If you submit false documents in your tax returns, the IRS will impose severe tax penalties on you upon discovery. The money you save by trying to claim excess deductions (that are not entitled to you) is not worth the IRS trouble you will bring yourself.
CCH (http://tax.cchgroup.com) reports:
Individual Submitting False Documents Liable for Fraud Penalty
An individual who improperly claimed deductions for employee business expenses and who submitted false documents
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The Obama Administration has given the IRS more financial and human resources to restrict tax evasion for the next couple of years–making it more difficult for tax cheats to escape unscathed. In an effort to bridge the enormous tax gap (most of which can be attributed to underreported income–$285 billion), the U.S. Treasury is working with the IRS to accomplish a number of stricter regulatory goals that would result in
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The IRS considers the assistance of filing false tax returns a severely criminal and punishable act. The IRS is able to utilize charts and summary data of national tax return statistics to determine the “normalcy” of a tax return. If your tax return is substantially higher than the national average, you will be a likely suspect for the IRS to investigate. If found guilty, you will be penalized by
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Keeping a consistent and clear record of your business expenditures is not only good business practice; it will also ensure you to receive the full amount of tax deductibles to which you are entitled. If you use your car for your business, it is extremely crucial for you to keep a clear record of the mileages you drive for your business each time you use it.
Recently, a self-employed individual was
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As a tax resolution specialist, I help individuals and businesses resolve their IRS debt and tax problems every day – and I can help you get the help you need to get the IRS off your back!
Got tax questions?  Call our office at 1-866-IRS-PROBLEMS or visit www.taxresolution.com
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QUESTION: We were sent an amended form from the IRS for our 2007 taxes.  An old credit card debt.. they submitted a 1099
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When taxpayers file for bankruptcy, some taxes and penalties may be discharged–giving people a chance of obtaining tax relief.  When someone files for bankruptcy, the “automatic stay” stops taxing authorities from collection actions including seizures and wage garnishments. The extent of the tax relief from bankruptcy may depend on a few factors including: the kind of tax involved, the age of the tax, whether a return was filed, and the
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Check out our latest TRS IRS tax help newsletter for tax tips, IRS insider news, and income tax relief advice.
Many of our clients who retain our tax help services are interested in knowing how their life will change and when they can expect these changes to happen. In our Roadmap to Tax Resolution, we help you undertsand the process leading up to your IRS resolution – from the Free Consultation
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Swiss banks are shutting the accounts of Americans as the Internal Revenue Service accelerates the hunt for tax dodgers. The country’s biggest banks, UBS AG and Credit Suisse Group AG, have told Americans to move their money into specially created units registered in the U.S., or lose their accounts. Smaller private banks such as Geneva-based Mirabaud & Cie. are closing all accounts held by U.S. taxpayers.
After the American government’s legal
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A recent report released by Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that taxpayers may be getting their statutory rights violated by the IRS’s improper adherence to tax lien notification requirements. The report released on June 25 revealed that the IRS failed to take the necessary actions when notifying taxpayers and their tax representatives of liens. Procedurally, the IRS is required to mail written notification of the lien to
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In economic times when people are strapped for cash, it is tempting to cut corners when filing taxes in order to save some of your disposable income. After all, small tax savings from many different areas can add up to a substantial amount of money. However, no matter how tempting tax evasion may seem – whether it is small or large in sum – it is a terrible financial strategy
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President Obama has been working hard to ensure that American taxpayers are held more financially accountable. I recently blogged about how new tax enforcement regulations have been put in place in order to make it more difficult for business owners and wealthy people who put their assets overseas to escape taxes. In my recent interview with Mike Jaxson on KSVP, I discussed with him some important new changes to tax
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When our clients retain our tax help services, the first thing they often want to know is how their life will change and when they can expect these changes to happen. Upon retaining our firm to resolve your tax debt, some of the relief will be instant and some will be over time. Remember that IRS problems don’t start overnight and consequently they can take some time to resolve.
To help
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I was just featured in CPA Magazine as one of the top 40 CPAs in the nation!
I’m really honored as I take my job very personally and it’s really great to be recognized for my work as a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist. Since 1998, I’ve helped clients with IRS problems save in excess of $40 million.
Check out the April/May 2009 issue of CPA Magazine to read about the Top
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This is the second tax case I’m blogging about today that relates to taxability of canceled debt.
When a lender cannot collect debt and subsequently cancels the debt (which we are seeing alot of in the form of foreclosures in this struggling economy) -  the IRS considers the canceled debt as taxable income.
The IRS offers guidelines for exceptions or exclusions in which canceled debts are not taxable.
Additionally, the IRS may also
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Great news for troubled taxpayers! New legislation has been introduced to end Offer in Compromise down payments and make it easier for recession burdened taxpayers to enter into a tax settlement with the IRS.
Qualifying for the Offer in Compromise program can save taxpayers thousands of dollars in taxes, penalties and interest. Negotiating a compromise on your back tax deb is the closest thing to “amnesty” that the federal government offers
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