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IRS Examination

02 Aug

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, Back Taxes Owed, Currently Not Collectible, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Lien, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement

Basically the simple answer is file your tax forms with both the US Federal government and applicable state governments.  Start by filing the previous 3 years of income tax returns ASAP. It is possible the IRS may have already filed returns for you. Under Section 6020(b)...

22 Jul

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, Audit Reconsideration, Audit Technique Guide, IRS Audit, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Mediation, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests

In January 2011 IRS agents began to audit Quickbooks data files and will require a copy of your QuickBooks data, if used, to help them with the audit. YIKES! These are some of my suggestions to prepare for a tax audit involving Quickbooks. Make an annual backup that matches...

05 Jul

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, Audit Reconsideration, Business Expense, Correspondence Audit, Deductible Expense, Disallowed Expenses, Entity Classification, IRS Audit, IRS Examination, Tax Deductible Expenses

The IRS has developed a rule of thumb for analyzing business losses called the Hobby Loss Rule of Thumb that basically says if a business reports a net profit in 3 out of the last 5 years it is presumed to be a for-profit business. Similarly...

28 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Amended Tax Return, Appeals & Audit Resolution, Back Taxes Owed, Installment Agreement, Intent To Levy, Intent To Lien, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Centralized Insolvency, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Levy, IRS Lien, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement

Collection of federal taxes starts with an assessment of tax due. The assessment serves two functions. It is the government’s mechanism for keeping records and recording a liability. The assessment, authorizing the government to collect, is equivalent to the final judgment that a general creditor must...

24 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Back Taxes Owed, Bankruptcy, Intent To Levy, Intent To Lien, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Centralized Insolvency, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Levy, IRS Lien, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, Non-filed Tax Returns, Offer In Compromise, Paying Taxes, Self Employ, Small Business, Sole Proprietor, Sub-chapter S, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Relief

Call 800-913-9358 to reach the Centralized Insolvency Operation. Hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. eastern time. If the IRS is a creditor in a bankruptcy case, and you determine that IRS was not originally listed as a creditor, notification of the filing should be sent...

20 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Examination, IRS Levy, IRS Lien, IRS Mediation, Offer In Compromise, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests, Tax Relief

The IRS has revised Form 656, Offer in Compromise. When submitting an offer use the March 2011 revision of Form 656. Beginning July 5, the IRS will not accept outdated forms. If an offer is submitted on an outdated form, the IRS will return it. Here's the...

17 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Abusive Tax Shelter, Colorado Department of Revenue, Estimated Taxes, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Levy, IRS Lien, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, Private Letter Ruling, Tax Abuse, Tax Problems & Requests, Tax Relief, Tax Whistle Blower

I am opposed to all tax strategy patents.  They are bad public policy and harmful to taxpayers and their advisers.  No one should have a monopoly on part of the tax code and no taxpayer should be subject to paying royalties or lawsuits for using...

13 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Abusive Tax Shelter, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, Tax Abuse, Tax Fraud, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests

An abusive tax shelter generally offers inflated tax savings which are disproportionately greater than your actual investment placed at risk. Usually you invest money to generate income or capital appreciation but an abusive tax shelter generates little or no income or capital appreciation, and/or the...

07 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Amended Tax Return, Appeals & Audit Resolution, Audit Technique Guide, Back Taxes Owed, Enrolled Agent, Intent To Levy, Intent To Lien, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Levy, IRS Lien, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, Non-filed Tax Returns, Paying Taxes, Statutory Notice of Deficiency, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Relief

IF you find yourself 'running out of time' on the 90 day period, filing a tax court petition and paying court fees and representing yourself pro-se or hiring a tax court lawyer are last choice decisions. They are costly and tax court I hate to...

03 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Audit Technique Guide, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement

Regardless of the type of restaurant one fact that is consistent when it comes to IRS audits is that all restaurants have numerous sales transactions with small(er) dollar amounts, taking place in a short time frame, such as during lunch or dinner. Many restaurants, especially...

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