IRS Open House
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
The IRS will hold open houses on Saturday May 15 from 9 AM to 2 PM at their offices across the nation, including the Knoxville office at 710 Locust Street. This quote is from the IRS release:
“Our goal is to resolve issues on the spot so small businesses and individuals can put any issues they have with the IRS behind them,” IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said. “If you have a problem filing or paying your taxes or resolving a tough tax issue, we encourage you to come in and work with us.”
Generally, we recommend that you hire a good tax professional to deal with any IRS matters. Not just to pad our pockets, but because those agents are wily. They have ways of asking seemingly friendly, innocent questions that can corner you and get you in trouble. You need the firewall of a representative between you and them, especially if you have “a tough tax issue” to resolve. Working out your tax problem at the open house may turn out OK, but before you go, call a CPA or tax professional and find out what is at stake.