Roni Deutch’s Law Firm Ends IRS Collections Against Taxpayers

May 14, 2009 - PRLog -- North Highlands, CA – Through placement on the IRS’ Currently Not Collectible (CNC) status, The Tax Lady Roni Deutch and her team of attorneys were able to provide relief to dozens of taxpayers across the country.

“It’s getting harder and harder for taxpayers across the country to pay their bills and put food on the table, let alone make massive tax payments to the IRS,” notes The Tax Lady, Roni Deutch. “By negotiating placement on CNC status for these clients, our firm was able to effectively end all collection activity by the IRS against our clients. This relief allows these families flexibility within the budget to make ends meet and time to come to terms with the current economic crisis.”

During the first quarter of 2009, Roni Deutch’s law firm was able to effectively cease all collection activity against a group of taxpayers collectively owing the IRS $9.6 million. The clients were located all across the country, but all had one thing in common: the inability to repay their IRS tax debts. To stop collections, Roni’s team of tax attorneys successfully negotiated with the IRS on behalf of these taxpayers and had their IRS collection accounts placed into a Currently Not Collectible status.

Currently Not Collectible status is a designation the IRS uses to indicate that it cannot collect from a particular taxpayer at that time. Once placed into Currently Not Collectible status, the IRS no longer attempts to actively collect on the debt and the taxpayer is not required to make any payment on the debt.

“My situation had been going on for years and I was unable to resolve it on my own,” recalls Mr. Ulibarri of Snowflake, AZ, a client of Ms. Deutch’s law firm who’s account was placed on CNC status earlier in the year. “It was impossible to get the IRS to understand that my health condition had diminished my ability to make any kind of living, let alone pay them all the money they wanted. I had no choice but to turn my situation over to a professional organization for help.”

“After retaining Ms. Deutch’s law firm and seeing how they were handling my case, I felt so much better,” continued Ulibarri. “Not having to deal with the IRS on a regular basis, took a lot stress off of me. No longer did I have to worry about the threatening letters I received from the IRS, all I had to do was forward them to your office.”

Typically, the IRS places a taxpayer's collection account into Currently Not Collectible status only after determining that the taxpayer cannot pay his or her back tax liability in full or does not qualify for a monthly payment plan because his or her income is exceeded by his or her expenses. To determine whether a taxpayer can pay in full or through monthly payments, the IRS reviews the taxpayer’s monthly income and expenses, as well as the value of his or her assets. If the IRS sees that the taxpayer is barely scraping by with his or her income and necessary living expenses, they will place them into Currently Not Collectible status, which is intended to be temporary.

Interest and penalties continue to accrue on the tax debt, and the taxpayer is often subject to a federal tax lien and annual review of their financial situation. However, if the taxpayer’s financial situation does not improve in the coming years, the taxpayer can remain in a Currently Not Collectible status indefinitely and until the underlying tax debt expires.

“I want personally thank Roni and her staff for all they did,” stated Mr. Ulibarri. “When I called with a question, some friendly person was always there to help me. They always treated me with respect and dignity.”

Millions of people recognize tax attorney Roni Deutch as The Tax Lady®. She has been helping taxpayers nation-wide resolve their tax liabilities for eighteen years. As an industry leader, she has saved her clients tens of millions of dollars and has helped thousands of families settle their back taxes.

Roni Lynn Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation is a nationally recognized law firm that has been helping clients find solutions to their back tax liabilities for eighteen years. To find out more about the law firm or its IRS tax relief services, visit their website at RoniDeutch.com or call 1-888-TAX-LADY. To learn more about The Tax Lady Roni Deutch, you can visit her blog or YouTube profile.

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