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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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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Homeowners: Take Advantage of Available Tax Help

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

With tax day just around the corner, many taxpayers will soon scramble to get their documents organized in order to take full advantage of all the tax breaks available to them. Of these taxpayers, homeowners have a lot to gain but to getting the tax help they need, will mean preparing the dreaded and often confusing itemized deductions.  A Fox Business Article entitled Six Tax Breaks Every Homeowner Should Know

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IRS Cyber Scams– Protect Your Personal Information

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

The IRS is issuing information to all taxpayers to stay on the lookout for fraudulent emails and correspondences claiming to be the IRS this tax season. Each year the IRS receives thousands of reports about suspicious calls, emails, faxes and notices claiming to be from the IRS. Thegoal of these fraudulent notices is an attempt to collect your personal information for identity theft or to take your money!
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Tax Relief for Parents

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Parents of children and those with dependents should keep in mind the tax relief benefits and deductions available to them this tax season. The IRS has issued a brief reminder to all parents to keep these tax relief tips in mind as they file their 2011 taxes: Dependents: You can start claiming a child as a dependent the year they are born, so if you gave birth to little bundle in

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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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IRS Tax Help for Small Businesses and Self-Employed

Friday, January 27th, 2012

As we move into tax season it is important to stay up to date and educated on the current regulations and laws surrounding taxes. By staying educated on important tax issues you can help keep yourself out of future IRS tax problems such as back taxes and tax liens.
To help make thetax process easier for small businesses and the self-employed the IRS has created a tax center on their

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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 Tax Help Basics for the Self-Employed

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Self-employment can be a liberating experience. You get to make your own rules, work your own hours and say goodbye to the horrors of a demanding boss. With this freedom comes responsibility and handling all your business affairs now solely rests on your shoulders, including payingyour own taxes. A recent Ledyard-Patch article entitled Self-Employed? IRS Says You Should Read This reminds us that the self-employed are urged to get

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IRS Offer in Compromise Saves Tax Client Over $15,000

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Every month Tax Resolution Services chooses a very special Tax Client Of The Month.  It’s our way of acknowledging good friends and saying “thanks” to those who support Tax Resolution Services with referrals, word of mouth and repeat business.
This month’s TaxClient Of The Month is Mr. Joe F.
Mr. Joe F. owed the IRS $16,000 in back taxes when he sought help.  After several months of negotiations, we were able

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Eliminate Tax Debt Through IRS Payment Plan or Offer in Compromise

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Question: I’ve likely waited way too long, but now that we’re into 2012, I really want to get a handle on my tax debt. In fact, I want to eliminate my tax debt. What advice do you have for me? Answer: The first thing you should do — and you should do this immediately — is visit a qualified tax professional. He or she will discuss with you your current

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Tax Advocate Warns Taxpayers Rights at Risk

Friday, January 20th, 2012

While cutting government spending is often seen as a good thing, in the case of the IRS, it may be having the opposite effect. Forbes featured an article IRS Advocate: New Taxpayer Rights Crisis Is Brewing highlighting the release of a recent annual report to Congress by National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina E. Olson. Olson, known for being one of Washington’s most outspoken officials, states her concerns for current IRS policies

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IRS Offers Tax Help Using Social Media

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Most of us do everything online. From paying the mortgage to posting on Facebook, our lives are increasingly more apt to be managed by a computer or a mobile device. Social media has become a major player in how we gather information and communicate; a fact that even IRS has becomequite aware of. As a result of this ubiquity, the IRS recently began providing the latest tax information, new

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Tax Cheats Warning: IRS is‘Turning Up the Pressure’

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

The head of the Internal Revenue Service described how the tax-collecting agency will place more pressure on tax cheats and companies that facilitate cheating. It’s time for tax cheats to worry.
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The Internal Revenue Service is “turning up the pressure” on tax cheats.
Those were the exact words from IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman when he spoke in December at the IRS/George Washington University 24th Annual Institute.
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More Wealthy Americans Need Tax Help

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

The IRS just released a study showing a rise of under-reporting by American taxpayers to the tune of $450 billion dollars in 2006; that’s up $105 billion from the last IRS study that was conducted in 2001.
A Forbes article called New IRS Tax Gap Report: Cheating Still Rampant shows taxpayers have an 83.1% compliance rate. That means that the 17% of American taxpayers who are under-reporting their taxes are contributing

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Back Taxes Owed by Christie Brinkley Amount to $500,000

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Former model Christie Brinkley owes the Internal Revenue Service $531,000 in back taxes.
Brinkley, 57, owns properties in the Hamptons and is worth a reported $80 million.
“I was surprised to learn of the tax lien filing and took immediate steps to rectify this matter. I discovered the tax lien was the result of an error,” Brinkley told TMZ.
“I regret not paying more attention to my accounting, but I have been and

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New IRS Program for Offshore Tax Help

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Major news agencies are reporting the recent IRS announcement that it was “reopening” the offshore voluntary disclosure program to encourage taxpayers to disclose their offshore accounts and becoming current with their IRS tax debt. An article written in Forbes, IRS OffersTaxpayers One More Chance, shined some light on the most likely motives for this latest IRS amnesty: money.
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IRS Audits Increase for the Wealthy

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

According to a new article by the Los Angeles Times, the IRS is increasing the number of audits on taxpayers making over  $1 million a year.  In the article titled Big earners more likely to face audits by Tiffany Hsu, the majority of audits done by the IRS are done on those making $1 million and very rarely on anyone making under $20 k a year. Hsu states that in

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Offshore Account Holders Beware of IRS Summons

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

As we always say at Tax Resolution Services “you can run but you can’t hide from the IRS” which was reinforced in a recent Forbes article called IRS Summons? Meet John Doe.  The article shed some light on the “other” way the IRS can find taxpayers suspected of tax debt through what is called the John Doe Summons.  The John Doe Summons works to gather information like: pursuing investors in tax

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Tax Resolution Tip: 2012 IRS Tax Debt Detection

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Happy New Year! This year, why not keep on top of your taxes? If you owe IRS back taxes, read on! The IRS has a new tool in tax collection, aimed at better recovering taxes owed from taxpayers. The IRS is now using analytics to:
–collect back taxes
–detect tax fraud schemes
–reduce the number of fraudulent refunds the agency pays out
The IRS has contracted SAS Institute for $6.25 million to use their data

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