{
  "id": 8241639,
  "title": "IRS tax debt agreements have plummeted: 'I've never seen a number that low,' taxpayer advocate says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/irs-tax-debt-agreements-have-plummeted-ive-never-seen-a-number-that",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T12:15:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
    "slug": "cnbc",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/irs-offers-in-compromise.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More taxpayers have been applying for an \"offer in compromise\" since 2023, but the IRS has accepted far fewer requests. Tax experts are unsure why.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}