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• A sandwich shop in Charlevoix, Michigan hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage an $80,000 liability owed to the IRS and a $40,000 liability owed to the State of Michigan. Although our client’s financials suggested an ability to pay $1,300 per month to the IRS, the Associate negotiated this payment down to $760 per month. On the state side, we formalized an affordable $1,300 per month Installment Agreement.
• An individual in Darien, Connecticut hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a $33,000 liability owed to the IRS and to release a wage garnishment that was set to collect from his next paycheck. The Associate proposed that our client make a good faith payment and then start making streamlined Installment Agreement payments to the IRS. Within two business days of our first contact with our client, we had prevented a large wage garnishment against our client, and set our client up on a resolution much better than he had hoped.
  
• A sandwich shop in Iola, Kansas hired Clear Creek Consulting to reduce her monthly state obligations associated with a $21,670 liability. In a few days time, the Associate assigned to this case negotiated the scheduled payment down from $1035 to $500 a month.
• An individual in Huntersville, North Carolina hired Clear Creek Consulting to reduce his monthly IRS obligations associated with a $13,650 liability. Within a few days, the Associate assigned to this case negotiated the scheduled payment from $2500 to $250 a month even though our client’s financial statements demonstrated an ability to pay the originally requested $2,500 per month. This result obviously thrilled our client.
• A shipping and office outsourcing business in rural Kansas hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a $60,000 liability owed to the state. Once our client’s outstanding returns were filed, our client’s liability increased by $3,000 and the State wanted to set up an 18 month payment plan with monthly payment of $3,324.16. After 20 minutes on the phone with this Revenue Agent, the Associate assigned to this case was able to get a guaranteed abatement of penalties without having to submit a Penalty Abatement Narrative request, and negotiated the payment term to three years instead of 18 months. The Installment Agreement was also negotiated down to $400 per month but will increase in six to nine months once our client’s disposable income increases.
• An individual in Kohekohe, Hawaii hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage state and federal tax liabilities. At issue, was the fact that the IRS could not identify for accuracy, the true liability and after many attempts, the Associate assigned to this case asked if this liability could be under a different name. Once this was discussed with our client, she indicated that she had been married to a ‘deadbeat’ and that he was a significant part of her current financial crisis. We obtained his social security number and called the state and IRS back. Sure enough, there was a substantial liability associated with this person from when it was a joint account creating liabilities for the client under her ex-husband’s name. We discussed our client’s ability to pay and she indicated that she could afford no more than $300 per month for both. With the state, we negotiated an $83 per month Installment Agreement and with the IRS, we negotiated a $116 per month plan Installment Agreement allowing our client to be under $200 per month for both payments. Needless to say, our client was very relieved to have a plan in place and have the state and IRS off of her back.
• An individual in Lane, South Carolina hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a $26,000 liability to the IRS based on substitute returns. The Associate obtained copies of the original returns from the client, and sent them to the IRS. Once all of the figures were correct, we submitted an Installment Agreement proposal for $450 a month to the service center. We were told that it could not be accepted right away due to the client owing over $26,000. As such, the Associate advised our client to make voluntary payments in the amount of $450 per month. After three payments, the Installment Agreement was accepted.
• A restaurant in New Hudson, Michigan hired Clear Creek Consulting to negotiate a $42,000 tax liability owed to the county. The Associate assigned to this case secured an Installment Agreement in the amount of $1,000 per month.
• The owner of a lab in Plano, Texas hired Clear Creek Consulting to negotiate an Installment Agreement for a $58,000 liability owed to the IRS. The Associate assigned to this case negotiated an Installment Agreement in the amount of $951 per month.
• A design firm in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania hired Clear Creek Consulting to save their company’s sales license associated with a $34,000 outstanding tax liability owed to the State. Our client had been on several previous payment plans with the State and defaulted on all of them. When our client hired our firm, the State told our client they could either full-pay the liability within four months or would lose their sales tax license and face criminal charges. The Associate assigned to this case researched the situation, had our client file all outstanding returns, and provided the State a detailed explanation of what caused the company to fall behind and how they were going to change this moving forward. Rather than losing their sales license, we were able to negotiate an $860 per month Installment Agreement to pay off all the liability of the business and all the personal liability of the owners.
