If you find yourself in a situation where you don’t agree with something the IRS is doing know that there is a process that allows you to appeal a tax dispute. Now, a tax appeal isn’t right for every situation; however in situations where it does apply you will find that the process is a great way to interact with the people who matter at the IRS and hopefully find a resolution for your dispute.
For starters, if you want to appeal a tax dispute there are two qualifiers that must be met in order for the process to go forward. First you must have received an IRS communication that explains to you your rights to appeal any disputes related to the communication or decision. Secondly, you must not agree or sign any forms that indicate you agree with the disputed claim. Essentially you must pick your story and stick to it.
Keep in mind that you cannot appeal a tax dispute if the only reason for your appeal is that you can’t afford the taxes you owe or if there was no mention of the appeal on the correspondence sent to you by the IRS. Remember, this is not a process that is useful for fixing all disputes you have with the IRS, just several specific ones.
Sadly, your choices are rather limited if you want to appeal a tax dispute. Unless your dispute falls under several categories identified by the IRS that are available for dispute you are pretty much out of luck. Fortunately the IRS put plenty of thought into what situations can be disputed and which ones cannot therefore the most likely scenario is that if you have a legitimate tax dispute you will be able to appeal the dispute using the provided channels and work out your differences with the IRS in a productive and quick manner.
