Tips For A Successful IRS Offer in Compromise
The IRS struggles every year to collect unpaid taxes. Interest and penalties accrue on all tax debts until paid and often penalties and interest can equal two or three times the original tax amount. However, the IRS and Congress soon realized that getting something was better than nothing and that it made sense to forgive tax debt if at least some portion of the tax was recovered. This resulted in the Offer in Compromise program.