The uncollectable was probably the result of the advocate involvement.
You had a number of issues that were appealable without a process, and it is still possible to get there by a request.
In anycase, there is still an option to use an offer in compromise to remove the debt or have it reduced to your ability to pay which would then remove liens.
That’s what I get told by the IRS, too! However here’s the issue:
THERE ISN’T ANY DEBT DUE.
They claimed that I had 8 companies, and only reported income on one company. They assumed that the other 7 had the same level of income, and thus the same taxes due.
Of course, I only ever created one company, they screwed up and continued - for 7 years - to assign new EINs to me, requiring new tax returns, etc. without ever notifying me, my CPA, or my lawyer about these EINs or formations.
So I’m exactly where I am - I can sit, uncollectable with liens forever, sue the IRS at the cost of a few hundred thousand dollars, or go ahead, admit that I owe a debt that does not exist on companies that never existed, and be out another hundred thousand.
Basically, I have to prove my innocence; my lawyer has repeatedly asked for the incorporation paperwork with my signature for these other EINs; to date, they have never supplied it because it simply does not exist. It would be the first thing we’d ask for if we went to trial, but it will cost me way too much to get to that point.
So right now, I’m stuck. I can admit my “guilt” that doesn’t exist and probably get out the cheapest way possible, but that’s just not an option.
Oh, and for others here, my Democrat Senators (Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell) and my Democrat Representative (Jay Inslee) all ignored my requests for assistance because I’m on the public record as a big supporter of the GOP. They won’t say it, but all I get back is “please contact the advocate, they’ll help you!” type letters...
I do get Patty Murray’s monthly health care issue letter, however!