Know what’s going on in your office!  When an employee starts to embezzle money and evade taxes to line their pockets and offshore bank accounts, it often goes unnoticed by the company’s owners for months or years until a lot of money is stolen.   If you own a business, being smart about who you hire is one thing, making sure they are doing their job accurately and honestly is another.�
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Matt C. was a freelance worker who never saved enough money to pay taxes at the end of the year.  When the letter from the IRS came, stating that they were going to seize everything he owned - his heart sunk!  Watch how he solved his IRS problems on the video below from TRS Files.
Matt was either going to flee somewhere and hide for the rest of his life or
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The IRS is mercilessly going after small business owners for payments of payroll taxes–even when the business may be struggling to keep its light on.
In these tough economic times, the IRS is not so much concerned with how a business may be staying afloat, but how the business will pay all of its payroll taxes on time–even if it means levying their customers/clients. If you are in a situation where
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QUESTION: My brother opened a custodial stock account when my 4-year son was born.  He did not tell me that he sold some long-term stocks in 2007 for a capital gain of $2,900.  Since I did not know about it, I did not report it on a tax return.  If I amend my tax return, then I was overpaid $260.  If I file a return for my son, then he
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As a tax resolution specialist, I help individuals and businesses resolve tax problems every day - and I can help you get the help you need to solve your IRS problems!
Got tax questions?  Send your questions about tax audits, wage garnishments, IRS bank levies, payroll tax problems, or income tax relief in general to advice@taxresolution.com with “Ask the Tax Expert” in the subject line.
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Question: I am in the middle of
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With people looking for ways to save money this year, the tax-scam artists are having a field day. But here are the 12 tax scams you are most likely to encounter
By Michael Rozbruch
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April 15 has come and gone. You can check off one more line in the Death and Taxes column.
But that doesn’t mean you should relax. With identity theft on the rise and scamsters preying on taxpayers looking for a
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The owner of a tire store in Alabama pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion. Timothy Smith, of Cullman, Alabama, the owner of College Tire, was indicted in September 2008 and charged with two counts of tax evasion relating to the tax years 2002 and 2003.
According to court records, Smith diverted customer receipts from his tire business into two personal bank accounts. Smith also used cash and cashiers’ checks
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If you are in a position when you think you can settle your tax debt over time, you should consider negotiating an Installment Agreement with the IRS. If you qualify for this program, the IRS allows you to pay your debt in small installments that allow you to chip away at your tax liabilities without leaving you so broke you can’t live your life. You can think of it like
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An Ohio gambler will spend the next 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion charges.
Paul E. Sabatino, of Streetboro, Ohio, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was also ordered to perform 150 hours of community service and continue treatment for gambling addiction.
From 2002 to 2005, Sabatino embezzled approximately $1.7 million from a client of the CPA firm where he worked as an accountant. During that period, Sabatino
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A Texas woman faces up to three years in prison after pleading guilty to tax charges.
Donna J. Nelson, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, pleaded guilty to false income tax reporting. According to information presented in court, Nelson admitted to understating her 2006 income by $136,100 on her Form 1040 U.S. Income Tax return. Other court documents also showed she had similarly underreported earnings for tax years 2003 through 2007, totaling $479,781.36.�
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Check out my small business tax tips on AccountingSolver.com: Don’t Let Payroll Taxes Sink Your Small Business.
There are plenty of ways to bring down the wrath of the IRS, but failing to file and pay payroll taxes is one of the swiftest and most efficient ways to close your doors. Trouble with payroll taxes can be the downfall of otherwise successful small businesses. I’ve been picking the brain of tax
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Just a quick note that the Small Business Teleseminar “Standing Up to the IRS Un-Armed Can and Will Cost You” scheduled for Feb. 18 has been cancelled.
It has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 13.

I came across an interesting article in the Los Angeles Times about how the Better Business Bureau grades companies on a peculiar curve. It calls attention to the fact that paying the BBB to be listed as an accredited business appears to have instant benefits in the agency’s ratings.
So an accredited business automatically receives a half-grade boost to its rating. A B-minus business, in other words, will become a B.
And
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For solving IRS tax problems, the general time line from submission to settlement is about 9-12 months. Longer if your case goes to Appeals. 65% of our cases are settled at the Appellate level.
Fees are usually fixed - based on the particular services to be rendered to permanently solve the taxpayer’s IRS problems for the lowest amount allowed under law. Most “run of the mill” Offers in Compromise are about
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Thanks to YOU, the word is spreading.  Thanks to my clients and friends who graciously referred me to their friends, clients and relatives this past year!  I enjoy building my business based on the positive comments and referrals from people just like you.  An especially warm thank you to Harvey Dulgatch and Stuart Goodman.
I just couldn’t do it without you!
I’d Like To Hear From YOU!
Whether you’d like to avoid the IRS,
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