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The IRS has many complex rules and codes you have to follow when filing your taxes, and many more complex rules and codes for when you are trying to work out your tax debt, hoping to find some tax relief. This means, of course, that although the IRS has been quite generous in recent years by providing tax relief programs for countless taxpayers, the IRS isn't so generous that they're going to make it easy.
So, what to do? Either you can put on your brave face and work it all out by yourself; or, you can get a licensed tax agent, a tax attorney or a certified public accountant to help you.
You can probably ask any lawyer or accountant to give you legal advice or help you find a way out of your tax debt; but, they'll probably advise you to look for a specialist to help instead. Tax lawyers, licensed agents and CPAs know the tax laws, both federal and state laws, in their sleep.
What they can do is mediate between you and the IRS, so you don't have to keep calling the IRS to find conflicting, hard-to-understand data on what you need to do to apply for and get tax relief. In fact, these tax professionals will know how on the spot and will just call the IRS once they're ready to haggle.
Of course, don't just choose professional tax relief help out of desperation; you should find time to sit down with your potential tax agent. A tax professional should be able to present your options clearly and give you a good picture of what needs to be done.
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