2008-08-18 08:07:54 -

North Highlands, CA - As part of her continuing effort to help taxpayers who are struggling to repay their federal tax liabilities, tax attorney Roni Deutch has added a series of advice articles to her law firm's website.

'The Internal Revenue Code is long and confusing,' claims The Tax Lady Roni Deutch. 'However, it is important for taxpayers to be educated

on the IRS and their collection agencies when dealing with owed back taxes.'

Below are excerpts from four new articles that were recently added to RoniDeutch.com. To read the full text, click on the hyperlink titles.

www.ronideutch.com/ViewArticle.aspx?id=77 [Estimated Tax Payments and IRS Tax Debt]

'For many individuals who owe back taxes to the IRS, the culprit behind the tax debt is the estimated tax payment. Or, more accurately, it is the inability to make sufficient estimated tax payments that causes a tax debt when a tax return is filed. For those who are self-employed or business owners, 'estimated tax payments' is likely a familiar, yet distasteful, term. Because self-employed individuals do not have an employer withholding payroll taxes for them, they must submit tax payments to the government on their own.

The IRS considers the income tax a ‘pay-as-you-go' tax. Meaning, generally speaking, whenever a taxpayer has income, the taxpayer should pay tax. Wage earners see this principle in effect whenever they receive a paycheck with the ever-present tax withholdings.'

www.ronideutch.com/ViewArticle.aspx?id=76 [Resolving an IRS Tax Debt through the Taxpayer Advocate Service]

'Have you ever dealt with an IRS representative who is less than helpful? This is a frustrating predicament for taxpayers that just want to put their IRS tax debt behind them so they can move on with their lives. However, it is easy to forget that the IRS is staffed by human beings with all the common foibles of ordinary people. Even though they may not always demonstrate them openly, IRS representatives often allow their own emotions and personal problems to creep into their work. Furthermore, IRS employees have varying levels of competency and skill. If you have been working with the IRS to settle your tax liabilities and feel that you have been treated unfairly or incompetently, you may want to request the assistance of the Taxpayer Advocate Service.'