There is a lot going on with tax news and financial information right now, so I decided to do a news round up – something I have not done on the Tax Resolution blog before. There were several informative links I found and wanted to share with our readers this morning. The first link was provided by one of our blog readers, Ann.
Ann covered the topic of “5 Tips for determining the amount a bank will lend you to buy a home.” Her article is an informative one that may help many of our clients who are getting out of tax debt so they can buy a home of their own. Thank you to Ann for providing this link.
MarketWatch covered some of the best tax tips in their Tax Guide 2011. This web guide offers advice on everything taxes. While it may be too late for your 2010 tax return, this helpful article can give you ideas on tax planning for 2011.
And, according to CNNMoney.com, it looks like Congress will be getting right to work on repealing the much hated IRS ruling with regard to 1099s. The rule, as it currently stands would have required small businesses to issue a 1099 IRS form not only to contracted workers, but also to any individuals or corporations from which they buy more than $600 in goods or services in a year. This rule was slated to take effect in 2012 and was much maligned by small business due to the amount of additional work it would cause. (Many small businesses would have had to hire additional staff to keep up with the paperwork alone.)
And last, but not least – the IRS’ tax tip of the day recommends taxpayers choose direct deposit to receive your tax refund faster. Visit the IRS website to read the full article.
Brian Miller wrote a blog last month regarding requesting that a tax lien be released for those people who could lose their jobs or otherwise be damaged seriously by the visibility of the tax lien.
I have found out the following — the tax lien request is not to RELEASE the lien, but to WITHDRAW it. Also, the forms that Brian references are out of date…the proper form for this request is Form 12277 which can be found on the irs website.
thanks.
Hi Erika,
Thanks for reading our tax resolution blog and for pointing out that the form has changed. In revisiting this subject, Publication 783 and 784 are current and correct for the discharge and subordination on a tax lien. Publication 4235 is correct for contact addresses and phone numbers by state and is referenced in Form 12277. You are correct, Form 12277 is the correct form for the withdrawal of the lien for the purposes Bryan wrote about in the article. Publication 1450 is still current and correct for the release of the lien if satisfied by the statutory collection period, payment or bond.
We apologize for this error and will be correcting the original blog entry.
JK Harris