It’s a fact that 26 million Americans have a tax problem. That is every 1 in 6 taxpayers! If you find yourself struggling to get a good night’s sleep, are constantly stressed and worrying about the IRS and your tax debt, now is the time to seek tax help!
These stats show that you are not alone! There is help, whether you are facing back taxes, payroll tax problems or wage garnishments.
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Do you find dealing with the IRS frustrating? Intimidating? Time-consuming? How about all of the above? You’re not alone.
While taxpayers may always represent themselves in front of the IRS, many turn to professional tax help (specialized tax attorneys, CPAs, and Certified Tax Resolution Specialists) in order to maximize their chances of winning a tax settlement while minimizing their contact with the IRS agents.
So what are some of the tax relief
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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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Tax help tip of today: BE A MAN!
What do I mean? Aside from the fact that “Be a Man” was my first advertisement tagline when I first started Tax Resolution Services, I can tell you that being a man involves much more than driving a muscle car. Though it was a lot fun for me to peel out of my Encino tax relief office in my 1968 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 (which
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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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The super-rich and famous are getting schooled by the IRS left and right nowadays since the agency stepped up its game in recent years to collect unpaid back taxes. Recently, the IRS filed a $63,487 lien against international supermodel Naomi Campbell for unpaid back taxes in 2009.
According to the New York Post, “the IRS filed a $63,487 lien against her last month with the New York City Register’s office for
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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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I am honored to announced that Tax Resolution Services was named on Inc. magazine’s 2010 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. Our excellent team earned the position of 1,691 on Inc’s annual rankings honoring the significant accomplishments, contributions, and creativity of the nation’s top businesses and entrepreneurs. We also ranked #89 in our industry for  financial services, and #93 in our hometown of Los Angeles.
I attribute
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