This program will review the pros and cons of the IRS offer in compromise program and compare it to utilizing bankruptcy as an option to resolve a taxpayer's back tax debt as well as when one option should be considered over the other. The program will cover the basics of an offer in compromise and the various forms of offers, the RCP calculation, and factors to consider when filing an offer in compromise. The program will also explain how bankruptcy works, what taxes are and are not dischargeable, how bankruptcy can be used to force a repayment plan on an otherwise unwilling IRS, and when bankruptcy may be the best option to resolve back tax debts.

Learning Objectives:

• Recall the pros and cons of the IRS offer in compromise program


• Recognize what factors to consider when filing an offer in compromise


• Identify when bankruptcy may be the best option to resolve back tax debts