Details are still being uncovered about the plane crash in the IRS building in Texas last Thursday. Our best wishes go out to the families and friends of the employees who were affected by this incident.
CCH (http://intelliconnect.cch.com) reports:
Plane Strikes IRS Building in Texas
The IRS is working with federal and state law enforcement agencies to determine why an individual apparently deliberately crashed a small plane into an IRS building in Austin,
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If you’re a self-employed taxpayer this tax season, you need to beware of what you claim in your deductions to avoid severe IRS penalties.
The economy is tough, which means a lot of taxpayers may be tempted to “cut corners” by understating their actual income to save on tax money. This is a terrible idea. The IRS penalties you are likely to incur from your unlawful deductions is not worth the
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As the tax season is upon us and taxpayers gear up to file their tax returns, the IRS has released tax help tips on how to determine whether your social security benefits from 2009 are taxable.
If you’ve received social security benefits in 2009, I highly recommend you run down this list to check if you have to pay taxes for your benefits. The last thing you want is to be
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Employers trying to avoid IRS payroll tax problems may encounter a different challenge: employees disputing tax withholdings.
Sometimes the line between a contractor worker and an employee may get blurred–as an employer as well as employee, it’s important that you clarify your work status before you file your taxes each year. This will help you avoid IRS problems down the line and will also ensure that you won’t have accumulated back
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For taxpayers who are filing for an Offer in Compromise,  the IRS is undergoing policy changes that have positive effects on your application.
Prior to the most recent changes, offer in compromises are difficult and complex procedures that are more often rejected by the IRS for one reason or another than accepted.
However, news below suggests that while the IRS is not substantially increasing its “acceptance rate”, it is making efforts to
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Taxpayers with foreign bank accounts must stay on top of the game when it comes to paying taxes and disclosing foreign funds.
If you have undisclosed foreign funds or if you have accumulated back taxes on your overseas money, now is the time to seek tax help from a tax attorney or Certified Tax Resolution Specialist to resolve your IRS problems before they become any worse.
Due to the severe nature of
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As we gear up for this upcoming tax season, if you are expecting a refund, you MUST file a refund claim with the IRS. Failure to do so could result in your lack of entitlement to your refund later on or other IRS problems.
If you do file for a refund with the IRS, you should also be careful to not claim exemptions that you cannot substantiate. For instance, freedom
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As you get ready to file your 2010 tax returns, you can visit the IRS website for guidance and answers to any questions you may have  without having to call the IRS and be put on hold for an extended period of time.
If you have questions about resolving your IRS problems, visit our convenient online resources for tax relief strategies, tax help articles, or our IRS help glossary.
Check out the
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If you owe the IRS back taxes, there is hope that you may not have to pay all of it back if you wait long enough.
Many taxpayers are unaware of the 10-Year Statue of Limitations the IRS must abide by. From the date of your assessment to the ten year mark is the only time the IRS can hold you accountable for payment of your back taxes or unpaid income
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Good news are on the horizon for taxpayers that are tired of confusing IRS notice letters.
In an act of self-assessment, the IRS is planning to change the confusing and consequently inefficient notice letters it sends out to thousands of taxpayers every year. As the IRS gears up its team of aggressive tax collectors to go after unpaid back taxes and income taxes, it is also making efforts to help taxpayers
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As the tax season of 2010 is underway, taxpayers need to be very careful about what kind of tax deductions they are planning to claim.
Since the IRS is stepping up its aggressive collection efforts, it would be unwise for taxpayers to claim deductions that they cannot substantiate with evidence or claim deductions that are not compliant with the IRS tax filing regulations.
If you do find yourself in IRS trouble, there
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Some taxpayers make the mistake of believing that if they can get away with tax evasion, then it’s worth the risk to save the money. However, as the IRS steps up its game to collect more taxes, it’s beginning to get more risky and less worthwhile to do so.
A common problem I hear from my clients is that they want to pay their taxes but don’t have enough money.  As
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The IRS is not only busy cracking down on tax evaders both domestic and abroad, it is also tightening its grip on sanctioning who can practice before it. Recently, the IRS issued disciplinary sanctions to a list of tax attorneys, CPAs, enrolled agents, enrolled actuaries and enrolled retirement plan agents who violated IRS regulations for professional practice.
Here are some Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Tax Attorney, CPA or Tax
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In certain cases when a married couple with an installment agreement cannot pay off the full amount, the IRS Chief Counsel can sometimes recommend that the IRS accepts the assignment of death benefits if one of the taxpayers dies.
In a recent case, one spouse of a married couple died before the installment agreement ended. The IRS wanted to seize all assets of the taxpayer covered by the agreement but was
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