IRS Tax Compliance: What is Tax Compliance and Why Is It Important?
By Eric L. Green, Your IRS Tax Litigator
(Tax Rep LLC)
I spend much of my day resolving taxpayer issues with the IRS. And though everyone wants to focus on the cool stuff - making massive debts vanish for pennies on the dollar - it actually all starts with "Tax Compliance."So what is Tax Compliance you may be asking...good question!Tax Compliance means that the taxpayer has filed all returns due and owing as of this moment (yes you non-filers!), defined as the last 6 years, and is making their current tax period payments. So as I sit here in August 2021, Tax Compliance would nean having 2015 - 2020 filed (if the 2020 return is on extension, than it would be 2014 - 2019). It also means that the taxpayer is making their current tax payments, so: An employee is having sufficient withholding done so they will not owe money at the end of the ...
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