2010 was a year full of unique changes in taxes.  Recently I sat down for an interview with Deborah at RTTNews.com to discuss 2010, a few points that made it unique and how the changes made will effect 2011. You can listen to the full interview here or read the points below for an overview of the changes made in 2010. Keeping current with tax news is a great way
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2011 may be here already, but that doesn’t mean 2010 tax relief tips can’t be an important educational tool for future 2011 tax filing. Recently I sat down for an interview with Deborah at RTTNews.com to discuss how to make the most of your 2010 tax deductions.
When talking about tax deductions it is always important to remember that consistency is key. As a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist I
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On a recent interview with Deborah at RTTNews.com we discussed the new types of incentives that can be great tax help for our clients in 2011. Here is a brief run through of some of the tax relief solutions that I  touched on during my interview and where you can find more information on each one:

Green energy or anything that is environmentally friendly. Read more about 2011 green tax incentives
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Need more proof that the IRS is unrelenting when it comes to collecting unpaid back taxes? A recent article by the Associated Press reveals that “the IRS filed nearly 1.1 million liens in the budget year that ended in September, a 14 percent jump over the previous year.”
For those who are unfamiliar with tax liens, they are essentially punishments for taxpayers who have fallen behind on their taxes for years.
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Happy New Year!
By the time you read this, you’ll have rung in the New Year. So what about those New Year’s resolutions? Spending more time with loved ones? Working less? Getting in shape with a new gym membership?
Those are the standards, right? They’re good ones: We should all spend more time with loved ones, work less, and be in better shape.
But if you’re one of the thousands of U.S. taxpayers
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As 2010 is coming to a close, it is a wise move to start thinking about closing the tax year off right. At TRS we believe in taking action as early as possible, no matter what your tax debt situation is.  And we are not the only ones that think so! We were recently mentioned in The San Francisco Examiner under SF Small Business Examiner, A. Michelle Blakeley’s post: 23
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With the holidays in full swing, tax season is right around the corner. In this time of troubled national and local economies, more Americans are finding themselves delinquent on their taxes and facing increasingly aggressive collection efforts by the IRS.
At TRS we suggests four strategies to avoid and resolve IRS problems before they multiply.
* File a return on time even if you do not have the money to pay the
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This holiday season, taxpayers may want to give gifts to family members or charitable institutions that help them make the most of allowable tax deductions and tax benefits. Unfortunately many people have made mistakes giving in ways that get them on the IRS naughty list. Learn more about how to save on your tax bill while keeping you out of IRS tax trouble with these IRS-friendly gift-giving tips.
Many individuals
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According to recently released statistics, IRS audits have jumped a whopping 11% this year-targetting the wealthiest and business owners.
According to CBSNews, “the IRS examined more than 1.58 million individual returns in the budget year that ended in September, up from 1.43 million the year before.” With people whose incomes were more than $1 million, about a little over 8% were audited while the overall audit rate for individual tax returns
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For those who hold offshore or other undeclared foreign accounts, it’s time to become compliant. That is the message the IRS is sending to Americans who have sheltered funds in other countries. The IRS has been putting tremendous pressure on foreign banks—with success—to disclose their American account holders. Swiss giant UBS, in the face of legal action by the IRS, finally capitulated and disclosed its American clientele, and the IRS
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For taxpayers who are scrupulous about filing every year and paying every dime of their tax bill on time year after year, it can be galling to hear about delinquent taxpayers who manage to settle their tax debt for far less than what they owe.
Our team at TRS understands the common frustration of compliant taxpayers. People ask, Why is it a good thing when someone can settle with the IRS
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As 2010 is drawing to a close, what can business owners do to wrap up the year and prepare for tax day 2011? As always, it’s much better to get all your ducks in a row before the new year starts than to wait till March rolls around. So here are some expert tax help tips for the year’s end:
(1) Get Organized. Allow enough time to get your “stuff” in
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What a a year 2010 was! With all the media exposure on tax relief scandals like Roni Deutch and American Tax Relief, celebrity tax woes, and the UBS offshore tax evasion cases. Alas, we are at a close of the year with only two weeks left before the new year rolls around, what can you do as an individual taxpayer now so that you can save some money come 2011
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The IRS may not be at the top of many people’s lists of things to be thankful for this year, especially with its record $5.5 billion enforcement budget. However, there are still many reasons to be thankful for America’s tax revenue agency…seriously! Read on…
The IRS has a tough job to do, and it does it better, and more fairly than many governments across the globe. For those struggling with tax
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Even the IRS is feeling the festive holiday spirit! And this means possibly a bit of tax relief in time for the holidays. The bureau announced this month that they have over $164.6 million in undelivered refund checks and want to deliver them to their rightful owners. What does this mean for you? If you are one of the 111,893 taxpayers who are owed a refund check but never received
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