• Creek Consulting was hired to manage a $35,000 liability owed to the State of Oklahoma. Our client wanted to pay no more than $3,000 per month, and did not want to show his financials to the state because he showed a $20,000 monthly profit. The State agreed to the monthly payment, but demanded a $7,000 down payment. Our client made his first monthly payment of $3,000, however never sent in the down-payment. When the Associate called to verify receipt of payment, the State asked about the down-payment. As this was never made, the Associate pushed the State to ‘ignore’ the down payment and continue with the monthly payment agreement which the State finally did. Penalties will be abated once the balance is paid off.
• A legal contracting firm in San Antonio, Texas hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a $120,000 liability after a local tax attorney who had represented our client for over a year, had accomplished nothing. Just prior to being hired, our client had been levied for $15,000 and while in negotiations with the IRS, the Revenue Officer again levied our client for $11,000 and persisted to not return our calls. Within days, the Associate negotiated the release of the levy with the Revenue Officer’s boss and formalized an affordable Installment Agreement of $3,000 per month. Our client can now meet his payroll obligations and remain in business.
• A liquor store in Topeka, Kansas hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a $78,000 liability owed to the IRS. Our client desired to negotiate an Installment Agreement, however before this could be finalized, our client’s outstanding returns needed to be processed. The Associate assigned to this case also learned upon being hired that our client had previously filed a CDP / Equivalent hearing on two of her tax periods, and so when her case was heard in appeals, the Appeals Officer explained that he did not feel that our client’s financials were accurate and believed that there was excess income passing through her business to our client personally. Because of this, the Appeals Officer wanted an Installment Agreement for $1,600 a month, however, we negotiated this down to an affordable payment of $750 per month, with this increasing after one year per our client’s request so that the balance is paid down as quickly as possible.
• A Mexican restaurant in Branson, Missouri hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage liabilities owed to three taxing authorities for approximately $60,000. The Associate immediately negotiated an Installment Agreement a few months ago for $1521 a month with the State of Missouri, however, the State stated that our client did not pay the initial down payment and now wanted an Installment Agreement of $2500 a month. This Associate showed proof of this $6,000 down payment, and the State is now accepting an Installment Agreement of $900 a month. As for the IRS, the Associate negotiated a payment of $500 a month.
• A medical clinic in Branchburg, New Jersey hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a $60,000 liability owed to the IRS. The Associate assigned to this case negotiated an affordable $1000 per month Installment Agreement.           
• An auto repair shop in Angleton, Texas hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a $15,000 liability owed to the IRS. After much negotiation and the Revenue Officer not wanting to formalize an Installment Agreement while there was an outstanding Appeal, the Associate assigned to this case finally convinced the Revenue Officer that if accepted, we would withdraw our Appeal. The Revenue Officer eventually caved in, and granted an affordable Installment Agreement which enabled our firm to protect our client from enforced collection until a formal agreement was negotiated.
• A restaurant in South Riding, Virginia hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a liability of $5,000 owed to the IRS and $32,000 owed to the State. The Associate assigned to this case negotiated an affordable Installment Agreement with the IRS, however the State was demanding full payment within six to 12 months which would have resulted in a $2,600 monthly payment that our client could not afford. We therefore negotiated that we would review the financial condition of our client in six months and in return, begin making affordable $600 monthly payments with no money down.
• An electrical contractor in Round Lake, New York hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage and negotiate a $92,000 liability owed to the IRS, and a $50,000 liability owed to the State of New York. When hired, our client had defaulted on a previous Installment Agreement, however, the Associate assigned to this case filed an appeal to protect our client and later negotiated an affordable Installment Agreement of $2,500 with the IRS. As for the State, we negotiated one payment for two liabilities owed to separate departments in the amount of $2,500. We are now in the process of filing a penalty abatement to reduce our client’s outstanding liabilities.
• A Packaging company located in Thornton, Colorado hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a $60,000 liability owed to the IRS. When hired, our client had an open “Final Notice of Intent to Levy’ notice necessitating immediate protection. While in Appeals, the Associate assigned to this case negotiated an affordable $1,000 Installment Agreement.
• A corporate jet charter business in Muskegon Michigan hired Clear Creek Consulting to negotiate an affordable Installment Agreement for an IRS liability of $27,000. The assigned Associate managed to do so, and also protected our client from having the Trust Fund portion of the liability attached to the owners personally.
• An individual in Geneva, Illinois hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage an $84,042 tax liability owed to the IRS. This liability stemmed from 2004 and from 2005 and the Associate assigned to this case held off all enforced collection against our client while he prepared and filed his 2006 1040 tax return. Once this was completed, we negotiated an affordable $750 Installment Agreement which thrilled our client.
