IRS Tax Debt Resolution in Utah

It's the work of getting an IRS balance under control: unpaid tax, penalties, interest, collection letters and any missing returns. The fix might be an installment agreement, an Offer in Compromise, penalty abatement, Currently Not Collectible status or simply getting your filings current. Which one fits depends on your account history and finances, so we always start by pulling your transcripts and looking at the full account.

Possibly, through an Offer in Compromise. The IRS will consider a lower amount if your income, allowable living expenses, assets, equity and future earnings show you can't pay the full balance before the collection period ends. It isn't automatic. You need to be current on filings, the financial disclosure has to be complete and accurate, and the review can take many months. We prequalify you honestly before you spend money on an application.

Move fast, because collection has already started. We check where your case sits in the collection process, confirm the balance and that your returns are filed, then contact the IRS. Depending on the facts, we push for a payment arrangement, a collection hold, hardship status or another resolution that supports a release. The IRS decides the release under its own procedures, so having your financial documents ready speeds things up.

Yes. An installment agreement lets you pay down the balance month by month. Individuals who owe $50,000 or less in combined tax, penalties and interest can often get a streamlined installment agreement without a full financial statement. Larger balances need more detail. Whatever the size, the plan has to leave room for rent, payroll and other necessary costs, and you must stay current on new taxes or the agreement can default.

They need to be filed as part of the plan. The IRS generally won't consider an Offer in Compromise or most payment arrangements while required returns are missing. Filing also replaces any substitute return the IRS prepared, which often overstates what you owe because it leaves out deductions. We review each late return for accuracy and for how it changes the total balance.

In the right situation, yes. First Time Abate relief can apply when your prior three years are clean, and reasonable cause relief can apply when events like serious illness, a death in the family or a natural disaster kept you from complying. Abatement removes penalties, and the interest that was charged on them, but not the underlying tax. It can still make a real dent in the total.

Expect to gather IRS notices, account transcripts, recent returns, pay stubs or other proof of income, bank statements, a list of assets and debts, monthly living expenses and, for a business, current financial statements. What you need depends on the option we're pursuing. The IRS uses these disclosures to judge what you can pay, so numbers that conflict with each other will slow things down or sink a proposal.

Yes. Our founder is an IRS Enrolled Agent, licensed by the Treasury with unlimited practice rights before the IRS in every state. That covers Utah taxpayers on federal matters: talking with the IRS, audits, collection cases and debt resolution. Issues with the Utah State Tax Commission are handled separately under state rules, and we'll tell you plainly where that line falls for your case.