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For fifteen years, I have helped resolve IRS tax issues for good people who made past tax mistakes and got into trouble with the IRS. These folks got the the tax relief they needed because they hired expert tax representation capable of handling cases such as theirs. A new Tax Resolution Services commercial for The Blaze TV reminds taxpayers who owe back taxes how important hiring certified tax representation to handle

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Many of us who have worked tirelessly to restore the credibility of the tax resolution industry were pleased to hear our efforts commended by the IRS’ Office of Professional Responsibility (“OPR”). Yesterday’s press release mentioned news of the OPR’s review of the National Association of Tax Resolution Companies (NATRC) code of conduct, and how it was commending the organization in a follow up letter for establishing meaningful standards for its

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Tax practitioners who would like to develop skills to prevent and or resolve IRS collections are invited to join tax expert Eva Rosenberg, aka TaxMama® and yours truly for a complimentary webcast titled: “IRS Practice – Overview of Collection Issues. This course (part of the IRS Practice Series) provides an overview of the collections process and explores the numerous collection issues a practitioner may encounter including the

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Happy Friday! Countdown to tax day: 4 days
Last minute tax filers take note: the most common reasons for refund delays are because of preventable mistakes on the tax return. I thought information from this previous post and interview archive from the Midday Sunday Fox 11 with host Tony Valdez program could provide some help for those still scrambling to finish their tax returns. The trick to avoiding errors on your

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Some of you may still be deciding whether to hire a tax professional or purchase tax preparation software. In this informative video, (one part of a series that came from my appearance on the Midday Sunday Fox 11 with host Tony Valdez program), I offer the following tax help tips: When tax preparation software works
Know when it’s time to hire a tax professional
When it’s time to hire a tax resolution specialist (Below

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Client Mike’s case is a good example of when bad things happen to good people. Before he contacted Tax Resolution Services, Co., (TRS), Mike’s financial troubles included a massive tax bill assessed at over $100 thousand dollars. In a recent episode of the national network television show, TaxMan, I interviewed Mike several years after he first came to TRS for help with his IRS issues. Mike is a nice, honest

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Straight out of a soap opera script, the IRS appears to be facing its own public relations nightmare in the form of a sex scandal. A Huffington Post article titled “Vincent Burroughs Accuses IRS Agent Dora Abrahamson of Coercing Sex by Using Threat of Tax Penalty“ reveals the details of a salacious and inappropriate meeting between IRS agent and taxpayer under audit.
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The discussion of the tax code has been front and center especially since the National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina Olson released her annual report to Congress. In it, Olson suggested the need for tax reform and strongly urged lawmakers to take significant steps to simplify the way too complex tax code.
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It’s one thing to say you’re a “tax resolution specialist” but it’s another to back up that designation with formal credentials. At Tax Resolution Services, Co., (TRS), we require that all of our Tax Attorneys, CPAs and Enrolled Agents meet additional educational, experience, and examination requirements prescribed by the American Society of Tax Problem Solvers (www.ASTPS.org) making them Certified Tax Resolution Specialists (CTRS).
Founded in 1998, Tax Resolution Services, Co. is

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If current debt negotiations are agreed to soon, we may avoid going over the fiscal cliff but it doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods. There will be IRS problems with getting those federal tax laws written which will result in delaying the 2012 tax season. A Barron’s article titled Tax Refund Delays Could Trigger Recession reports on how the tax issue surrounding the delayed refunds could actually send our

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In addition to solving IRS tax problems, Tax Resolution Services, Co. was honored last month with two American Business awards (aka the Stevie awards) for our work in the tax resolution industry.  I was honored with a bronze Stevie Award for Maverick of the Year and my colleague and Tax Resolution Services’ President, Brian Compton gained a silver Stevie as Executive of the Year in Accounting, Banking and Financial Services.

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Last month Eva Rosenberg, the TaxMama® and I led a free Webcast by CPE Link for Tax Practitioners focusing on the topic of Collection Issues. As part of the Team TaxMama Faculty I’m excited to be back with Eva Rosenberg teaching this Wednesday, June 6th from 9-11am for another Live Webcast as part of the IRS Practice Series.
In this week’s Live Webcast, “6 Simple Steps to an Offer-in-Compromise: Completing Form 656”

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The IRS announced this week it changed some of the rules that govern the Offer in Compromise (OIC) program – more flexibility meaning more folks can qualify.  An article in Reuters entitled IRS Widens Taxpayer Debt Forgiveness Program and in Accounting Today entitled IRS Makes Offer in Compromise Program More Flexible outline these changes aimed at giving more American taxpayers flexibility to repay their tax debt as part of the

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The National Association of Tax Resolution Companies (NATRC) inaugural conference in Washington D.C., May 20-21 had several important agenda items. Perhaps the most important was the discussion on how to best regulate companies using deceptive and misleading advertising practices to lure in vulnerable consumers looking to resolve their IRS tax issues.
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The National Association of Tax Resolution Companies (NATRC) Inagural Conference held in Washington D.C., May 20-21 ended today, but not without some exciting highlights. There was a great turn out; about 45 members including attorneys, EA’s and CPAs representing over 30 tax resolution companies from all over the country.
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With the recession in its fourth year, financially distressed consumers are turning to bankruptcy as a means to wipe their financial slate clean including getting rid of their tax debt. However, what many do not realize is that not all tax issues are discharged in bankruptcy. A Bloomberg BusinessWeek article entitled Court says farmers must pay bankruptcy tax reported on a recent Supreme Court ruling that firmly stipulated there be

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If you recently discovered errors on your recent tax return, you don’t have to wait another year, just amend it. I just read two separate (but related) articles on how common it is to find errors after filing that address how taxpayers can amend their returns.  Combined tips inspired by articles from the Orange County Register’s How to Fix Your Messed-Up Tax Return and Wall Street Journal’s How to Amend

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A recent blog post mentioned an article I wrote entitled “The E-Commerce Conundrum: Taxing Virtual Businesses and Their Investors and the Law”. In that article, I discuss at length the tax issues e-commerce and virtual business face, specifically tax pressures from state governments interested in capturing sales taxes from them. Well, this week the Houston Business Journal featured an article Amazon, Texas comptroller negotiating sales tax deal that demonstrates how

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The IRS just released a video entitled Employee or Independent Contractor? that gives guidance to unsure employers interested in properly classifying their workers as either an employee or independent contractor. Improper classification can result in steep IRS penalties for both employer and worker with many business owners getting into trouble simply because they don’t know the difference. Understanding this distinction can help a business owner avoid an IRS audit.
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