Posts Tagged ‘tax advice’

Tax Resolution Tip: Don’t Ignore the IRS

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

If you are receiving calls and mail from the IRS, the last thing you want to do is ignore them! IRS problems grow with time and will only get worse. Don’t let penalties and interest add onto the debt you owe. Start tackling your IRS problems now by acknowledging your tax problems and taking action to resolve them.
If you owe back taxes to the IRS take the first step in clearing
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Tax Resolution Tip: Get Help to Release IRS Wage Garnishments

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

IRS wage garnishments are very serious. They can be financially disabling to taxpayers and consumers. If you have a wage garnishment, it will stay in place until the IRS is fully paid all money owed or until they agree to release or amend the garnishment.
For more information on wage garnishments and how you can get help, read our IRS Wage Garnishments FAQs.
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Tax Resolution Tip: Hiring a Tax Expert

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Today’s Tax Resolution Tip:
If you’ve taken the first step in resolving your unsettled back taxes you have admitted you have a tax problem and need tax help. But where to go for help? There are many firms and individuals claiming to resolve your tax problems forever. However, you need to make sure any tax assistance you seek is relevant to your individual tax problem.
If you are considering hiring a Certified
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Tax Resolution Tip: 7 Year Rule

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Today’s Tax Resolution Tip:
Once you file your yearly tax return, you might be tempted to get rid of all the receipts, forms, calculations and documentation lying around on your living room floor or home office. However, it is important you keep your tax documents for each tax return for at least 7 years. Copies of your tax return should be kept indefinitely.
Your tax returns do not disappear once you file them.
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Tax Resolution Services interviewed by Terry Bradshaw

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

“When Bad Things Happen to Good People” is an appropriate title for the recent episode of Business Day TV with Terry Bradshaw featuring an interview with the leaders of Tax Resolution Services, Co.

This special episode acknowledges the poor economic realities currently facing many Americans, some for the first time and often through no fault of their own. Negative life altering events such as job loss, death of a loved one
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Tax Resolution Tip: Back Taxes Can Expire

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

Today’s Tax Resolution Tip:
You may be surprised to hear that back taxes owed have an expiration date. That’s right, the IRS, by law, has 10 years from the date of assessment to finish collection of back taxes, which is referred to as the “Expiration of Back Taxes: Statute of Limitations on IRS Collections.”  This means that after 10 years, if the IRS have not collected back taxes owed, they can
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Got back taxes? It’s Never Too Late to File a Tax Return

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

For anyone with outstanding tax debt, I wanted to provide additional information to the IRS’s advisory list of Ten Tips for Taxpayers Who Owe Back Taxes or Have Other Tax Debt newsletter published a few weeks ago. The IRS’ objectives on this subject are simple; collect every cent of taxes owed as soon as possible. In order to achieve this, the IRS has made the payment process easy by widely
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Need Tax Relief? Do Your Homework Before Hiring A Specialist

Monday, August 1st, 2011

The reason I got into this business was to help people with their tax issues. Our clients found that dealing with the IRS directly often made their situation harder to resolve and more difficult to understand.  The nature of tax problems is inherently complicated and we sought to simplify that process by providing expert guidance that resulted in getting the best possible tax settlement on behalf of our clients.
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Tax Help News Round Up – Innocent Spouse change in regulation, How to Chose a Tax Pro, Give to Charity, Avoid a Tax Scam and More!

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

This month I came across a couple of interesting articles from my StumbleUpon I wanted to share with you. Here is a recap of tax news covering topics on all things tax, from news on Innocent Spouse relief, giving to charity, tax scams and more celebrities tax problems.
IRS does ‘the right thing’ for the ‘innocent spouse’ – Michelle Singletary discusses the IRS and their decision to remove the two-year limitation
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Individual Taxation: Recent Developments and Changes in Tax Law for Consumers

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

I came across an article called Individual Taxation: Digest of Recent Developments that summarizes recent changes and developments on individual taxation. The article goes into a good amount of detail to outline both last and this year’s tax regulation changes that will affect individual consumers. I highlighted some “best of’s” from the individual taxation article below. It is important to keep informed on tax law changes as most of these changes in taxation
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Your IRS Tax Problem Question Answered: What to Do If You Are Audited

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Being audited by the IRS can be a scary and stressful situation. Whether you are being audited for tax problems from investment mishaps, offshore accounts or any other reason, it is important to make sure a tax professional is there to make your audit goes as smoothly as possible. Karen E. Klein of the LA Times offers great advice to a reader about to be audited:
Karen: You answered a question
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Tax Relief News: Business Vehicles Get New Tax Breaks

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Last year Congress made some new decisions about the amount of business deductions that can be made on your car purchased after Sept. 8, 2010, and before Jan. 1, 2012. If you are like most business owners, you want to tap into these tax breaks when you can.  Laura Saunders of the Wall Street Journal highlights some great tax relief tips (new and old) you need to know about deductions
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Tax relief tip: Remember the 14-day rule when renting out your home

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

Tom Herman of the Wall Street Journal posted a great tax relief tip article, Renting Out Home? Watch for 14-Day Rule, that includes tax tips to consider when renting out your home for the summer.  Herman notes that under IRS rules you can rent out your home for up to 14 days in a year without being subject to Federal income tax. If you go over the 14 day rental
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Tax Resolution Tip for Home-Based Businesses

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

Today’s Tax Resolution Tip:
Do you own a home-based business? Ensure you can easily track your expenses by saving a copy of each and every business transaction and deduction!
While good record keeping is a great practice when it comes to filing taxes, it is all the more important if you own a small home-based business. If the IRS decide to audit your business you need to show proof of every deduction
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Tax Resolution Tip: File Your Tax Returns!

Friday, June 24th, 2011

Today’s Tax Resolution Tip:
Unfiled tax returns are very dangerous. If you have any delinquent tax returns it is essential that you file your latest tax return, including any prior tax returns you missed out on. Not filing your returns can cause significant problems as time goes on.
File any and all delinquent tax returns as soon as possible. State what you owe. This will save you money and help you avoid
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