With the rise in unemployment, less people are expected to file their taxes by the April 15th deadline.
H&R Block recently announced that year-to-date tax returns prepared have fallen by 8.2% from the prior year. While some taxpayers are opting to prepare their taxes themselves or using tax preparation software to save on fees, there are also many Americans who simply can’t afford to pay their taxes.
There are many reasons why
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Our team at TRS recently helped Charles M., a man from Shreveport, LA, who owed the IRS over $5 million in back taxes, interest, and penalties settle his IRS debt for just under $14,000 by qualifying for an Offer in Compromise tax settlement.
Taxpayers should know that the IRS Offer in Compromise process is a complex and time-consuming procedure. While the IRS typically rejects a high percentage of Offers, you
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While the IRS announced it will loosen its rules for negotiating tax settlements to help recession-burdened Americans struggling to meet their tax obligations this year, the reality is that the IRS is still the most unrelenting collection agency on the planet.
Distressed taxpayers who want to take advantage of this unique opportunity to resolve their IRS debt will be required to provide full financial disclosure - and if they plan to
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Many small business owners are feeling the heat with the struggling economy this tax season; on top of worrying about how to pay the bills just to keep the lights on, they have to figure out how to make payroll taxes in order to avoid harsh IRS penalties.
While it may be tempting to skip payroll tax payments in order to keep business doors open, not paying the IRS what you
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With people struggling for extra cash this year, more taxpayers are opting to prepare their taxes themselves or use tax-preparation software to save on fees.
While tax-filing software programs are great and can help you take advantage of all your allowable deductions, it’s important to know the limitations of DIY tax preparation.
If you have anything more than a straight W-2 (including anyone with even the smallest business ’schedule C’), you should
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Did you know that the IRS does not like to talk about the use of bankruptcy to remove tax liabilities, but the reality is that many IRS taxes, penalties and interest do qualify for complete 100% discharge in bankruptcy?
The IRS is not able to collect on expired back taxes. The IRS has 10 years from the date of assessment (usually close to the filing date) to collect back taxes.
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Taxpayers with foreign funds may have felt the heat back last summer when UBS struck a deal with the US government to release some 4,500 names of American bank account holders to the IRS. That frenzy may seem far back in the past now but this wave of aggressive tax evasion crackdown is nowhere near over.
Recently, Wall Street Journal reported that UBS is increasing its lobbying efforts for the Swiss government
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The team at Tax Resolution Services is very excited about our endorsement from leading national TV/radio personality, Glenn Beck.
It’s no surprise that this tax season is extra stressful for thousands of taxpayers with the struggling economy and heightened IRS tax collection efforts. When you take a look at the statistics, there indeed are more jobs being created by this Administration — by the IRS!
The IRS is in the process now of hiring over
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If you owe the IRS more back taxes, penalties, and interest than you can afford, what can you do?
Each year, thousands of taxpayers just like you are battling with how they can resolve their tax problems–it is not unusual for people with tax problems to feel paralyzed by fear and anxiety. The good news is it doesn’t necessarily have to be this way. You can choose to be proactive about
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The economy has been tough on a lot of taxpayers this year. Whether you are a small business owner or you’re employed but short on funds, you are not alone in your financial struggle.
So what do you do this tax season if you can’t gather up enough cash to pay what you owe Uncle Sam? Do you file an extension? Do you “ignore” your taxes in hopes that the IRS
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As Congress allocates another $12.2 billion to hire 2,000 more tax collectors, more Americans than ever will need professional tax relief to resolve back taxes, unfiled returns, and IRS audits.
In the weeks leading up to Tax Day on April 15, more struggling taxpayers facing IRS debt are seeking relief from their tax troubles during a record year for federal spending on tax enforcement. Glenn Beck, one of America’s leading
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Brian Compton, president of Tax Resolution Services was delighted to be a guest on the Big Biz Show with Russ and Sully to dish some free tax help tips on the 7 secrets the IRS does not want taxpayers to know about.
As the April 15th tax filing deadline draws closer, taxpayers may be growing nervous about paying their taxes in a struggling economy or about how to resolve their current
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Did someone tell you that filing taxes is voluntary? That only foreign-source income is taxable? You better read about today’s frivolous tax arguments.
If you’re receiving tax advice that sounds otherworldly, it no doubt is.
Maybe someone finally told you that filing your income tax return and paying taxes every year are voluntary? You were a sucker all these year, filing returns and paying taxes, weren’t you?
Well, no. You’d be a sucker
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Tax season is officially here and the current economic downturn may encourage struggling taxpayers to cheat on their taxes - resulting in an even larger tax gap than prior years.
There is close to a $400 billion tax gap each year, which means that taxpayers are paying $400 billion less than they should in taxes. Meanwhile, the federal budget deficit for 2009 soared to an all-time high of $1.42 trillion
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From time to time, we hear about other tax resolution firms offering IRS relief services for questionably low fees.  While our fees may not be the lowest fees out there, we have the best published tax relief track record in our industry.  And we’re thankful for these opportunities to offer insight into our tax resolution process and talk a little about what we do as a firm and how we
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