• A battery retail store in Florida hired Clear Creek Consulting after having already hired two other competing firms that accomplished nothing for our client while representing this company for over one and a half years. Within two months our Associate that we assigned to this case negotiated a Certificate of Discharge on an IRS liability of approximately $90,000 and with the small balance remaining our client was granted an affordable $350 Installment Agreement. This client also had a state liability of approximately $23,000 and the Associate negotiated the Installment Agreement down from an originally desired $2,000 per month down to a payment plan of $500 per month.
• A construction company in Whitefish, Montana hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a Worker’s Compensation issue for $78,645. The Associate assigned to this case negotiated a penalty reduction in the amount of $21,283 and our client is now on an affordable Installment Agreement for the balance.
• A bike shop in Hamilton, New Jersey hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a state liability in the amount of $24,743. As our client did not have this money, we managed the process and held off all enforced collection efforts while our client refinanced his home. Our client is now on an affordable Installment Agreement and is thrilled to still be in business and have this issue behind him.
• A builder supply company in South Fulton, Tennessee hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage two state liabilities that totaled $110,000. As our client inherited this business from his father, he needed time to get the books in order, and to better understand the issues surrounding these accrued tax liabilities. With committed protection, Clear Creek Consulting was able to manage this process and also attained $6,600 in abatements. Our client is still in business and is able to make his affordable Installment Agreement payments without having to worry about being shut down by the state.
• A paving business in Tennessee hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a $25,000 liability owed to the IRS. With levy action imminent, the Associate assigned to this case decided to not appeal this action, and simply asked to set up a formal Installment Agreement with no supporting financials, and explained to the Revenue Officer that this was the best course of action for the IRS because levy action would only capture a small amount of money in the business account, and would in fact delay the collection of this liability. The Revenue Officer agreed and granted an affordable Installment Agreement.
• An Italian restaurant in St. Louis, Missouri hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a $55,000 liability owed to the IRS and a $36,000 liability owed to the state. The Associate assigned to this case managed to negotiate affordable monthly Installment Agreements of $1,500 each, and also managed to negotiate that it was not necessary to revoke this business’ sales license.
• An equipment and party rental business located in Oakdale, California hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a $58,000 liability owed to the IRS. The Associate assigned to this case managed to secure a refinancing of our client’s personal home to payoff the Trust Fund portion of the tax, and successfully negotiated an affordable seasonal Installment Agreement for the balance which was for $700 in the summer months and $300 in the winter months.
• A health care staffing company in New York, New York hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage the liabilities of two different companies that owed a total of $280,000 to the IRS. Even though these were companies doing business, there was no current financial information on either of these entities. With much negotiation with the IRS, the Revenue Officer finally granted an affordable Installment Agreement even though our client was not compliant and even stated, “OK, you win, you can have your Installment Agreement” to the assigned Associate.
• The owner of a Chico, California auto service business hired Clear Creek Consulting to resolve a $33,550 liability owed to the IRS. This issue stemmed from our client going through a nasty divorce and his wife was not informing him of this mounting liability owed to the IRS. To protect herself, our client’s ex-wife actually closed this company, and reopened it to clear her name from this liability. In negotiating a resolution to this issue, the Associate assigned to this case negotiated another company reorganization with the Revenue Officer in an attempt to assist this taxpayer even though the IRS’ official position is that it does not get involved with divorce issues. Nonetheless, this Revenue Officer agreed to an Installment Agreement of $150 per month to again, do his best to assist our client.
• Client came on board with an $18,000 personal IRS tax liability and an active Social Security levy for half of his Social Security check. The Associate assigned to this case negotiated an immediate streamlined Installment Agreement for $300 per month and released the Social Security levy. For some reason, the levy release was not properly processed for three months so our client was levied an additional $2,400 and as such, our client did not make any Installment Agreement payments for this period of time. The Associate requested a refund and accommodation from the IRS for what the Associate argued amounted to theft since the levy was technically released. Finally the Associate was able to speak with a manager in ACS who was willing to accommodate the taxpayer for the mistakes made on his Installment Agreement and levy release. In the end, we formalized a 60 year Installment Agreement for $25 per month on his remaining $16,000 liability.
