As a business owner, you are responsible for everything including recordkeeping – a task that small businesses sometimes don’t do very well. The IRS has released a very helpful recordkeeping FAQ webpage for small business and the self-employees that emphasizes the benefits of and reasons for good recordkeeping. Here are six practical FAQ’s the webpage highlights:
· Why should I keep records?
· What type of records should I keep?
· How long
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Last year I wrote an article titled, “The E-Commerce Conundrum: Taxing Virtual Businesses and Their Investors and the Law”, to point out potential IRS tax problems facing e-commerce businesses. I did this because state lawmakers were introducing legislation that forced them to collect and pay state taxes. Fast-forward to today and it looks like online businesses may in fact be mandated to do just that.
A Web Pro News article titled,
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I wrote a post for the Tax Matters blog post about a recent report that revealed higher IRS audit rates in five major metropolitan areas. The culprits: small businesses attempting to tax dodge. An article by the Los Angeles Times titled “Los Angeles, San Francisco top cities for tax dodgers, study says” cites a new study from the National Taxpayer Advocate that analyzed IRS data of five metropolitan areas: San
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Taxpayers facing IRS debt problems due to unfiled tax returns are not alone; a typical Tax Resolution Services non-filing client has between 4-7 years of unfiled tax returns.  The good news is that even if they have no documents, we can still file the missing tax returns and begin the process of getting these taxpayers into tax compliance. This is possible due in large part to vaudevillian entertainer, George M.
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Several months ago, I wrote an article explaining some of the challenges facing e-commerce titled “The E-Commerce Conundrum: Taxing Virtual Businesses and Their Investors and the Law.” At that time, e-commerce businesses were feeling pressure from state legislatures to collect and pay state taxes and grappling with the new 1099-K form and reporting rules.
A recent Reuters article Online sellers scrambling to understand new IRS 1099 form reports that the IRS
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Taxing America’s most wealthy citizens will not even come close to accomplishing the goal of balancing the budget. It’s actually a joke to even suggest that it would.

Countdown to tax day: 13 days
Small businesses look for ways to save money and especially this time of year as they evaluate their tax credits and deductions to make sure they get the tax relief they need. Yet for those employers who provide health insurance for their employees, they may not know they are eligible to claim a healthcare tax credit that could save them money.
A March 2012 IRS bulletin
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It’s no secret the IRS is cracking down on small businesses with unpaid payroll taxes and past due employment taxes. If you are in need of business tax relief, here are 5 things you need to know:
#1: Understand the gravity of your situation. The IRS views unpaid payroll taxes and unpaid employment taxes as theft, and they carry severe consequences. Aside from penalties (33% plus interest at 16
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On a recent episode of the TaxMan on the Big Biz Show, I discussed the topic of the “tax gap” that many self-employed and small business people out there should become aware of as they prepare their tax returns for the April 16 deadline. Since many are unfamiliar with the subject matter, listed are the four key questions and answers every individual and small business personal should know about the
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Payroll Tax Problem Question:
Our business has done well financially until a year ago when some of our best customers got behind on their payments to us; the crushing blow came when one closed its doors before we could to collect. We are still behind and the loss in income has weakened our business finances so much, we cannot afford to make the payroll tax payments. I’m really worried about
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Business owners preparing for tax day, take note. A Reuters article entitled IRS Clarifies 1099-K Reporting for 2011 Taxes reported recent IRS clarification for how to report the new 1099-K forms on your 2011 tax returns.  The Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 created the Form 1099-K to help the IRS keep better track of electronic payments.  Because most business entities receive payments electronically, it’s more important than ever they
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Question:
I have several years of unfiled tax returns and owe around $25 thousand dollars in back taxes to the IRS for my small business. I know I need to take care of this huge burden but I’m overwhelmed, what help is out there get me out of this mess?
Answer:
First, addressing your IRS tax issues right now is the first step towards finding the tax relief you need. There is a
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It is always a pleasure to be able to speak to others about the work I do as a tax resolution expert.
I recently had the unique opportunity to be interviewed by Opportunist Magazine’s Managing Editor, Leslie Stone for her article Talking With the Tax Expert-Michael Rozbruch.  She asked about the business of tax resolution, a subject of which I am WELL informed. The questions ranged from how my early business
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An article in Boston.com called Too Late to Lower Your 2011 Taxes? Not At All listed a few of the deductions a business owner can still take advantage of this year.
Here are three Tax Help Tips that every business owner needs to know about for this tax year:

1. Fund a Retirement Account
You can reduce your 2011 taxes by starting a retirement plan or Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) for you
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As we move into tax season it is important to stay up to date and educated on the current regulations and laws surrounding taxes. By staying educated on important tax issues you can help keep yourself out of future IRS tax problems such as back taxes and tax liens.
To help make the tax process easier for small businesses and the self-employed the IRS has created a tax center on their
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