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The IRS will tell the State Department if you have unresolved seriously delinquent tax debt over a certain level ($66,000 as of 2026). Once your...
The IRS sends you a CP59 when they have no record that a prior year’s personal tax return has been filed. It’s not an audit...
Form 12153 is the form you file to request a Collection Due Process (CDP) or Equivalent Hearing after receiving a qualifying notice, such as an...
If you’re behind on filing FBAR reports and you live in another country, Form 14653 lets you apply for the IRS’s Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures...
FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank & Financial Accounts (FBAR), is required for U.S. persons with overseas financial accounts totaling more than $10,000 at...
The penalties for not filing an FBAR are $10,000 for non-willful actions and $100,000 for willful failure to file, but because those penalties are indexed...
If you own or have an interest in foreign bank accounts, you must report them to the government every year that their combined balance exceeds...
The IRS uses certified mail for specific notices that often concern IRS collections. However, a certified mail IRS letter doesn’t always mean the IRS is...
There is no legal amount of taxable income that you can “safely” get away with not reporting to the IRS. Even small mismatches can lead...
TC 570 means the IRS has put a temporary hold on your account or tax refund for review, while code 971 means the IRS has...