• A ski and bike retail shop in Massachusetts had many missing state sales and withholding returns, and was being seized by the State Department of Revenue due to a $60,000 state liability. The Associate assigned to this case was able to stop seizure, keep the business open and set some deadlines. While working with our client’s accountant to file the missing returns, the state DOR levied our client’s bank account for $30,000. This was a huge shock being that the Associate had negotiated a hold on all collection efforts with the seizure officer. When talking with our client, he had explained that he was to pay North Face $20,000 the next day or he would lose the account, which would devastate our client’s business. After researching the situation the Associate found that a local State Revenue Agent had been assigned three months prior, and had been making phone calls to our client and had sent out two Final Notices of Demand for Payment. According to our client, the accountant was responsible for the mail and apparently she had failed to notify Clear Creek Consulting of these notices. After talking with the Manager at the DOR about the history of the case and the progress that has been made since we had representation on file, he agreed to release the levy, minus $4,000 which was to be allocated toward a down payment on the Installment Agreement we also negotiated. The levy was released that day and North Face was paid the next day and business is going on as usual.
• A medical machine parts company in Indiana hired Clear Creek Consulting to negotiate an affordable Installment Agreement associated with an IRS liability of $330,000. The Associate assigned to this case negotiated an Installment Agreement of $6,020 per month.
• A real estate agent in Colorado hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a personal liability of $120,000 owed to the IRS. Before being hired, the Revenue Officer told our client that the IRS wanted a $15,000 down payment and $13,000 a month for an Installment Agreement. The Associate assigned to this case discussed this case in depth with the assigned Revenue Officer who later said, “Let’s make a deal.” After an hour of negotiations the Revenue Officer approved a 60 month Installment Agreement of $2,400 per month which delighted our client. Within a month of being hired, an auto repair business in Jessup, IA had both of their liabilities wrapped up into formal Installment Agreements. When they hired Clear Creek Consulting, this company was being levied by the IRS for a $7,000 liability and the state was threatening our client with revoking their sales license for a $20,000 liability. Within this short period of time, the Associate assigned to this case negotiated the release of two bank levies and kept the state from revoking their licenses. Furthermore, we managed to lift the state tax liens from our client’s vehicles so they could properly register them. The client is now on affordable Installment Agreements and is not being threatened by the taxing authorities.
• A car stereo installation business located in Prince George, Virginia hired Clear Creek Consulting to reinstate an Installment Agreement with the state as this business had recently defaulted on two prior agreements. In researching the issue, the Associate assigned to this case noticed that the state never applied a $5,000 payment that was made, and once this payment posted, the balance owed to the state was reduced to $23,541.84. The Associate also managed to get our client current with his returns, and once these posted, a $980.91 Installment Agreement was negotiated. This was a major success because our client wanted to pay no more than $1,500 per month.
• When an automotive parts distributor in Newton, Georgia hired clear Creek Consulting to manage a $46,000 liability owed to the IRS, our client’s Revenue Officer made it abundantly clear that her intent was to levy our client out of business. As our client had been levied continually, the Associate assigned to this case submitted an Installment Agreement to prevent further levy action on our first day of hire. This Revenue Officer, however, did her best to not accept this Agreement which was sent to her offices repeatedly. After playing this game for a week, the Associate contacted the Revenue Officer’s manager and an affordable Installment Agreement was immediately negotiated, thereby bypassing our client’s Revenue Officer.
• A printing company in Kinston, Massachusetts, hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage an $80,000 liability owed to the IRS. Before being hired, this client had defaulted on a previous Installment Agreement and the IRS was coming down hard on our client for this default. However, we protected him for several months while our client refinanced his home to deal with another state tax liability. He was also making good faith payments directly to the Trust Fund portion of the IRS tax debt to prove that he could keep current with such payments. Once the state tax was paid off, another affordable IRS Installment Agreement was negotiated for the same amount that was originally agreed to.
• A CPA in Bartlett, Tennessee was having his wages garnished and his bank account was being levied for a $12,000 liability owed to the IRS when he hired Clear Creek Consulting. On our first day of hire, the Associate called the Revenue Officer and negotiated the release of the wage garnishment and the bank levy. Within three days of being hired, our client was set up on an affordable and formal $260 Installment Agreement. This was a huge success for our client because he stated he could not afford more than $400 per month, not to mention survive the punishing bank levies against his business.
• A construction company located in New York, New York hired Clear Creek Consulting to resolve a $22,000 liability owed to the IRS. Within weeks, the Associate assigned to this case managed to get all of our client’s outstanding returns filed, and an affordable and formal Installment Agreement was negotiated.
• A landscaping company in Westbury, New York hired Clear Creek Consulting to renegotiate two Installment Agreements as these agreements were crippling the company’s cash flow. The IRS Installment Agreement was cut from $450 per month down to $200 per month. The state Installment Agreement was cut from $506 per month to $296 per month. These negotiations saved our client approximately $5,000 per year.
