May 1, 2023
Taxpayers have the right to expect that any IRS inquiry, examination, or enforcement action will comply with the law and be no more intrusive than necessary. They
will respect all due process rights, including search and seizure protections, and will provide, where applicable, a collection due process hearing.
The Right to Privacy
Taxpayers have a right to a portion of their wages. The IRS is prohibited from seizing a taxpayer's Standard Deduction, plus deductions for personal exemptions.
Unfortunately for the taxpayer, the amount protected is not substantial.
Taxpayers have a right to keep certain personal items. The IRS is prohibited from seizing necessary schoolbooks, clothing, undelivered mail, and a certain amount of
furniture and household items.
Taxpayers have a right to keep their home unless a court approves its taking after the IRS proves to the court that no alternate way exists to collect the tax debt.
Taxpayers have a right to submit a Doubt as to Liability Offer in Compromise to settle a tax debt without submitting personal financial documentation.
Taxpayers have a right to not give intrusive and extraneous lifestyle information during an audit without a reasonable sign of unreported income.
Taxpayers have a right to as non-intrusive Collection Due Process hearing as possible, balanced against the need for efficient tax collecting.
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