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Richardson TX - IRS Debt - When To Request an Equivalent Hearing
One of the most important opportunities a taxpayer has is when they receive a Final Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing (IRS Letter 11 or Letter 1058) from the IRS. As part of these IRS Notices, the taxpayer has the right to a Collection Due Process Hearing but must request it within 30 days of the date of the letter to exercise that right.  It is a very important and powerful right of the taxpayer. When they request their CDP hearing, three good things happen for them:
The Taxpayer gets an Appeal Hearing Collection is put on Hold while the hearing is pending The Taxpayer’s right to take their case to the US Court is preserved  
What is an Equivalent Hearing?
If taxpayers come directly into our Richardson TX tax office when they receive the notice, I’m very happy because it preserves these rights.   However, that doesn’t always happen. These notices also provide the taxpayer with the right to an Equivalent Hearing. The taxpayer has one year to request the equivalent hearing. The Equivalent Hearing reserves your appeal right, however, collections are not put on hold, and it does preserve your right to take your case ... more

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