• An individual from Springville, Alabama hired Clear Creek Consulting to resolve an outstanding IRS liability of $17,000. The Associate assigned to this case held off enforced collection while we pushed our client to file actual 1040 returns for 2003 and 2004 which would replace the substitute returns that were on file. Once accomplished, we negotiated a $300 per month Installment Agreement.
• An audio and video business in Mooresville, North Carolina hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage an IRS liability of $9,830.42 and had been levied by the IRS for the full amount of the liability owed. As the liability was less than $10,000, the Associate assigned to this case had to negotiate an end to this issue with ACS. Our client was pleased with the formal Installment Agreement of $700 per month as they were prepared to make $1,000 payments because their business was back on track and again, making money. They simply wanted this issue removed from their lives and can now concentrate again on growing their business.
• A construction company located in Austin, Texas hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage an IRS liability of $105,892.56. After defaulting on the original Installment Agreement for not keeping up with filing returns and making tax deposits on time, the Associate assigned to the case re-opened the case and quickly negotiated a new and much more affordable Installment Agreement in the amount of $2,000.
• A construction company located in Brush Prairie, Washington hired Clear Creek Consulting to renegotiate a defaulted Installment Agreement because the original amount was too high, and the client could not remain current due to these high payments. While we worked with the Client to get current with all tax obligations, we directed monthly payments to the Trust Fund portion of the tax enabling the company to pay down the liability in the quickest manner possible. Once the client was current, a formal and affordable Installment Agreement was negotiated and the client is now free from all enforced collection activity. We are now in the process of abating penalties and associated interest for our client.
• An auto repair business in Ellsworth, Kansas hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a liability owed to the IRS in the amount of $100,000. Within days the Associate negotiated an affordable Installment Agreement, however, soon thereafter, the Revenue Officer was moving forward with assessing the owners the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty which would ruin our client’s personal credit, and jeopardize their ability to remain in business. The Associate then negotiated with the Revenue Officer that the Installment Agreement was too high, and must be lowered to enable this company to remain in business, and also managed to argue that funds the owners had previously loaned to the company should be recaptured from the company and applied directly to the Trust Funds. With creativity, we won this argument and also managed to save our client $30,000 in penalties, and our client is also now free from enforced collection.
• A daycare facility in Christiansburg, Virginia hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage an IRS liability of $160,000. It was immediately obvious that the assigned Revenue Officer was intent on closing this daycare facility for good as this business had not filed a single return in five years or even made a Federal Tax Deposit in this same period of time. Nonetheless, through Appeals, the Associate negotiated that this business should be able to remain in business, and worked out an affordable Installment Agreement of $1,800 per month.
• A daycare in Baltimore, Maryland hired Clear Creek Consulting to resolve a $20,000 liability to the IRS. At issue was that the owner had dissolved one corporation and was operating the daycare through another corporation. Through the Appeals Department, the Associate negotiated the formal closure of the old entity without having any of the outstanding liability be assessed to the owner, or to the other operating entity. Furthermore, the Appeals Officer also agreed to a $250/mo. Installment Agreement for the remaining liability.
• A wine bar in Boca Raton, Florida hired Clear Creek Consulting after this business was slapped with a continuous levy for $64,000 from the State of Florida. Within hours of being hired, the Associate selected to manage this issue learned that this was an arbitrary assessment from the State of Florida, and the first order of business was to file all past due returns. Within 24 hours, the Associate managed to assist our client file all the past due returns. The Associate was also informed that the levy’s release was also on condition that 25% of the assessment be paid as a down payment. Once the returns were filed, the funds that were already collected were negotiated to be considered a down payment for the full release of the levy. Initially, the State wanted 25% of the proposed liability to be paid before a release would be considered, however, we negotiated that the already collected funds should suffice, even though they did not total the originally demanded 25%. Within five days, the Associate received a formal notice that the levy had been lifted and our client was granted a formal and affordable Installment Agreement for the balance owed which was approximately $24,000.
• A funeral service company in Cleveland, Ohio hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a $150,000 liability owed to the Internal Revenue Service. The Associate assigned to this case negotiated with the Revenue Officer that a Partial Payment Installment Agreement in the amount of $1,500 made the most sense for this business, and for the IRS thereby ensuring that the Revenue Officer would not extend the collection statue, and make our client full pay the liability. Furthermore, the Revenue Officer also agreed to not collect the Trust Fund through the officers personally as long as the corporation remained compliant with this Agreement
• A plumbing contractor in Olalla Washington owed the IRS approximately $242,000 in past due taxes. By managing this client effectively, we were able to get our client current and compliant while we were in Appeals. Once released from Appeals, the newly assigned  Revenue Officer levied our client, however, we not only got this released, we requested that all quarters of liability be put into this Revenue Officer’s inventory and he immediately granted us an affordable Installment Agreement to resolve this liability. Furthermore, it was negotiated that the Revenue Officer would not pursue Trust Fund on the corporate officers so long as they did not default on the Installment Agreement.
