Did you know that 1 in 6 Americans has a tax problem? That’s 26 million people in this country. If you have a tax problem – such as back taxes, unfiled (or delinquent) tax returns, a tax lien filed – you are not alone. Seeking professional tax help is the smartest step you can take because when it comes to the IRS, you don’t want to go it alone!  Tax
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Are you a small business owner or an independent contractor? If yes, did you know that the IRS is stepping up their enforcement just so that they can go after taxpayers like you more aggressively? The IRS assigns a higher priority to the collection of payroll taxes than personal income taxes.
Don’t let the anxiety of a potential IRS audit keep you up at night. Let us take the stress off
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With the October 15, tax-extension deadline looming, taxpayers who cannot afford to pay their back taxes in full may be tempted to not file a tax return at all. However, struggling Americans need to make filing and paying their taxes a priority to avoid future IRS problems that could lead to crippling tax liens and garnishments.
The IRS is the most aggressive and brutal collection agency on the planet, and I
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You may have already heard that the IRS is planning to audit some 6,000 businesses (emphasizing companies who categorize their employees as independent contractors) in the upcoming years. The question is: are you ready for it?
It is estimated that companies underpay employment taxes by $14 billion each year. The IRS is selecting 2,000 companies at random each year for the next three years and putting their most experienced agents on
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If you filed for a tax return extension in April, your tax return must be filed by October 15th. If you do not file by October 15th you will accrue additional fees and make your IRS tax debt significantly worse. A common problem that many taxpayers face is the inability to file their tax return before the deadline as they do not have the money to pay. However failure to
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Our friend, lawyer and nationally recognized radio host, Bill Handel doesn’t mess with two people – the IRS and his wife! He admits he’d rather have his wife come after him than the IRS. If you owe back taxes, you wouldn’t want to take your chances with the IRS! Check out the video below, where Bill offers excellent tax advice to thousands of listeners on his radio show Handel on
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The best thing you can do is to stay current on your employment taxes from this point forward and seek immediate tax help from a tax attorney, CPA, or Certified Tax Resolution Specialist, because you are waddling in deep water. As a business owner, if you fail to file and pay payroll taxes in a timely manner, you face tough enforcement action from the IRS.
While the penalties are sizable and accrue quickly,
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What is more stressful than owing the IRS back taxes? How about owing the IRS back taxes that your spouse or ex-spouse incurred without your knowledge? In the U.S., if your spouse owes the IRS money, it automatically means you share the burden and liability to pay it back. Fun, right?
So how do you exonerate your IRS liabilities when you had nothing to do with the back taxes that your
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There’s been a lot of confusion about what is and what is not in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — otherwise known as President Barack Obama’s health care reform.
Of course, despite the rumor mongering that goes so well with contact politics, there aren’t death panels. But there is a big change to the way you do business and pay your taxes.
The U.S. Congress used the Patient Protection and
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Struggling taxpayers who owe fortunes in back taxes may be skeptical when they hear that the IRS would discharge their debt for less than the amount owed if the qualify for the IRS Offer in Compromise program.
We had a guy come to us who owed the IRS $91,000 in back taxes and sought tax help through our tax experts at Tax Resolution Services, Co. After negotiating with the IRS on
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Taxpayers blindsided by back taxes after losing their homes to foreclosure in many cases can qualify for tax relief. For the many Americans who have lost their homes to foreclosure, a nasty and expensive surprise may be waiting. The IRS may choose to pursue them for back taxes relating to the foreclosure, which, for tax purposes, may be treated like a sale. The IRS may deem the foreclosure a form of
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In recent tax relief news, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the IRS can continue to apply the two-year deadline for taxpayers looking to file for “innocent spouse” relief. Basically, this treasury ruling upholds that taxpayers claiming innocent spouse tax relief must make their claims within 2 years of the IRS’s commencement of collection action.
What is meant by an “innocent spouse”?
Answer: When you and your spouse file a joint
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Another case of the rich and famous owing back taxes to the IRS! In recent news, California’s lieutenant Governor, Abel Maldonado’s family paid $111,146 in back taxes to the IRS last month, after the government placed a tax lien on the business, the family farm.
The governor’s father and brother paid the back taxes sum, though stating they were doing so “under protest” as they were disputing the charge. According to the
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If you are applying for tax relief through the IRS Offer in Compromise settlement program, there are Seven Deadly Sins that you must avoid committing to successfully resolve your IRS problems. Find out how to protect yourself from committing these deadly sins so you can successfully get out of back taxes Purgatory to achieve tax relief salvation.
While the IRS is more determined than ever to enforce collection activity for back
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This just in–The “Tax Lady” Roni Deutch has just been sued by the California attorney general for misrepresentation of her tax relief firm’s success rate and cheating distressed taxpayers out of thousands of dollars for upfront retainer fees that did not lead to actual tax resolutions.
According to ABC news, “Deutch entices clients with television ads that make false claims.” Roni Deutch is looking at more than $34 million in damages.
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