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A taxpayer falls behind on his taxes. Life happens. A spouse gets sick, a house goes into foreclosure, and the bills pile up. When the IRS sends a notice threatening to seize assets, the taxpayer says what feels obvious. I cannot pay this. That sounds like it should be the end of the matter. If…

Most people think a tax debt is a tax debt. You owe the money, the IRS collects it, and that is the end of the story. But there is often more than one legal mechanism the government can use to collect the same dollars. Sometimes those mechanisms overlap. That overlap can create problems. Suppose the…

Most small business owners think of their income as their own. You do the work. You bill the client. The money lands in your account. So when the IRS audits you and says you left income off your return, it feels like a problem that belongs to you alone. But that is not always how…

Most people who run a side venture know the IRS can be a difficult business partner. It happily takes a cut when the venture makes money. It often refuses to share in the pain when the venture loses money. The hobby loss rules are one of the tools the IRS uses to do this. So…