If you are a self-employed independent contractor, you need to know that the tax clock is ticking and you’re in danger of letting serious income tax relief money slip through your fingers. If you’re not careful, you could also make some common self-employed independent contractor income tax mistakes that will mean you’ll owe back taxes on your 2009 income tax return.
If you’re a freelance self-employed professional, the most important thing
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In this current economy where the unemployment rate is still climbing, millions of taxpayers like you are setting up shop in their homes to provide services as self-employed independent contractors. Whether your new self-employment status is a temporary measure or part of your long-term plan to fortune and glory, there are tax dangers (plus surprisingly lucrative income tax relief) that you should pay attention to.
One of the top priorities for
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In my years of experience as a tax resolution specialist, I have met many people who hold the misconception that the IRS primarily targets a specific group of people with back taxes–either the wealthy celebrity tax cheats or the Joe Six-Packs. This is simply not true.
Turn to the news and you will find a wide range of people who have been getting in trouble with the IRS.  Just watch Entertainment
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This Thursday’s deadline for Amnesty has many wealthy Americans with foreign bank accounts nervous and scrambling to get tax help from their tax attorneys. Don’t miss your chance of significantly reducing your likelihood of facing criminal prosecution–if you have foreign bank accounts (either with UBS or some other foreign bank) with funds that you have not paid taxes on, get tax help now before it’s too late.
The issue started this
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Auto dealers across the nation have been benefiting from the “Cash for Clunkers” stimulus program–selling more fuel efficiency cars in exchange for fuel-guzzling “clunkers.”
Not only are average consumers loving the $4,500 non-taxable cash vouchers from trading in their old cars for new ones, auto dealers can also benefit above and beyond the mere increase in sales. In order to auto dealers to save money and avoid serious
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The IRS is stepping up its creativity by utilizing resources that stem beyond the basic IRS database. Recently, the IRS announced that it plans to expand a program that cross-references between the IRS database and mortgage payment databases to catch any inconsistencies.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration announced that the IRS will use the mortgage-interest payment databases to inspect and find non-filers as well as people who reported less
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Recently I blogged about my guest appearance on Fox Business News talking with Brian Sullivan about the latest IRS collection efforts and how taxpayers need to know how to avoid and resolve back taxes in order to secure their financial future.
In the current tax climate, the US Government is hard-pressed for funding in order to pay for programs such as the $800 billion stimulus package, the “Cash for Clunkers” program,
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Baseball superstar, “Miracle Met” Jerry Koosman went from being cheered by his fans to being escorted by the police to jail for not paying his back taxes for the years 2002-2004.
Between Koosman’s Major League Baseball pension, autographs, public appearances, and selling his stocks, he made around $754,950 over those years, out of which $80,000 belonged to the government.
In May, Koosman pleaded guilty to IRS tax evasion charges. “Like most people
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Recently I was a guest on Fox Business News with Brian Sullivan to talk about the latest increase in IRS enforcement and how taxpayers and small business owners can protect their financial well-being by seeking professional tax representation.
With the government struggling for funds to pay for economic stimulus plans such as the “Cash For Clunkers” program and the $800 billion stimulus package, the IRS is under high pressure to collect
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With today’s tax scam horror stories and so many choices for tax lawyers, choosing the right tax attorney may seem a daunting task. When you’re faced with IRS tax problems such as back taxes and delinquent tax returns, there are many different tax attorneys in the yellow book who will “deal” with these issues. How do you know that you’ve chosen the correct representation for your unique situation? You must
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When you’re battling with the IRS, you need to make sure that you have chosen a qualified tax attorney who specializes in your type of  tax problem to represent you. There are many types of IRS issues out there–a corporation’s tax problem will differ substantially from a personal one. Therefore, it is the most prudent to first understand your personal tax situation before seeking a the appropriate tax attorney’s help.
Here
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There are a number of important questions to ask your prospective tax resolution firm before hiring them on as your IRS battle-mates. In order to ensure that your tax attorney will be working in your best interest instead of simply charging you enormous service fees, you will need to treat your research process as you would a job interview.
Before you hire your tax representation, ask the tax resolution firm the
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With the recent surge in IRS enforcement, small businesses have become a major target for the government. The staggering annual $345 billion tax gap can be largely attributed to small business tax evasion; much of this has been because small businesses are difficult to enforce and many can manage to slip through the tax cracks by underreporting actual income.
Therefore, the IRS has shifted into high gears to catch and penalize
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For small business owners, it can get tricky in gloomy economic times to keep up with making payroll tax deposits to the IRS.  Oftentimes, the challenges could be simply about how to keep the lights on while still paying employees every month.
In recent months, the IRS has been pressured to close down on the $345 billion a year tax gap by going after the largest contributor of this tremendous sum
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An Ohio businessman has been charged with attempting to evade his 2004 income taxes after he followed the erroneous advice of a person claiming to be a tax professional.
According to court records, Stephan Karchut, of Cortland, Ohio, the sole operator of a business known as PC Surveillance, failed to file income tax returns for the years 2002 to 2004, on false advice that under Section 861 of the IRS code
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