Effective July 1st there will be a 10% excise tax on all indoor tanning services. Last week the IRS announced the new regulations outlining the administration of this new tax that has been in the works for several months. This new tax is part of the 2010 tax hikes aimed at funding the health care reform.
How the new tax affects you:
Whether you are a business providing indoor tanning services or
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If you’ve been chosen for an IRS tax audit – don’t panic!  Tax audits can happen to people because of something as simple as missing documents in a tax return or something less simple such as failing to file taxes or failing to settle back taxes.  Whatever the reason, if you are being audited by the IRS, Tax Resolution Services highly recommends having professional tax expert represent you.  You have a right
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It may be shocking to hear that 1 in 6 Americans has a tax problem, but as I’ve come to learn over the years, it’s the sad truth. But the good news is that there’s a solution to every problem!
That’s one of the reasons we’ve been connecting with Americans on Facebook.  So if you or someone you know has a tax problem, please check out our tax relief tips on
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Whatever your reasons, if there are taxes that you haven’t paid in the past, you can still settle your back taxes with the help of a tax professional.  Even if you feel like you can’t afford to pay your back taxes, a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist from Tax Resolution Services can give you the help you need to settle your IRS debt.  There are options for you such as the
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This week the Swiss parliament accepted a treaty with the United States, agreeing the terms which would have UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, disclose the names of 4,450 American account holders suspected of tax evasion to the IRS. This decision comes after a three year battle between U.S. tax authorities, the IRS and the Swiss bank over the bank’s involvement in allowing American clients to cheat the tax system by hiding
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The Swiss Parliament just ratified an agreement to surrender the names of 4,450 bank clients over to the IRS, as reported today in Americans May Have ‘Mere Hours’ to Disclose UBS Accounts to IRS. And the IRS has pledged to move swiftly to vigorously pursue UBS account holders who have attempted to evade their tax responsibilities. If you think your offshore bank account may be a potential IRS target, it’s
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Cheating on taxes is no laughing matter.  I blog about tax cheats again and again and guess what they all have in common?  Prison!  The IRS is not lenient on tax cheats and as a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist, my best advice is to not cheat on your taxes in the first place!  I can’t tell you why people cheat on their taxes, but I can say that if you are
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If you’ve been dipping your feet in the homebuyers’ market this year and are in the process of purchasing your new home, but have not finalized your transaction yet, you may still be able to receive the homebuyers tax credit for your tax return. The first-time homebuyer tax credit is a tax break of up to $8,000 for qualified taxpayers who are in the process of buying their home –
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If you find yourself in need of tax relief, seek help from a professional tax service!  Tax professionals, like our tax team at Tax Resolution Services, are equipped to handle your tax and IRS problems because we are tax experts in the tax arena!  We have settled thousands of tax cases and we put our clients through an in-depth interview process to figure out what IRS tax settlements they would qualify for.Â
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No one can be “saved” from the IRS!  Tax fraud is serious business and often begins with a simple IRS tax audit.  You may not know this but over 50% of the tax offender referrals that the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) gets is from the IRS Revenue Agent that audits individual tax payers like you!  If you are being audited, hire a tax professional to represent you!  Tax Resolution Services
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The IRS Offer in Compromise program is a very powerful program.  It has helped our tax clients save over $52 million dollars in back taxes and tax penalties for more than 10 years. Tax Resolution Services has such a huge success rate in obtaining an Offer in Compromise for a client because we don’t mess around!  The Offer in Compromise program is a privilege, not a right, and if we feel
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Every day, in cities across the country, people are being prosecuted and convicted of tax crimes. If you find yourself struggling during these tough economic times and need IRS tax relief, do not fear as there are many options for you to consider in resolving your back taxes or other IRS woes!
Reality check: Tax evasion is not just a problem for the wealthy. The IRS reports that tax evasion is
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The IRS is increasing enforcement to unprecedented levels and with tax relief firms making regular headlines for misrepresenting their ability to resolve IRS problems, it is now more important than ever for taxpayers to check the reputation of prospective tax relief providers, such as their BBB (Better Business Bureau) rating.

The tax resolution industry has become fierce in light of the wobbly current economic conditions – this means that the
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On Saturday, June 5 Tax Resolution Services sponsored the KFI Law Day free event for the public to receive expert tax help and tons of free legal advice from over 100 lawyers specializing in all areas of the law.
I put together a presentation for a seminar I gave at Law Day that I think provides a lot of great IRS tax advice.  For some useful tax help and tax relief
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As noted in the Forbes article by William P. Barrett, From The Grave, Tax Lawyer To Rich Beats IRS Again, the memorable Chicago tax lawyer Burton W. Kanter continues to win case after case against the Internal Revenue Service even after death.
Kanter was one of the leading tax attorneys in the United States and senior editor of the Journal of Taxation.  He is famous for escaping years of his own
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