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There are a variety of reasons why you may need to get in touch with the IRS. You may want to contact the IRS if you need to help with responding to an IRS notice, resolving a tax dispute, settling tax debt, or checking the status of your tax refund. Fortunately, there are many different ways to contact the IRS. Below are links to information on how to contact the IRS for specific issues and IRS hotlines.

Navigating the intricacies of tax matters can be challenging, and sometimes you might need the expertise of a tax professional.

In fact, according to the CCH Standard Federal Tax Reporter, as of 2013, it now takes 73,954 regular 8-1/2″ x 11″ sheets of paper to explain the complexity of the U.S. federal tax code. And that, of course, doesn’t include your State Tax Code. Which is why back in 2014, the Internal Revenue Service announced the creation of a Taxpayer Bill of Rights designed to make it easier for taxpayers to understand their rights when dealing with the IRS.

Despite what you may have heard over the radio, eliminating tax debts in bankruptcy is not as simple as it sounds. In fact, most tax debts can’t be wiped out in bankruptcy. The debts will still be there at the end of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy or they’ll have to be repaid in full in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy repayment plan.

IRS Fresh Start Program helps taxpayers who owe the IRS. Under certain circumstances, taxpayers can have their federal tax debt partially forgiven. When the IRS considers forgiving tax debt, the financial situation of the taxpayer is a primary criteria. Basically, the IRS cannot collect more than a taxpayer can pay.