The IRS  Offer in Compromise (OIC) program is designed for struggling taxpayers who, for whatever reason, are absolutely incapable of paying off their tax debt in full. It can be a powerful tool in helping you permanently eliminate your tax debt. If you owe back taxes to the IRS and you are unable to pay the debt in full, you may be eligible for tax relief through the offer in
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Did someone tell you that filing taxes is voluntary? That only foreign-source income is taxable? You better read about today’s frivolous tax arguments.
If you’re receiving tax advice that sounds otherworldly, it no doubt is.
Maybe someone finally told you that filing your income tax return and paying taxes every year are voluntary? You were a sucker all these year, filing returns and paying taxes, weren’t you?
Well, no. You’d be a sucker
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Tune in every Thursday until April 15 to get free tax advice  on the Big Biz Show!
Tougher IRS regulations on tax preparers in 2010 make it hard for taxpayers to get the advocacy they need for tax resolution. More people than ever will need help from a tax attorney or Certified Tax Resolution Specialist as they recover from a tough economic year.
My team at Tax Resolution Services and I are dedicated
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Knowledge is power when battling the IRS - the most brutal and ruthless collection agency on the planet. To make things more urgent, IRS enforcement is only getting more aggressive - raising the stakes to a new level. And falling for common tax relief myths can endanger your wealth, health and liberty. You owe it to yourself to learn the reality of these tax relief myths. And you don’t have
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My rule of thumb is to evade taxes only if you want to go to prison and pay a hefty fine!  Otherwise, tax evasion isn’t the answer to any tax problems.  Instead, I recommend hiring a tax professional, such as a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist, who can help you you find tax relief legally!  Tax Resolution Services can help you resolve tax debt and not end up behind bars like
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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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Congress is sending another $12.2 billion to the IRS this year. Most of the money will be used for enforcement. It’s time to watch out.
The United States Congress is finally putting to use the old cliché: its money where its mouth is.
That is to say, while Congress has always had a loud bark regarding tax cheats, its members haven’t always been eager to spend money on the bite.
That changed in
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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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You may have seen our new campaign featuring The TRS Files, real-life tax resolution stories designed to help Americans with IRS tax problems know that they’re not alone. We created the campaign to educate taxpayers on their options for immediate and permanent tax relief - so they don’t have to bear the burden of dealing with the IRS on their own!
People have been asking me about the TRS Files spokesman.
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I recently blogged about the Worst Cases of Celebrity Tax Evasion- and the tax resolution lessons we can learn from these high-profile cases to make sure you don’t land in IRS trouble!
I came across another article on FoxNews.com about the Tax Problems of the Stars - which feature both recent headlines and some blasts from the past. Here are some highlights:
Nicholas Cage recently made headlines for his huge tax liabilities
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Are IRS tax problems keeping you up at night? You can choose to resolve your problems today and have it all go away by getting expert tax help from TRS.
We’ve been featuring real life tax relief clients on the TRS Files to help people who are being targeted by the IRS get the help they need to resolve their back taxes and IRS debt. I recently shared the story
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For self-employed taxpayers whose taxes are not automatically deducted by their employer, it is especially important that they stay on top of their tax returns to avoid IRS penalties. Income from interest and proceeds due to real estate and stock sales are considered taxable income. If you receive money from your real estate or stock sales and do not report these revenues as taxable income, you are inviting yourself
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Hope everyone had a great weekend! CNBC.com reporter Mark Koba quoted me in a recent article about last week’s agreement by Swiss bank UBS to name US account holders. This is being seen as a watershed, leaving many wealthy Americans with foreign accounts scrambling to figure out what to do
Anyone who has not checked the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) box on Schedule B of form
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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
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If you are currently dealing with tax problems, now is a good time to get tax help before the new tax hikes kick in. The Obama Administration is continuing with its steadfast endeavor to collect back taxes as well as to collect more taxes from the wealthy and powerful.
Currently planned for 2011, Obama’s biggest tax hike will affect married filers making over $250,000 and singles making more than $200,000. In
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