IRS has gone through a serious reengineering of its examination function. It's taken a few years, and like an aircraft carrier coming to a full stop and turning, it's been slow. But it is now on course.
One result is that a Revenue Agent will be back in the field, at your office or home, and knocking at your door if you owe them money.
- No preliminary phone call to let you you they're coming.
- They will be at your home and/or business,
- and will be making written notes of all your assets in case they have to seize them to enforce payment.
And they have every right to do so if you owe money, and have failed to respond to their notices!
The ONLY way to get the Revenue Officer off your doorstep, or out of your office
- is to have a Power of Attorney already filed with them,
- AND have another copy available to hand over to them when they're at your doorstep - [hey, they might claim that they have no record of the POA being filed - cute, huh?]
Think of those "Law and Order" episodes when the Defense Attorney, hearing threatening words from the Assistant DA Dan McCoy, just whips out a "Motion to Dismiss", and walks off with a smile, while McCoy scowls.
Well, if you want me to represent you, you need to sign a Power of Attorney ASAP. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-fill/f2848.pdf.
Otherwise, expect an unannounced visit from an enthusiastic IRS Revenue Agent armed with notebook and camera - and you are absolutely powerless to shoo her away.
- Unless you've got a Power of Attorney with my name on it
- to whip out and give to the Agent.
Be warned!
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