If you owe the IRS more back taxes, penalties, and interest than you can afford, what can you do?
Each year, thousands of taxpayers just like you are battling with how they can resolve their tax problems–it is not unusual for people with tax problems to feel paralyzed by fear and anxiety. The good news is it doesn’t necessarily have to be this way. You can choose to be proactive about
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The NYTimes reported a recent case where a wealthy investor in Virginia pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges involving his undisclosed foreign funds. One thing that distinguishes this investor from the many taxpayers who have been prosecuted by the IRS for hiding funds abroad was that this investor’s money was not hid in UBS.
Indeed, the IRS is expanding its reach to other banks beyond UBS that are helping wealthy Americans
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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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I’m proud to share that taxpayers across the nation have saved in excess of $52 million dollars in back taxes and IRS penalties since 1998 with the help of our team of expert tax attorneys, CPAs, and Certified Tax Resolution Specialists.
These tough economic times are resulting in more Americans than ever seeking tax relief and IRS help for tax bills they can’t afford to pay. Additionally, the IRS increasing enforcement
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As much as you may fear the wrath of the IRS to levy back taxes and IRS penalties, the tax man is afraid of exposure too. In the audit battle, the IRS fears two things: 1) You hiring a tax attorney or Certified Tax Resolution Specialist, and 2) You learning these seven little secrets about reducing back taxes and IRS penalties.
With years of record deficits (and even more in the
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Taxpayers need to be careful about getting their numbers crunched correctly for their 2010 tax returns. As the government grows more desperate for revenue and as the IRS steps up its game to collect more taxes, this is no time for the taxpayer to “neglect to pay certain taxes.”
A recent case involved Jesus Mena, of Miami, who pleaded guilty to filing a false income tax return for an S corporation
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In a time when the government is desperate for revenue, it is very important for business owners to stay on top of their payroll taxes game to avoid IRS payroll tax problems.
For those who may not be familiar with payroll taxes, unpaid payroll taxes are considered “trust fund taxes” because the employer’s failure to pay payroll taxes is equated to holding the employee’s money in trust until a federal tax
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I’ve recently blogged about what an IRS bank levy is and why you as the taxpayer must act immediately to get tax help from a tax attorney, CPA, or Certified Tax Resolution Specialist in order to save your financial well-being.
Now I want to go into more detail about just how a tax attorney can help you release your IRS bank levy. The IRS does provide some guidelines on bank levies
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Some taxpayers can expect to get a visit or a courtesy letter from the IRS this tax season–but not necessarily because they are being audited. This time around, the IRS wants to reach out to taxpayers in order to give them tax help advice on how to avoid tax problems.
These letters and IRS personal visits are targeted to educate taxpayers on the tax filing rules and also potential IRS penalties.
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As taxpayers are getting ready to file their 2010 tax returns, an important thing to remember is to only claim deductions that you can substantiate with evidence. This is an easy way to avoid incurring the wrath of the IRS–do not deduct “business” expenses that are personal!
I have blogged about many cases before where individuals were subjected to IRS penalties for falsely claiming business expenses as a part of their
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Small businesses owners need to be extra cautious when forming limited liability companies in order to prevent future IRS tax problems that could be financially crippling.
In a recent case, the sole member of a limited liability company was held directly liable for its company’s back taxes because the sole member failed to elect the LLC to be treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes.
It is always a good
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While President Obama is optimistic about the passage of the Health Care Bill which is set to provide some 30 million Americans currently without health insurance affordable coverage without raising the federal deficit, the IRS is under scrutiny for its tax collection efforts from 60 health care providers who owe large sums of unpaid back taxes.
The latest news involves the Senate Finance Committee holding the IRS accountable for deficient tax
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We’ve been hearing a lot of stories about how the IRS is dealing with the abundant influx of voluntary disclosures from Americans who had hid their money overseas in Swiss banks such as UBS. The LA Times recently reported that the IRS is settling with over 14,700 overseas foreign account cases.
According to the LA Times, “To put it simply, this is a historic milestone for the nation’s hardworking taxpayers.”
While many
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The IRS crackdown on foreign bank account holders has been highly effective in getting more tax evaders to come forward. News reports have shown that the number of people who voluntarily disclosed their foreign bank accounts before October 15th have been higher than other responses to any prior IRS initiatives.
The large number of voluntarily disclosures means billions of incoming revenues to the IRS in the next ten to twenty years
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Ever since the latest IRS crackdown on American offshore bank account holders, Swiss banks such as Julius Baer Group has reported losses in financial assets due to scared Americans who are withdrawing their money. This latest news shows that the IRS has successfully struck fear among Americans who up until recently, have been able to evade taxes with offshore bank accounts.
According to the NYTimes, “shares in Julius Baer fell 2.78
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