Section 5.1 of the Internal Revenue Manual (IRM) lays out the procedural guidelines Revenue Officers has to follow when assign a case for collection. But even if you read the entire IRM, you aren't going to learn about the 4 dangerous types of Revenue Officer who work in the IRS tax collection section. Don't worry, the following paragraphs is going to uncover about them. Keep reading.
The IRS main goal is always to collect highest amount of taxes from you with minimum effort. We heard a story that during IRS recruitment, they'll make the job applicants to take a basic humanity test. People who flunk are hired for the collection office. This may be a rumor but one thing is real- IRS Revenue Officers are the most difficult individual one will ever encounter in their life. If you do not get any legal assistance while confronting the officers, the final outcomes become generally disastrous. To make things even worse, these four dangerous types of Revenue Officers can levy unfairly or create new difficulties for you.
1. When newbie look to impress management
These new Revenue Officers could be looking to get into the Criminal Investigation Division (CID), or may believe the ultimate way to become a group manager (120k + per year is the standard) is by making themselves to be tough. Any problems with IRS senior management will only affect the tax payers since they are the ones normally targeted to draw out their aggressiveness.
2. Facing the anger of group manager
It's difficult to sack a Revenue Officer. Their job is guaranteed right up until they retire. So they don’t care to do their every day duties. They seldom give reply to messages and they don’t review files. They simply send out tax levy notices and go for a vacation without worrying about the follow up actions they have to carry out. This puts their group manager in a mess. Revenue Officials are appointed permanently and the manager cannot terminate them except only if do some serious criminal offense. Therefore the group manager’s wrath at times will get directed towards taxpayer and ultimately he is going to be affected it.
3. Entire team acting together
The Revenue Officers sometimes will put the previous events aside but there are also times where he/ she will not let it go. And there will be times where the whole team (Revenue Official, group and territory manager) might work against you.
4. Revenue Officials competing for GS-13 grades
The GS-13 is the top most position a Revenue Officer could get. Plus there is only fifty GS-13 posts available in the United States. These individuals know everything about finances and can deal with any complicated cases. They very well know about all the methods which people use to deceive the IRS and for lowering tax liability. For example, if properties and assets are hidden, dissipated or transferred to third person, it is considered as collection at risk. Here, this top level officer can issue jeopardy levy or jeopardy assessment to the taxpayer. This happens when the IRS thinks your measures can put tax collection at risk. This is called jeopardy as they don’t need to issue any prior warning and the IRS can lawfully seize your property.
If you have a GS-13 assigned to your case - you should stop messing around. It is going to get really bad for you (well if you don’t plan on living long this won't pertain to you). Pyramiding taxes is a major compliance problem, so you have to stop doing it immediately and further you should try to settle tax liabilities as early as possible.
Right to Due Process
Every tax payer of America is protected under United States constitution where it ensures due process rights for them prior to when the tax department takes any law suit. Sadly, many people waste these privileges by not acting in time. There are many 'nice guys' working as Revenue Officer, however they work for the federal government. They never going to provide or share strategies which will help you but not the government. That is why you should not wait in taking immediate action if the case is handled by a Revenue Officer. It is imperative that you call for assistance today to protect all your legal rights.
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