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We work with each client to establish the limits of partial payment agreemems. These limits are usually estimated as a rounded number per ESTA611SN INSiAl1MENT PA7MENi PIAN month (say $300) for a total amount of taaces, penalties and interest range (say $2,500 to $3,000). T6is policy is then placed in a chart form for both tax office personnel and our persoznel to refer to when talking to a taxpayer. Additional limitations are then established by the taac collector, such as no agreements over one year, etc. Our personnel can generate an installment payment agreement from our cbtnputer while talking to a property owner on the telephone. T'his agreement is sent to the property owner accompanied by a computer generated cover letter which provides instructions and a complete estimated payout schedule. As long as our clients can enter the partial payments into their computer 1AAGUNG CoMPwwCE IhaTH system, the firm can track the taafpayer's compliance with the agreement AGAEEMENTS that they have made with us or the client. Each month after receiving payment information from the client, we run the partial payment report for the client. This indicates which property owners are current with their payments and which are not. For those taacpayers who are not in compliance, the system notes the last payment date and the amount in arrears. We then issue a partial payment warning letter reminding the groperty owner that they have missed a recent payment and that they must contact us and make up the difference. Our usual procedure for enforcing compliance with installment ENFOIIfING COMPWIIICE WIIN agreements is to initiate legal action if the property owner does not AcREENExis favorably respond to our letter indicating that they are one month behind in their payments. Of course, we handle each taxpayer individually and consult with the taac collector regazding the appropriate action to take on a case Gy case basis. We are the only firm that tracks compliance by taxpayers with their payment agreements. This is because we maintain the tax roll on our computer at a11 times. Other firms have to call the tax collector when a taxpayer calls in to inquire about their status. A method which some law firms use to circumvent this problem is to handle payment agreements through their own escrow accounts. Unfortunately, this creates the opportunity for mishandling of your taac revenue, delays in you getting your revenue, and other types of improprieries. Seaion IY - kope d knicn - PM 5