A form one files with the IRS when a business makes an offer in compromise. The form provides financial information to the IRS to help determine how much to withhold each month in paying the business's back taxes.
Form 433 B, officially titled Collection Information Statement for Business, is a tax form issued for businesses who owe federal taxes, but are unable to pay them immediately. The purpose of the 433 B tax form is to record the financial situation of a business for the IRS to review in order to implement taxes appropriate to the business' tax-paying capabilities.
The IRS Form 433 B is often filed along with Form 433 A, Collection Information Statement for Wage Earners and Self Employed Individuals, but the 433 B IRS Form can be filed by itself if the person who is filing is not the sole proprietor of the business.
The IRS Form 433 B contains specific information about assets and business expenses such as:
Ensure that you have the specifics of this type of information before filling out the 433 B Form.
For businesses that are required to submit IRS tax form 433 B, a PDF version of the form that is available for download, can be found on the official IRS government website. You may also fill out the form electronically on PDFRun.
Section 1: Business Information
Item 1a — Business Name
Input the registered name of your Business.
Item 1b — Business Street Address
Input the current Mailing Address of the business including the City, State, and ZIP Code.
Item 1c — County
Input the county where your business resides.
Item 1d — Business Telephone
Input the current serviceable telephone number of your business.
Item 1e — Type of Business
Input the type of Business that your business is classified as.
Item 1f — Business Website
Input the complete website address of your company.
Item 2a — Employer Identification Number
Input the EIN of your business.
Item 2b — Type of Entity
Identify the type of entity your business is by checking the appropriate box.
Item 2c — Date Incorporated/Established
Input the date that your business was formed.
Item 3a — Number of Employees
Input the number of employees you currently have.
Item 3b — Monthly Gross Payroll
Input the gross pay for an employee.
Item 3c — Frequency of Tax Deposits
Indicate how often your business makes tax deposits.
Item 3d — EFTPS
If your business is enrolled in the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System, check yes. Otherwise, check no.
Item 4 — E-Commerce
If your business engages in e-commerce (internet sales), check “yes”. Otherwise, check no. If you have checked yes. Answer items 5a and 5b.
Payment Processor
Indicate here how the payment through e-commerce is processed (via Paypal, Google Checkout, etc). Include virtual currency wallet, exchange, or digital currency exchange.
Item 5a — 1st Payment Processor Name, Address, and Account number
Indicate the name of the payment processor, the address (street, city, state, and ZIP code), and the Payment Processor Account Number.
Item 5b — 2nd Payment Processor Name, Address, and Account number
Indicate the name of the second or alternative payment processor along with their address (street, city, state, and ZIP code). Input the Payment Processor Account Number.
Credit Cards Accepted By the Business
Items 6a, 6b, 6c — Type of Credit Card, Merchant Account Number, and Issuing Bank Name and Address
Enter the names of the acceptable credit card along with their appropriate merchant account number.
Input the name of the bank that issued the credit card, the address of the bank, and the bank’s business phone number.
Section 2: Business Personnel and Contacts
Items 7a - 7d
Indicate the following information about the major shareholders of your partners, officers, LLC Members, Major Shareholders.
Section 3: Other Financial Information
In this section, you will answer by checking yes or no. If you have checked yes, you will need to provide additional information. However, if you check no you can leave the spaces for that information blank.
Item 8
If your business uses a Payroll Service Provider or Reporting Agent, check yes and enter the name of the Agent or Provider and their Address (Street, City, State). In addition, indicate the effective dates of the service.
If your business does not use a Payroll Service or Reporting Agent, check no and leave the spaces below blank.
Item 9
If your business is a party to a lawsuit, check yes and fill out the information required below. Otherwise, check no.
Item 10
If the business has ever filed bankruptcy before or currently, check yes and provide the required information below. Otherwise, check no:
Item 11
If any of the related parties (i.e. partners, employees, officers) have outstanding amounts owed to the business, check yes and provide the required information below. Otherwise, check no.
Item 12
If any assets of the company have been transferred in the last 10 years, check yes and fill out the needed information below. Otherwise, check no.
Item 13
If your business has affiliations with other businesses, check yes and fill out the necessary information below. Otherwise, check no.
Item 14
Indicate if there has been an increase or decrease in the income anticipated. Check yes if this is the case and give the needed information below. Otherwise, check no.
Item 15
If your business is a Federal Government Contractor, check yes. Otherwise, check no.
Section 4: Business Asset and Liability Information
When filling out this section, you may make attachments to the form if there is not enough space for all the items you will list.
If you do end up using an attachment, indicate the item that it belongs to and follow the format given on that item.
Item 16a — CASH ON HAND
Input the current cash for spending that the business has. This includes money that is not in the bank yet.
Item 16b
If there is a safe in the business premises, check yes and input the contents of the safe. Otherwise, check no.
BUSINESS BANK ACCOUNTS
Items — 17a - 17c
Input the following information concerning all the business bank accounts:
Item 17d
Input the total cash in all of the business bank accounts.
Accounts/ Notes Receivable
Include e-payment accounts, and bartering online accounts.
Items — 18a - 18e
List all contracts separately including contracts awarded, but not started. The list requires the following information.
Item 18f — Outstanding Balance
Input the total of all Amounts Due.
Investments
List all investments. Include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, stock options, commodities, certificates of deposit, and virtual currency.
Items 19a and 19b
Provide the following information concerning the investments:
Item 19c — Total Investments
Add the equity of items 19a and 19b and all other attachments relating to it.
Available Credit
Items 20a - 20b
Provide the need information below on lines of credit and credit cards:
Item 20c — Total Credit Available
Input the total of the available credit of 20a, 20b, and all other attachments related to it.
Real Property
Items 21a - 21d
Provide needed information on all real property and land contracts below.
Item 21e — Total Equity
Add all Equity values from 21a-21d and all other related attachments.
Items 22a - 22d
Provide the needed information on the vehicles that are leased or purchased by the business
Item 22e — Total Equity
Add the Equity value of items 22a-22d as well as all the other related attachments.
Business Equipment and Intangible Assets
Items 23a - 23d
Provide the needed information on your business equipment and tangible assets.
Items 23e - 23g
Provide the description for your Intangible asset and its value in Equity.
Item 23h — Total Equity
Input the total of the equity of 23a - 23g and other related attachments.
Business Liabilities
Items 24a - 24b
Provide the needed information on notes and judgments that were not included in this form prior to this part.
Item 24c — Total Payments
Input the total of the Payment Amount in items 24a and 24b along with any other related attachments.
Section 5: Monthly Income/ Expenses Statement for Business
Accounting Method Used
Indicate whether you are using Cash or Accrual methods of accounting by checking the appropriate box.
Income and Expenses during the period
Input the dates that will enclose the period of time wherein you will provide the average monthly income and expenses.
Total Monthly Business Income
Items 25 - 29
List down the Gross Value per month of each of the following:
Items 30 - 34
List down other sources of income of the business and their monthly gross value.
Item 35 — Total Income
Input the total of 25 - 34.
Total Monthly Business Expenses
Items 36 - 45
List down the monthly expenses of each of these items:
Item 46 — Other Expenses
Specify other business expenses not included in the previous items and their monthly cost.
Items 47 - 49
This part of the section is not to be filled out by you and will be filled out by the IRS by calculating what you have inputted previously in this section.
Certification
Read the clause before signing. Signing will confirm that all the information you have written in this form is true, complete, and correct.
Signature
Affix your signature here.
Title
Enter your professional title.
Date
Input the date of signing.
Print Name of Officer, Partner, or LLC Member
Input your complete name.