Our client owed $25,000 to the IRS and his wages were being garnished for $1,200 per month! We got his total debt down to approximately $4,000 and his monthly payment to the IRS down to $150.
In this case, our client had not filed his taxes in over 5 years and the IRS had assessed his debt to be in the range of $25,000. They had begun garnishing his wages for $1,200 each month!
The first thing we did was contact the IRS for the client, letting them know that we were working on his returns and case. This got them to temporarily stop garnishing his wages while we continued. We then filed all of his past-due tax returns, which showed that he actually only owed about $4,000. Finally, we were able to negotiate his payments from $1,200 per month down to $150 per month, which was much easier for him to handle financially.