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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Self-employment can be a liberating experience. You get to make your own rules, work your own hours and say goodbye to the horrors of a demanding boss. With this freedom comes responsibility and handling all your business affairs now solely rests on your shoulders, including paying your own taxes. A recent Ledyard-Patch article entitled Self-Employed? IRS Says You Should Read This reminds us that the self-employed are urged to get
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
An article in Bloomberg entitled IRS Called Easy on Criminal Tax Evaders in Watchdog’s Critique outlines Nina Olson of the National Taxpayer Advocate’s concerns that intentional tax evaders get more IRS help than those who weren’t intending to hide money from the U.S. government. Olson warns that future IRS collection efforts could be jeopardized due to confusion over the treatment of accidental tax evaders.
The IRS sees
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
While cutting government spending is often seen as a good thing, in the case of the IRS, it may be having the opposite effect. Forbes featured an article IRS Advocate: New Taxpayer Rights Crisis Is Brewing highlighting the release of a recent annual report to Congress by National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina E. Olson. Olson, known for being one of Washington’s most outspoken officials, states her concerns for current IRS policies
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Question: I’ve likely waited way too long, but now that we’re into 2012, I really want to get a handle on my tax debt. In fact, I want to eliminate my tax debt. What advice do you have for me?
Answer: The first thing you should do — and you should do this immediately — is visit a qualified tax professional. He or she will discuss with you your current
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Most of us do everything online. From paying the mortgage to posting on Facebook, our lives are increasingly more apt to be managed by a computer or a mobile device. Social media has become a major player in how we gather information and communicate; a fact that even IRS has become quite aware of. As a result of this ubiquity, the IRS recently began providing the latest tax information, new
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Monday, January 16th, 2012
The IRS just released a study showing a rise of under-reporting by American taxpayers to the tune of $450 billion dollars in 2006; that’s up $105 billion from the last IRS study that was conducted in 2001.
A Forbes article called New IRS Tax Gap Report: Cheating Still Rampant shows taxpayers have an 83.1% compliance rate. That means that the 17% of American taxpayers who are under-reporting their taxes are contributing
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Major news agencies are reporting the recent IRS announcement that it was “reopening” the offshore voluntary disclosure program to encourage taxpayers to disclose their offshore accounts and becoming current with their IRS tax debt. An article written in Forbes, IRS Offers Taxpayers One More Chance, shined some light on the most likely motives for this latest IRS amnesty: money.
In a statement from the January 9th press release, IRS Chief Doug
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
According to a new article by the Los Angeles Times, the IRS is increasing the number of audits on taxpayers making over $1 million a year. In the article titled Big earners more likely to face audits by Tiffany Hsu, the majority of audits done by the IRS are done on those making $1 million and very rarely on anyone making under $20 k a year. Hsu states that in
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Monday, January 2nd, 2012
Happy New Year! This year, why not keep on top of your taxes? If you owe IRS back taxes, read on! The IRS has a new tool in tax collection, aimed at better recovering taxes owed from taxpayers. The IRS is now using analytics to:
–collect back taxes
–detect tax fraud schemes
–reduce the number of fraudulent refunds the agency pays out
The IRS has contracted SAS Institute for $6.25 million to use their data
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Thursday, December 29th, 2011
At Tax Resolution Services, we help individuals and small businesses find a solution for their IRS tax problems. For a small business owner, this means not only spelling out the resolution process, but also the assessment and prevention of future tax issues down the road. It cannot be said enough that sound legal and financial advice helps to streamline operations and is key to small business success both in good
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Thursday, December 29th, 2011
For those who owe the IRS back taxes, you will want to take note before the new tax year. There is a new tool in the IRS tax collection arsenal poised to better recover unpaid taxes, detect tax fraud schemes, and reduce the number of fraudulent refunds the agency pays out than ever before. An Information Week article “IRS Uses Analytics to Help Collect Delinquent Taxes”, announced news of the
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
2011 is quickly coming to a close. With a few days left in the year, the IRS has released some last minute tax tips that can help you gain a little tax relief and reduce your taxes! It is recommended that you take action on these tips no later than December 31st to claim most tax benefits so please keep that in mind as you read through these tips provided
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Friday, December 23rd, 2011
This Tuesday, a deadline passed in which 11 Swiss banks were given an IRS ultimatum to hand over account information and pay billions in fines to avoid US tax evasion prosecution. However, what the banks have not divulged are the claims that they would also have to provide all correspondence of their offshore clients over the last 11 years. An online article from “US tax “ultimatum” has Swiss banks sweating”
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Many Americans like preparing their taxes every year; it helps them feel in control of their finances and they don’t want to pay someone else to do it. With a tough economy still lurking and the availability of low-cost often free tax preparation software, many are inclined to cut their basic costs, and doing their own taxes is one place they believe they can save. If a taxpayer has a
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Friday, December 9th, 2011
I thought we’d take a literary detour from tax resolution for a moment to point out two novels written this year (just in time for the holidays) that feature a character we are all familiar with: the IRS. The novels: “Ghost Lights” by Lydia Millet and “The Pale King” by the late David Foster Wallace, feature main characters who work in or around the IRS in rote, overly analytical duties
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