What Is Inside
Everything needed to prove hardship and get the account paused.
- How the IRS defines hardship and the allowable expense standards
- Form 433-F and 433-A, completed with examples
- The proof that gets hardship status approved
- What keeps running while you are paused: interest and the statute
- When the IRS reviews the status again, and how to prepare
- How CNC can lead to the statute expiring on the debt
Who This Helps
The guide is built for you if most of these are true.
- Paying anything would mean going short on rent, food, or utilities
- You have little or no equity in assets
- Your income is low relative to the balance
- You are filed and current, or can get there
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