If your tax return is already late, you're undoubtedly hearing from the IRS on a regular basis. Although your unpaid taxes may be the result of an inability to pay them, the IRS is not going to offer you an easy payment plan or a tax debt reduction agreement. While those options may be available, you have to apply for them, and you generally need the help of a tax attorney for back taxes to represent you with the IRS to secure the right settlement plan. Until then, the IRS is going to just keep demanding payment in full—with late fees, interest charges, and other penalties tacked on.

When you are ready to step up and address your back tax problems, our Boston back tax specialists are available today to discuss your case, and help you pursue a realistic tax settlement option:

• Filing Back Tax Returns - If you are subject to a "failure to file" penalty and looking to resolve your back tax debt, rectifying your back tax returns should be the first priority. At Boston Pure Tax, our in-house team of licensed CPAs and tax accountants take on the task of filing back tax returns for Boston area clients to bring them back into compliance, a vital step before any back tax settlement plan can be pursued.

• IRS Installment Agreements - The most common back tax settlement plan, this is a program where a monthly payment plan is negotiate with the IRS where you pay installments under a certain time period. During this period, you can pay off your back tax balance without worrying about collections, plus your failure to pay interest penalty is reduced every month.

• Offer In Compromise (OIC) - Does your tax debt to the IRS exceed your ability to pay? If so, you may be eligible for an option called an "OIC." By having one of our licensed tax consultants submit a professionally prepared offer in compromise to the IRS, your chance of getting approved for this type of back tax forgiveness is greatly increased. An approved OIC will allow you to settle your entire tax debt with the IRS for a lower amount than you currently owe. It's important to understand that you must have certain financial hardship that falls under the IRS' guidelines, and our team of back tax specialists will help you determine if you qualify.

• Currently Not Collectible (CNC) - For Boston area taxpayers that have substantial back tax debt and suffering from financial hardship, a "CNC" determination is a viable option.  If you can prove to the IRS you are financially unable to pay off your tax debt and maintain a comfortable lifestyle for you and your family, they may temporarily suspend your back tax obligation until you get back on your feet. As this is a very desirable forgiveness option for back taxes, it takes the expert representation negotiation from our licensed back tax specialists to secure this option.