Paying the government "their" share of your income may be not only hurt us financially, but emotionally as well, especially if you think that they aren’t putting the money to work for the people’s benefit. As a taxpayer and law abiding citizen of wherever you may be from, it’s your obligation to do so anyway. But with everything skyrocketing in price, it’s no wonder that you’re probably falling behind payments. If you feel like you fit the description of the "person" above, then you are not alone – there are many of you delinquent taxpayers, and I thank you for being one of them.

The reason for that is the government took notice of what was going on (your inability to pay), and in turn responded to the situation by implementing the 2001 Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. With this come several income tax relief programs, which would be more than capable of helping you out with your tax problems. Different states may have dissimilar methods of providing their masses with tax relief, so what I’m about to state next are 4 of the most popular programs that you can avail. And here they are: first income tax relief program that the IRS offers is known as the payment plan.

Here you can settle your problems by making a series of installments. The timeframe granted for you to pay them back, as well as the terms of agreement, are completely negotiable; but dealing with the IRS will need you to have some negotiability, or the smarts to debate. If you know nothing and have the tendency to deal with individuals using emotion and muscle, then its best that you get a tax relief agent to negotiate on your behalf. Only then will you be able to get the best deal possible with this particular program. The 2nd income tax relief program is IRS Tax Settlement.

With this, you’ll be permitted to settle your taxes for a lesser percentage. How much "less" you’ll be paying would depend on the following: the amount you earn and spend on a regular basis, the total value of your assets, and how old you are. 3rd program would be compromise, which functions the same way as the 2nd, but the only difference is that they take into consideration your capability to pay instead of the 3 factors for the 2nd program. Last income tax relief program is penalty abatement, which may be the hardest of all 4 mentioned here to avail – why you ask? Well to qualify you need some rare event that would render you incapable of paying what’s due, to happen to you, something that was completely out of your control.

Take for example the following: a tornado was in town, and tossed your house and other assets into the air, smashing it into pieces. Having such a tragic event happen to you could mean good news, in the sense that you’ll gain tax relief. An earthquake may also alleviate the burden placed on your shoulder (courtesy of the IRS), as well as a fire. Another way would be you receiving bad advice from an adviser regarding this subject matter, or mistakes and changes made by the IRS. So that’s all four programs for you to make use of, so feel free to pick one that best suits you.