• A South Carolina-based HVAC company hired Clear Creek Consulting to manage a $60,000 liability to the IRS. Within weeks, the Associate negotiated an affordable Tiered Installment Agreement and negotiated a penalty abatement of 85% of the total penalties.
• A Mexican restaurant chain located in Texas retained Clear Creek Consulting to negotiate and manage $300,000 in IRS tax liability and $100,000 in state tax liability. Within a few months we successfully negotiated 10 separate installment agreements for four different restaurants that all owed taxes for property, school and business related taxes. Furthermore, the bonds that were filed against these entities were negotiated down from $50,000 to $18,000 enabling all entities to remain in business. Simultaneously, we successfully appealed numerous Levy Notices buying the time needed for one of our lending partners to close on a $1 million loan.
• A Texas medical service company retained Clear Creek Consulting to negotiate a payment plan for $93,000 in IRS tax liability. Because our client’s husband is a well paid doctor, the Revenue Officer did not want to finalize any Installment Agreement less than $4,000 per month. We appealed this decision and the Revenue Officer’s Group Manager also demanded $4,000 per month. We appealed this decision and although the Appeals Officer initially wanted the same amount per month, we finalized the Installment Agreement down to an affordable $2,500 per month even though the client was not technically current or compliant with other tax obligations.
• An Oklahoma Electrical Engineering company retained Clear Creek Consulting to formalize an Installment Agreement. Within days, the client was on an affordable formalized Installment Agreement for $500 per month on an IRS liability of $20,000. This was finalized even though the Revenue Officer was simultaneously attempting to levy our client’s bank account which we blocked immediately.
• An Oregon transmission company retained Clear to resolve several issues associated with an IRS tax liability of $77,000.00 and a state tax liability of over $100,000. At the time the client retained our services, the State of Oregon and the IRS were both levying all of our client’s bank accounts, but also all of our client’s accounts receivable. Furthermore, the IRS had personally incorrectly assessed the owner’s ex-wife $35,000 in Trust Fund taxes. When this individual could not pay this amount, the IRS began garnishing her wages. Within weeks, the Associate assigned to this file successfully negotiated the release of all levy action and had the Trust Fund assessment removed from the ex-wife’s social security number, and put into an uncollectible status. Simultaneously, we also formalized affordable Installment Agreements with three different Oregon State Taxing Divisions in addition to another Installment Agreement with the IRS. These monthly payments totaled $2,100 on liabilities approximating $179,000.
• The associate assigned to a Louisiana automotive repair shop negotiated $10 per month payments on a state liability of approximately $7,000 and managed to negotiate that the entire federal tax liability of approximately $17,000 be put into Status 53 which means that it is now uncollectible, and the client no longer has to worry about that debt.

• Previous to our engagement, a Hawaii concrete company hired another firm to manage a nagging tax issue, however, this firm was unable to resolve any portion of the outstanding tax issues. The taxpayer decided to handle this issue herself, and established a payment plan with the State. The Internal Revenue Service asserted themselves as a priority claim, and threatened closure of the business unless a payment plan could be reached. Now in need of immediate assistance, she hired Clear Creek Consulting. Once retained, we negotiated for the abatement of penalties on the State liability, and renegotiated the State payment plan to accommodate a Tiered Installment Agreement with the Internal Revenue Service. The aggressive Revenue Officer, happy to see immediate progress on the file, instantly agreed to the proposal, and is currently recommending its formalization. Now the client is free from enforced collection, and is making affordable monthly payments in accordance with the company’s pro forma financial condition.

• A retail mattress company located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho retained Clear Creek Consulting to manage a federal debt of nearly $60,000, and a Washington State debt of nearly $13,000. Within a few weeks of representation, we negotiated an affordable Installment Agreement with the state. With respect with the IRS liability, we negotiated a Tiered Installment Agreement whereby the payments would increase as the state liability was paid down in addition to arguing that only two periods be assed personally which would be paid in the next few months so that our client’s personal credit was not permanently damaged. We are currently negotiating a Penalty Abatement.

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