Have you been contacted by an IRS Revenue Officer?

The following situation is a very common one:

You return home from your day at work to find that an IRS Revenue Officer has stopped by your home. You see a “final demand” notice along with their business card in your door. Revenue Officers are trained collection agents for the IRS that specialize in getting cases closed as expeditiously as possible. This means they are not looking out for the best interest of the taxpayer, and they will likely aggressively pursue whatever avenues are available to them to get you to pay up. It is also a common procedure for a Revenue Officer to request to meet with you for an in-person interview. This puts you at risk of providing them with more information than is legally required.
If you are contacted by an IRS Revenue Officer, you have the right to be represented by a CPA or tax attorney. A CPA or tax attorney will make sure you are protected from levy and asset seizure, and that all legal procedures are followed. When a taxpayer has a CPA or tax attorney representing them, all correspondence and interviews will be conducted between the Revenue Officer and your CPA or tax attorney, therefore eliminating the potential hazards of saying too much.