In recent Credit Sussie news, the Swiss bank accused of aiding Americans in cheating taxes with offshore accounts is seeking a dismissal of their indictment by the Justice Department.
In an article by David Voreacos titled Credit Sussie Bankers Said to Seek Dismissal of U.S. Indictment on Bloomberg, Voresacos discusses the bank’s current predicament and the chances of a dismissal of the indictment. According to the article, Credit Sussie is cooperating
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Retired and on a fixed income, our client Carol and her husband ended up owing the IRS $18,000 after a bad real estate situation.  With no options, Carol started to do some research and discovered the great help Tax Resolution Services had done for others in her situation. Tax Resolution Services negotiated with the IRS and Carol and her husband’s IRS debt was reduced to $5300. To hear Carol’s personal
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Our client Bill was incredibly ill and racked up three years of failure to file his tax returns. All said and done, Bill owed the IRS $66,000 dollars in taxes, penalties and fines. With nowhere to run and no means to pay the full amount, Bill turned to Tax Resolution Services for help.  The Tax Resolution Services team was able to step in and help Bill to clear his debt
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A recent press release cites the contribution I made to an article written by Tax Analysts Document Service, Tax Debt Representation Industry Continues to Act in the Shadows. The article was about the criticism lodged against the tax negotiation-resolution industry. In this article, I was quoted as an ethical industry expert, responding to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) incorrect “one-size-fits-all” approach to regulations.
Certainly, there are some firms, whose questionable business practices
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As a self employed individual trying to make it, Sharon ran into huge IRS problems when she fell behind on her quarterly estimated tax payments. The penalties were horrific and in the end Sharon ended up owing around $93,000 dollars in back taxes and fines. That’s when Sharon decided to call Brian at Tax Resolution Services.  TRS stepped in to take over Sharon’s dealing with the IRS and we were
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Between piercing the Swiss banking veil and deploying an algorithm to identify possible tax cheats, it’s never been a worse idea to be cheating on your taxes.
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$2.2 billion.
That’s how much the Internal Revenue Service has collected from people who participated in a 2009 program that offered amnesty to those who came forward and disclosed money held in foreign banks.
“This dollar figure will grow in the months ahead,” IRS Commissioner Doug
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I am so honored to announce that this is the second year in a row that Tax Resolution Services, Co. has ranked on the Inc. Magazine’s 500|5000 list as one of the fastest growing private companies in America.
TRS ranked No. 1,467 out of 5,000 company profiles for our significant accomplishments as a tax resolution firm. Our position on the list was based on the company’s three-year sales growth of 191%.
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As the founder of Tax Resolution Services and as a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist, I have helped many individuals get out of tax debt. In the IRS Question Corner article below, I explain more about the IRS Offer in Compromise, a program designed to help consumers pay off tax debt, especially when they are under a serious financial strain. One note about the Offer in Compromise program, it is not
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I’m Michael Rozbruch, a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist, Founder and CEO of Tax Resolution Services. Consumers come to us everyday for tax relief help, especially when it comes to settling back taxes. Some people have heard of the Offer in Compromise program – though not everyone qualifies. Below is a recent question from one of our clients about settling tax debt, and my answer follows, which may be insightful for
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It has been a wonderful journey building and leading Tax Resolution Services, Co. (13 years!).  When I was at the INC 500/5000 event in Washington DC last year, I met Jasmine Grim of Washington-based Connections Magazine.  I spoke candidly with her about my personal background and how it led me to lead the Nation’s Leading Tax Negotiation and Mediation Firm, which led to her article “Everything’s Up for Grabs; Even
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At Tax Resolution Services we are constantly seeking the best options for clients who are settling back tax debt.  Some people have heard about the Offer in Compromise program – a tax settlement program between the consumer and the IRS – but don’t know all the facts about it.  Below is a great question by a tax client that addresses most people’s concerns about the Offer in Compromise program and
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The IRS commissioner explained how the tax-collecting agency is using the latest technology and aggressive data collection to curb fraud and evasion.
- Article by Michael Rozbruch, Certified Tax Resolution Specialist and founder of Tax Resolution Services
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IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman came to the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in Baltimore with a clear message.
The IRS, he said, will use every tool and technology at its disposal to combat tax fraud and
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I am very excited to announce that the Stevie Awards has named me as a finalist for the Executive of the Year in 2011!
Started in 2002, the Stevie Awards has been honoring and generating public recognition of the accomplishments and positive contributions of the companies and business people worldwide each year.
Other finalists for Executive of the Year include Maryann Von Seggern of Cisco, Talbott Roche from Blackhawk Network, and Michael
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It was such an honor to be interviewed by Jasmine Grimm of Connections Magazine.  With Jasmine I was able to talk authentically about my life experiences as a second generation Holocaust Survivor and the lessons of life my father taught me. The experiences and lessons learned in my youth has helped shaped me into the business leader and tax professional I am today. It was a rewarding experience to recount the
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Tax Day has come and gone.  Now what do you do with all those files of documents you used to prepare your return? Payroll information, business expenses, and various other documents take up vast amounts of space in the typical small business file cabinet. Do we really need to keep it all? And for how long?
I was recently interviewed by Christopher Null, who explored these questions on Intuit’s Small Business
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