When Appeals are Possible
You might be having IRS issues, so you should thinking about asking for an appeal of a decision arrived at by the bureau if you disagree with the results of one or more of the following:
- Tax audit results
- Penalties assessed
- Interest accrued
- Tax lien placement
- Tax levy placement
- Asset seizures
- Offer in Compromise rejections
An Internal Revenue Service missive will tell you that you have the option to appeal the decision if one of the above circumstances applies to you. If you don’t agree with the Internal Revenue Service ruling and you have grounds to appeal, do not affix your signature on the agreement document they sent. You can then request a hearing for your appeal.
Take a closer look. You might have to pay the bureau money and received bill. An appeal wouldn’t be likely in this situation. An appeals hearing isn’t a possibility if you can’t pay what you owe to the bureau.
You have to have just cause for not agreeing with the ruling passed by the IRS. Have documents ready to back you up.
The IRS missive should be read carefully. Tips on how to prepare the appeal, sending the request, the deadline, and other information will be on the notice.
Even if you have filed a request for an appeal, the interest and penalties will not stop being accrued on your bill.
Often informal, appeals by correspondence, telephone, or in person can settle most Internal Revenue Service disagreements.
Your appeal’s timeframe is determined by the type of case you are appealing and the time it takes for the IRS to study the file. After you have filed your request, it takes ninety days before an appeals hearing takes place. In the event that you haven’t heard from the IRS within 90 days, make contact with the IRS office where you sent your appeal to and they should be able to confirm when your appeal was forwarded. The 90-day timeframe for the hearing starts there.
For a more accurate timeframe, it’s best to call the appeals officer. Be warned, as it may take up to a year to resolve an appeal.
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