You are stronger than you think! Fight for what you believe, just be ready to back it up. Always remember that the IRS is not always right. This doesn't mean that the IRS are evil, it just means that there are times that they are wrong. Today's post will be about your right to challenge the IRS's position. If you are wrong then there is nothing that you can do. However, if you are right AND can prove it then fight the battle to the end. You have rights and options so use them! Know your rights and exercise them! Below is information that came straight from the IRS website (www.irs.gov):


What you can expect:

• If the IRS notifies you that your tax return has a mathematical or clerical error, you have 60 days to tell the IRS that you disagree. You should provide photocopies of any records that may help correct the error. In addition, you may call the number listed on your notice or bill for assistance. If the IRS upholds your position, we will make the necessary adjustment to your account and send you a corrected notice.
• If the IRS does not adopt your position, it will issue you a notice proposing a tax adjustment (known as a statutory notice of deficiency). The statutory notice of deficiency provides you with a right to challenge the proposed adjustment in the United States Tax Court before paying it by filing a petition within 90 days of the date of the notice (150 days if the notice is addressed to you outside the United States). For more information about the United States Tax Court, see the Court’s taxpayer information page.
• If you submit documentation or raise objections during a return examination (or audit), and the IRS does not agree with your position, it will issue you a statutory notice of deficiency explaining why it is increasing your tax, which gives you the right to petition the U.S. Tax Court prior to paying the tax.
• Before the IRS takes enforcement action to collect a tax debt by levying, for example, your bank account, or immediately after the IRS files a notice of federal tax lien in the appropriate state filing location, the IRS must generally provide you with an opportunity for a hearing before an independent Office of Appeals. If you disagree with Appeals’ determination, you can petition the United States Tax Court.

To find out more about the TBOR and what it means to you, visit: http://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov

In addition to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, the IRS is committed to ensuring that your civil rights are also protected. Taxpayers are not subjected to discrimination based on race, color, national origin, reprisal, disability, age, sex (including sexual orientation and pregnancy discrimination), religion, or parental status in programs or services conducted by the IRS or on its behalf. If a taxpayer believes he or she has been discriminated against, a written complaint can be emailed to edi.civil.rights.division@irs.gov or mailed to the IRS Civil Rights Division.  

Name: Jamaal Solomon