Tax Expert Leads Free Webcast for Tax Practitioners

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Eva Rosenberg is known as the TaxMama®, giving out much needed tax information to those in trouble with the IRS and doing all of it with a mother’s touch.
Tomorrow, Wednesday May 9th at 12:00pm (Pacific) it’s time for me, the TaxMan to meet the TaxMama and deliver sound advice through a complimentary (that’s FREE) live webcast. The topic we’ll be focusing on is “IRS Practice: Overview of Collection Issues.”
If you

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Tips from the Pros: How to Handle an IRS Audit

Friday, March 30th, 2012

I came across a great IRS article this week posted on NASDAQ.com in which a former CPA and current tax attorney shares the lessons he learns when he gained notification of an audit of his 2009 personal income taxes.
You see, even us tax professionals are subject to IRS audits justlike anyone else.  You would probably assume a tax attorney would not be intimidated by an IRS audit, but in

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IRS Audits of Wealthy Taxpayers Are Paying Off

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

In case you haven’t noticed, the IRS is doing quite well collecting taxes from wealthy Americans. An article in the LA Times by Tiffany Hsu titled IRS collected $2.4 trillion in taxes, audited more multimillionaires demonstrates how IRS audits of millionaires has helped to contribute to the first revenue increases the IRS has seen since 2008.
From October 2010 through September 2011, the IRS collected $2.4 trillion in taxes from 234

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Tax Resolution Expert-Five Reasons to Hire One

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

While taxpayers are allowed to represent themselves before the IRS, it doesn’t mean they should. There are instances where hiring a tax resolution expert such as a tax attorney or certified tax resolution specialist is highly recommended especially if your personal or businesstax problems are too large, complicated and risky to handle on you own.
For example cases that involve IRS audit, IRS criminal prosecution, payroll/corporate tax issues and IRS

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IRS Bankruptcy-Five Tax Relief Options for Back Taxes

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

With the economy still sputtering, many tax stressed people teetering on the edge of IRS bankruptcy enter our offices wanting to know if their IRS tax debt could be wiped away with bankruptcy protection. While in some cases back taxes can be discharged (personal income tax), in mostcases, they cannot. However,the good news is that taxpayers in this situation have options. Here are the five simple tax relief options

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Tax Expert Explains Ways to Pay IRS Debt

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

I was recently quoted in an article for CreditCards.com entitled Pros and Cons of Paying the IRS with a Credit Card where I encourage taxpayers to compare the costs of using their credit cards to pay their taxes versus a negotiated IRS installment agreement if they don’t havethe case on hand. I enjoy lending my expertise to this conversation because all too often, I see very smart people rush

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Delinquent and Unfiled Tax Returns? 8 Steps to Resolving Them

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

If you have unfiled and delinquent tax returns, you’re probably dreading this tax season; owing back taxes to the IRS is a big burden. Doing nothing to resolve them, however only makes matters worse and more expensive. Even if the IRS isn’t currently knocking on your doorto remind you of your tax debt, you are not out of the woods and will need to devise a plan for

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Chicago Commissioner Indicted on Tax Fraud Charges

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

The Chicago politician currently on the hot seat is Cook County Commissioner and former South Side alderman William Beavers. Beavers is facing indictment on tax fraud charges for keeping campaign funds and a county stipend without paying federal taxes on them. A Chicago Tribune article entitled William Beavers Indicted on Tax Fraud Charges reported on just how far Beavers is willing to go to protect his name and perceived political

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Obama Proposes More Money for IRS Enforcement

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

A major focus of the Obama Administration has been to reduce the “tax gap” (the difference between the amount of taxes reported and what the government actually collects). Nowhere has this become more obvious than with the President’s 2013 budget solicit.  A recentarticle in OMB Watch entitled Obama Proposes Exempting IRS from Budget Caps, reports on the Administration’s solicit to have some IRS enforcement spending be “excluded” from budget

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Tax Help for IRS Scrutiny-Retirement Income

