been notified that you are being audited or that the IRS has not received even a single past-due tax return, it is time for you to make tax representation a big-rock priority. And if you have received notice of intent to levy or intent to place a lien, you are in an extremely precarious position and you need to hire tax representation immediately.

At Tax Masters Complaints about the IRS are Not New

As always, Tax Masters is here to help. You can spend the next several months aggravated, angry, fearful, and complaining every step of the way about what the IRS is doing to you. But you could also call us today and let us get between you and the IRS. Tens of thousands of people with tax problems have engaged us and been completely satisfied with the services provided by Tax Masters. Complaints about the IRS and IRS tactics are many. We see agents do unconscionable things to try and strong arm taxpayers into payment arrangements they can’t afford. If you have IRS tax debt, call us. The sooner you get us involved as your IRS tax representative, the better shot you have at saving money and regaining full compliance quickly and with as little distraction to you as possible.

Don’t Evade, Scam, or Scheme–Seek Representation Instead

If you are a tax evader, scamming and scheming to avoid paying the IRS at all costs, or if you are one of the unlucky few who are attempting to challenge the constitutionality of the IRS, you are heading into serious trouble. We strongly encourage you to turn from either of those paths and call us. While we do not condone tax evasion and will not represent tax cheats, scam artists, or fraudulent filers, we can help you if you are genuinely seeking to return to compliance with the IRS. We have heard probably every complaint there is about the IRS. Yours will likely not be new to us. And the good news is, you don’t have to lose sleep over this any more. Make tax representation a big-rock priority and call us. We’re here to help.

Until you need us,

Patrick Cox Tax Masters