While most people expect a debt management program to help organize and lower their payments, few anticipate the immediate relief that can come from ending debt collection calls during the process.

GAO recommends improvements to IRS’s private debt collection program A U.S. Government Accountability Office report highlights a need for enforcement equity assessment and better taxpayer ...

Agencies with IRS authorization The four private debt collection agencies selected by the IRS to operate the program are the only firms that should be legitimately contacting taxpayers.

Disputed IRS Debt Collection Program Shows Gains in New Report Latest figures find the program brought in $51 million in fiscal 2018 after costs.

The Internal Revenue Service added a preauthorized direct debit payment option to allow taxpayers to pay off tax debts to private debt collection agencies that contract with the IRS. The IRS revived ...

The Internal Revenue Service is relaunching the much criticized private debt collection program this month after Congress required it to do so as part of legislation passed at the end of 2015.

Taxpayers who have been contacted by an IRS-contracted private debt collection agency may need professional representation to preserve their full array of repayment options.

The program is a win on all levels, smoothing the path for people involved in debt-collection disputes while enhancing the efficiency and focus of local courts.

The Internal Revenue Service's handling of its private debt-collection program is harming lower-income Americans who can least afford to repay tax debts, a federal watchdog warned Wednesday. The ...

Tenant and homeowner advocates are highlighting flaws in the city’s old tax lien sale program, as officials plan a replacement.