Bankruptcy Options

Bankruptcy Can Be The Beginning of Your Financial Restoration!
If you are contemplating filing for bankruptcy to wipe out tax debt, interest and penalties, have a professional thoroughly review your situation prior to filing. In some cases, filing for bankruptcy will leave you with the clean slate necessary to start over. If you don’t qualify to eliminate tax debt through bankruptcy, however, you may find that when all is said and done, you still have a massive tax liability left to deal with.

As you may be aware, there are different types of bankruptcy that you can file for. Each one has a different purpose, outcome, and long-term effect. Determining which type of bankruptcy will be the best for your situation (if any) demands a close examination of your financial situation, assets, debts, and history from every angle. The opportunity of a second chance that bankruptcy offers could be just what you need, but you need to make sure that you have the best chance of success and nothing comes back to haunt you.

Contact us for pre-bankruptcy counseling to help you determine if bankruptcy is the best answer for you.

Before Filing for Bankruptcy, let us review your options with you.

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A Warning About Social Media Tax Advice for Greater Seattle Taxpayers

I’ve had plenty of Greater Seattle clients over the years come to me in a terrible position with their taxes because they trusted the wrong person’s advice or fell prey to a scam… or both. In fact, the third most commonly reported fraud is tax refund fraud,...
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Common Tax Penalties Greater Seattle Taxpayers Can Easily Avoid

Remember that frantic scramble to file your taxes on April 15th? Procrastination happens, especially with taxes.But a rushed job often leads to a botched job. Why? Because there’s no time to double check to make sure everything is right. Small mistakes can be a big...
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IRS Collection Notices Hitting Your Greater Seattle Mailbox?

One thing you don’t really want showing up in your King County mailbox (besides all of those dental office and windows installation ads) is a collection notice from the IRS.And, for two years, you had a reprieve thanks to the IRS halting many of their collection...
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Crypto Tax Reporting and Keeping Greater Seattle Investors Accountable

Picture this: You’ve been dabbling in cryptocurrency – Bitcoin, Ethereum, maybe even a few of those meme coins. You've made some decent trades, seen some gains. Life is good. But there's that nagging feeling in the back of your mind – did you handle the taxes on all...
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Money Management Tips You Don’t Usually Hear

The most common money management tips that experts give to people in King County with tax or financial difficulties involve saving, budgeting, and planning.But there’s another money habit that never makes those lists of money management tips, and it’s worth sharing,...
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What IRS Auditors Can & Can’t Do to Greater Seattle Taxpayers

The IRS is delivering on their December promises to ramp up compliance and collection efforts with big hitters on the tax side of things (high-income individuals, complex partnerships, and large corporations). This comes as the result of unbelievably high...
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How Greater Seattle Businesses Can Avoid IRS Trouble in 2024

“The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall." — Denis HealeyI bring this quote up today to say, the IRS isn’t messing around lately. They're cracking down on businesses playing fast and loose with their tax obligations.Now,...
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What Greater Seattle Taxpayers Should Know About IRS Property Seizure

The start of the year is almost here, and with that comes a shifted mindset toward new beginnings. New year, fresh start. But, that doesn’t mean wiping the slate on everything in 2023, and that includes any tax debt you’ve piled up and haven’t dealt with. So if...
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Chapman’s Guide to Small Business Deductions

As a tax professional, I've seen it all when it comes to tax deductions – from the ordinary to the, well, let's say 'creatively ambitious' when it comes to small business deductions — like claiming a pet as a 'security expense' or insisting that a daily cappuccino is...
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Christopher Chapman’s Simple Steps Toward Minimizing Debt

Often, when you're faced with IRS debt, there are other nasty little financial problems that can crop up.I have to tell you though, as I sat down to write this, it made me think about some Greater Seattle clients that I've walked with over the years who fought their...
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