Archive for the ‘Taxpayer Rights’ Category
Monday, September 28th, 2009
The end is near for U.S. taxpayers who are using the world’s most famous tax haven to shield assets and avoid paying Uncle Sam his due. If you have an offshore account where you’ve been evading taxes, you should be worried! Did you know that the IRS is offering an extension to the voluntary disclosure program to come clean about undeclared income?
By Michael Rozbruch
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In one of the latest — and
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
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
Tags: Back Taxes, delinquent taxes, installment agreements, IRS debt, IRS help, IRS penalties, IRS problem solver, IRS tax resolution, Michael Rozbruch, tax attorney, tax lawyer, tax levies, tax liens, tax penalties, tax representation, tax resolution, tax resolution expert, tax resolution services, Tax Tips
Posted in Expert Help From Tax Attorney, IRS Installment Agreements, Seeking Professional Tax Help, Tax Liens and Levies, Taxpayer Rights | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
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
Tags: delinquent payroll taxes, delinquent taxes, IRS audits, IRS debt, IRS enforcement, IRS help, irs payroll taxes, IRS problem solver, IRS tax problems, Michael Rozbruch, Payroll Tax Problems, tax attorney, tax evasion, tax help, tax lawyer, tax resolution, Tax Resolution Specialist
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
UBS has just struck a deal with the US Government to give up 52,000 names of Americans who have Swiss bank accounts. In the upcoming weeks, we can expect to see many guilty tax evaders being charged with heavy IRS penalties as well as innocent account holders who will need to defend themselves. (Read more about the latest UBS settlement.)
It is not uncommon for American businesspeople to hold foreign bank
Tags: delinquent taxes, FBAR, foreign bank account compliance, IRS audits, IRS enforcement, IRS help, irs problems, Michael Rozbruch, offshore accounts, tax audit, tax audits, tax cheat, tax cheats, tax evasion, tax fraud, tax help, Tax Tips, UBS tax settlement, Voluntary Disclosure
Posted in Penalty Abatement, Seeking Professional Tax Help, Taxpayer Rights, Voluntary Disclosure | 2 Comments »
Monday, July 27th, 2009
This year, Tax Resolution Services has been busier than the last few years. We have seen 30% more clients that are small businesses, sole proprietorship, and independent contractors who all gross less than $2 million; some with payroll problems and delinquent business tax problems. Payroll tax problems such as delinquent payroll tax deposits can result in severe IRS penalties, so it is important to stay informed and seek help when
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Friday, July 24th, 2009
Many people are skeptical about hiring professional tax attorneys to help resolve their IRS tax problems–some are concerned about saving service fees and others are downright skeptical about their chances of winning.
There has been a lot of misinformation going around about tax resolution scams. There have been stories of official looking IRS snail mail or email that not only steal your identity but also tricks some victims into writing big
Tags: IRS audits, IRS debt, IRS help, IRS problem solver, Michael Rozbruch, tax advice, tax attorney, tax audit, tax audits, tax lawyer, tax resolution services, Tax Tips
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Principles and ideals of equal rights aside, the IRS will not allow you to file a joint tax return if your marital status is not legally recognized by the state in which you reside. Some same-sex marriage proponents have been refusing to file individual tax returns as an act of civil disobedience. However, the current climate is that the IRS only accepts joint returns from people whose marriages are legalized
Tags: failing to file federal tax return, failure to file, i need tax help, Innocent Spouse, IRS debt, IRS help, IRS problem solver, irs problems, IRS tax problems, Michael Rozbruch, tax attorney, wage garnishment
Posted in Filing Unfiled Returns and Replacing Substitute for Ret, IRS Tax Cases, Innocent Spouse, Seeking Professional Tax Help, Tax news and tips, Taxpayer Rights, tax help | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
The IRS is the worst institution for taxpayers to owe money to. And no one should take comfort in knowing that the IRS clerks working for $9.75-$10.25 an hour have people’s financial fates in their hands, and by them flipping a switch, can generate a tax lien notice or a levy notice to any bank or employer. When I was on the LA Talk Radio show with TJ McCormack
Tags: Freedom of Information Act, income tax relief, Installment Agreement, ira payment plan, IRS, IRS debt relief, Offer in Compromise, statue of limitations, tax debt, tax help, tax lien, tax resolution
Posted in Freedom of Information Requests, Offers in Compromise, Statutes of Limitations – Taxpayer’s rights, Tax Debt Help News, Tax Relief News, Taxpayer Rights, tax help | 2 Comments »
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
The Bush tax cuts were brought up in a recent interview with Frank Pastore on KKLA. I also happened to mention them in a previous post about John McCain and Barack Obama’s proposed tax cuts and economic plans.
In order to make the current economic situation easier to understand it is important to review the Bush tax cuts and share some U.S. economy history. The main Bush tax cut act originated
Tags: bush tax cuts, free tax relief consultation, Keynesian economics, Tax Debt Relief Action plan
Posted in IRS Overview, IRS Times and Inquirer, Seeking Professional Tax Help, Tax Relief News, Tax news and tips, Taxpayer Rights | No Comments »
Monday, July 14th, 2008
I have been running Tax Resolution Services, Co. for more than a decade now and the most rewarding part of my job is knowing that I have saved so many people from financial crisis and helped them turn their lives around.
Another thing I love about my job is traveling across the nation to appear at conferences and to be spotlighted as a tax expert on various TV and radio
Tags: IRS penalties, IRS secrets, tax audit, tax expert, tax resolution, Taxpayer Rights
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Michael Rozbruch of Tax Resolution Services recently appeared on KLOS 95.5FM to share some valuable tax tips and other important information that everyone should know when dealing with the IRS. Here’s Michael’s recap:
Among other things, I was asked how I could love my job so much when taxes are so boring. And I said it’s because this is the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done in my life. When I
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
STIMULUS PAYMENTS
FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
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Directly from the February 15, 2008 issue of the IRS Newswire:
“WASHINGTON–The Internal Revenue Service released additional information today about the upcoming economic stimulus payments in a specially designed section for taxpayers on IRS.gov.
The new information includes an extensive set of Frequently Asked Questions about the stimulus payments, with a special emphasis on recipients of Social Security and certain veterans’ benefits. Millions of people in this
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Posted in Taxpayer Rights, Unfiled Returns - Delinquent Tax Returns, Working with the IRS | 2 Comments »
Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Taxpayer Rights
Taxpayer Rights are specifically addressed in publication 1 (see appendix).
The original Taxpayer Bill of Rights focused on providing taxpayers protection during the audit process-
Original Taxpayer Bill of Rights
Taxpayers have a right to an explanation of the audit process, their appeal rights, and the collection process at the start of an audit.
Taxpayers have a right to
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Friday, December 28th, 2007
Working with the IRS To Resolve the Taxpayer’s Problem
One of the most frequent and frustrating aspects of working with the IRS is being transferred from person to person while trying to resolve a tax related problem. Sometimes, this arises as a result of the practitioner either not understanding the central issue or failing to accurately assess which section of the IRS is responsible for addressing the issue. However, the
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