“I’ve represented clients who paid large sums of money to each of those companies and were disgruntled with the services they received,” said Robert McKenzie, a partner in the Chicago-based law firm Arnstein & Lehr.
Over the years the IRS offer in compromise program has been the subject of a great deal of criticism by Congress, the National Taxpayer Advocate and taxpayer representatives. The new initiative represents the most dramatic liberalization of IRS settlement policies ever announced. It represents a welcome change from an agency which has always placed substantial roadblocks to those seeking to compromise their tax obligations.
