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TEN-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS RULE FOR COLLECTION
The IRS has ten (10) years to collect an assessed tax. This ten-year period for collections is similar to the three-year period the IRS has to assess a tax in that there are certain events that can extend the statutory period past the ten year threshold. The 10-year period [...]

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NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS RULE
The IRS can assess a tax or bring a lawsuit against you to collect a “non-assessed” tax at any time in certain situations. Below you will find a few situations where the IRS can collect against a taxpayer without any time restrictions being imposed on the IRS.

1. The taxpayer does not [...]

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SIX YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS RULE
In certain cases, the IRS is given six years to assess a tax. The six-year statute of limitations on assessment applies to tax returns that omit a substantial amount of gross income. The purpose behind this rule is to provide the IRS extra time to identify and assess a deficiency [...]

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Many taxpayers often ask Tax Lawyer Ken Sheppard “Isn’t the IRS barred from assessing and collecting against me because of the statute of limitations?” The answer to that question depends on which statute of limitations rule applies to their specific case. There are three statute of limitations rules that relate to assessments that you should [...]

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Many taxpayers often ask Tax Attorney Ken Sheppard “Isn’t the IRS barred from assessing and collecting against me because of the statute of limitations?” The answer to that question depends on which statute of limitations rule applies to their specific case. There are three statute of limitations rules that relate to assessments that you should [...]

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