Offer In Compromise Time Frame - Here's How Long An IRS Offer In Compromise Takes, Most Of The Time

It can change quite a bit, but on average from our cases:

Wage Earners with simpler financials: 5-9 months

Self-employed Individuals: 7 months to 1.5 years

Now, these time frames might go up or down, but the IRS technically needs to respond within 2 years. Yes, there are some cases that go really close to that 2-year mark and if an appeal is required, maybe even longer.

That's a reason to look out at the billing practices of the tax firm you hire. Sometimes endless monthly fees can drag on while the IRS is just sitting on your case. During that time, nobody is doing any work on it from the tax firm's end.