A streamlined installment agreement is very similar to the automatic installment agreement. If a taxpayer meets the following criteria, they can simply make a phonecall to the IRS and arrange an installment agreement:
- The taxpayer owes less than $50,000
- The taxpayer has not had a back-tax debt or an installment agreement in the last 5 years
- The taxpayer agrees to full pay the liability within 72 months or before the Collection Statute Expiration Date (“CSED”), whichever occurs first. Just like an automatic agreement, with a streamlined agreement the taxpayer does not have to provide any financial information. The taxpayer can create an agreement with just a phone call (or going to the IRS website).