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

An MSN article titled IRS Targets Retiree Tax Cheats points to a report from The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Inspection that is critical of how the IRS processes reported retirement income. The report mentions the inspector general’s recommendations for improvements to the process that would provide tax help to the growing number of taxpayers who inadvertently under-report retirement income and end up with hefty IRS penalties and fines.
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Business Tax Tips: New Form 1099-K Reporting

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Business owners preparing for tax day, take note. A Reuters article entitled IRS Clarifies 1099-K Reporting for 2011 Taxes reported recent IRS clarification for how to report the new 1099-K forms on your 2011 tax returns.  The Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 created the Form 1099-K to help the IRS keep better track of electronic payments.  Because most business entities obtain payments electronically, it’s more important than ever they

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Doctor Sentenced for Failing to File FBAR Reports

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Michael Reiss, New Jersey doctor, professor and medical researcher, was sentenced on January 11, 2012 for failing to report his offshore (UBS) bank accounts. According to the IRS, Reiss was sentenced to eight months in a community confinement center for failing to file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) with the IRS. Reiss pleaded guilty in August 2011 and agreed to pay back taxes of at least $400,000

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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Michael Reiss, New Jersey doctor, professor and medical researcher, was sentenced on January 11, 2012 for failing to report his offshore (UBS) bank accounts. According to the IRS, Reiss was sentenced to eight months in a community confinement center for failing to file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) with the IRS. Reiss pleaded guilty in August 2011 and agreed to pay back taxes of at least $400,000

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IRS Tax Help for Disaster Victims

Friday, January 27th, 2012

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported 12 natural disasters in 2011 that each caused more than $1 billion in damages, ranging from Hurricane Irene, to severe wildfires, tornadoes and flooding.  As the victims of these disasters rebuild their lives from utter destruction, this tax season many are receiving IRS tax help.
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Offshore Tax Evaders Get Preferred IRS Help

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

An article in Bloomberg entitled IRS Called Easy on Criminal Tax Evaders in Watchdog’s Critique outlines Nina Olson of the National Taxpayer Advocate’s concerns that intentional tax evaders get more IRS help than those who weren’t intending to hide money from the U.S.government. Olson warns that future IRS collection efforts could be jeopardized due to confusion over the treatment of accidental tax evaders. The IRS sees

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IRS Incentives Provide Small Business Tax Help for 2011

Friday, December 30th, 2011

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Offshore Accounts and Swiss Banks– No Longer a Secret

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

This Tuesday, a deadline passed in which 11 Swiss banks were given an IRS ultimatum to hand over account information and pay billions in fines to avoid US tax evasion prosecution. However, what the banks have not divulged are the claims that they would also have to provide all correspondence of their offshore clients over the last 11 years. An online article from “US tax “ultimatum” has Swiss banks sweating”

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IRS Halts Fingerprint Requirement for Tax Preparers

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

The IRS has temporarily suspended its controversial plan to fingerprint tax preparers in large part due to objections raised by the American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA). An excerpt from Accounting Today’s article, IRS Delays Tax Preparer Fingerprinting Requirements, shows IRS chief Doug Schulman, acknowledging  they got the message and have decided “to hold off fingerprinting” while they consider all the information obtained by “interested parties.”  The AICPA letter to the

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Tax Resolution Tip: Selecting the Right Tax Help Service

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

If you are considering seeking expert tax help for your back taxes or IRS problems, you might be feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of tax attorny and tax relief agencies available. Don’t rush into selecting the first tax resolution service that claims to rid you of yourIRS debt for life. That is probably a scam and could cost you a lot more in addition to what you already

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Bad Real Estate Situation Turns into IRS Problems for Retired Couple

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Retired and on a fixed income, our client Carol and her husband ended up owing the IRS $18,000 after a bad real estate situation.  With no options, Carol started to do some research and discovered the great help Tax Resolution Services had done for others in her situation. Tax Resolution Services negotiated with the IRS and Carol and her husband’s IRS debt was reduced to $5300. To hear Carol’s personal

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