There are only a few days left before the tax filing deadline (April 18th), and struggling consumers will need to equip themselves with tax tips on how to reduce their tax bill. Are there tax deductions and tax credits you can take advantage of? If you can’t afford to pay your taxes in full, the last thing you should do is “ignore” your problem. You need to get effective tax
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Armed with a large federal budget and under pressure to close the whopping $345 billion tax deficit, the IRS has increased audits by 11% last year-targeting both consumers and business owners.
Last week I sat down on the Big Biz Show to continue the Tax Day Countdown and to share some top red flags that trigger IRS audits. So here are some things to watch out for:

Hire a professional. On average,
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After a consumer retains us for professional tax representation to help them resolve their tax debt, they often ask us what they can expect.  At this point we share our “Road Map to Tax Resolution” which begins with immediate relief because we will take over all correspondence with the IRS, assign them a case manager who will develop a strategy for tax relief and insure that they are compliant with the IRS (which means helping to file any delinquent tax returns).  After these steps are accomplished,
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Recently the IRS announced its new efforts to help struggling consumers by making changes to the lien process that are meant to give people “a break.”
But what does that really mean? Are consumers really going to have an easier time financially now that the IRS adjusted their lien process? You may be asking yourself: wait, aren’t the IRS supposed to be going after my money and not helping me? Is
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While many consumers are still struggling to make ends meet in this current economy, the IRS recently announced changes to the lien process that is meant to give consumers “a break.”
According to the IRS press release, the lien process is going to undergo some changes, including:

Significantly increasing the dollar threshold when liens are generally issued, resulting in fewer tax liens.
Making it easier for taxpayers to obtain lien withdrawals after paying
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With Tax Day quickly approaching, struggling consumers who can’t pay their IRS bills come April 18th will need to know their rights and how to get effective tax help. I will be returning as a weekly guest on the nationally syndicated radio/TV program The Big Biz Show to help educate consumers on tax problem resolution strategies that will help the public resolve their IRS difficulties.
As you may already have read
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Recently, I appeared on the Big Biz Show with Russ and Sully to continue my Tax Day Countdown with what I call the “IRS Dirty Dozen”–which is a list of tax frauds that the IRS is looking to catch and penalize for.
You may have heard of some of these in the past or on the news; taxpayers and tax preparers are getting themselves in some serious trouble by trying to
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Popular national radio host Rush Limbaugh is known for his quick wit and strong beliefs. So it was an honor for us to be recently endorsed by Rush on his national radio program.  We know that in these tough economic times, the government is quick to pursue audits and is staffing the IRS with gusto.
Rush said it best:
“How many ways does this administration allow the IRS into your life? I
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This week, the Internal Revenue Services announced a new program for limited amnesty to help crackdown on Offshore Tax Evasion cases.  The Wall Street Journal covered this in an educational article called: IRS Sets Offshore Amnesty, Part II.
Author Laura Saunders quotes the IRS in regards to the first limited amnesty program that ran in 2009 from March to October, “More than 15,000 taxpayers stepped forward to confess to holding offshore accounts.”  The penalties are tougher than
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Wake up consumers, it’s now February! That means you’ve got less than 70 days till THE tax day–you ready? While this year the tax deadline is April 18th instead of the usual 15th (Emancipation holiday in Washington D.C), that doesn’t mean you really have “more time” to get your ducks in a row.
This is why I am happy to return to the Big Biz Show this year with the Tax
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I’d like to share with you TRS’s major accomplishments from 2010, from being honored as at the Inc 500|5000 Awards to endorsements from Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. Being the nation’s leading tax relief firm, we are very proud to recount highlights from 2010 including the following:

Tax Resolution Services, Co. Honored at Inc 500|5000 Awards Ceremony in Washington, DC. TRS was recognized at the Inc. 500|5000 conference for its debut
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The Jan. 31 deadline for filing Form 1099s for independent contractors is around the corner. A major target on the IRS hit list is worker status.
Why would the IRS care how a business owner classifies workers? Because the tax burden on the owner changes dramatically depending on how a worker is classified. The IRS is on the lookout for worker misclassification—it doesn’t matter if it is deliberate or inadvertent—to capture
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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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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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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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