by Fresh Start Tax | Sep 25, 2013 | Tax Help
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If you will owe back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service call us today for free initial tax consultation and you can speak directly to tax attorneys, certified public accountants, or former IRS agents, managers and tax instructors.
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Tips to help resolve your Back IRS Tax Problems.
1. The IRS has Publication 594 – For the do-it-your-selfers, read the IRS Collection Process which talks about what to do if you cannot pay your taxes on time. It is comprehensive and thorough.
2. If you did not file your tax returns, file them immediately. The IRS will request this before the case is worked and closed. The Internal Revenue Service will provide copies of tax transcripts that will reflect your last seven years of income.
You can simply request this tax transcript as a starting point to prepare all back tax returns.
3. If on the unfiled tax returns you owe tax (married filing jointly), make a decision whether or not to include both husband and wife on the liability. Sometimes it is better to only have one party responsible for the tax.
4. If you owe less than $25,000, you can get a streamline agreement automatically. Just call the automated service at the IRS, 1 800 829-1040, to make the arrangements.
5. Make sure you do some asset planning before calling the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service may ask you to liquidate some assets so be apprised of the situation now.
6. If you have a pension, 401K or IRA, the IRS will ask if you can liquidate it to pay the taxes. Find out beforehand if you can liquidated any of these and what are the consequences of doing so.
7. Find out whether you qualify for an Offer in Compromise. An OIC can suspend IRS collection action. There are three types of offers in compromise and by contacting us we can simply review which offer may apply to you. Offers in compromise should only be filed if you are a qualified candidate for the program.
8. Make sure you are current for withholding or estimated payments in the current year of the tax problem. IRS may refuse to work your case if you not have enough withholding being taken out in the current year. They may ask you to adjust your W-4 or send in a current estimated tax deposit.
9. Four million taxpayers pay their taxes using an installment agreement.
Find out the criteria for a payment agreement before you call the IRS. Do not call the IRS without first having a plan. If you cannot pay your tax in full you should have a short term solution and an exit strategy.
10. If you owe payroll taxes, Form 941, the IRS will not work with you until you are current on all taxes and all tax returns are up to date, including your personal income taxes.
If you are having IRS problems make sure you call a true IRS tax professional for the best results.
We are a full service tax firm that specializes in IRS and state tax resolution. We can resolve any IRS back tax problem that you have.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Sep 25, 2013 | Tax Help
IRS Tax Levy
We are a tax specialty firm that specializes in immediate IRS tax resolution.
Not only can we get your IRS tax levy released we can also settle your case with the Internal Revenue Service.
Being former IRS agents and managers and having work for IRS for over 60 years we know the exact system to get fast IRS tax levy releases.
If you have unfiled back tax returns the Internal Revenue Service will expect those returns be updated and on the IRS system.
We can help with the preparation of all back unfiled taxes.
Those in the Military
If a taxpayer is in a Qualified Combat Zone (QCZ) or has been granted military deferment under the Service members Civil Relief Act of 2003, no levy maybe action is to be taken.
Many times the Internal Revenue Service does not know the status of those who are in the military. Many are deployed overseas and others simply not receiving their mail or IRS correspondence.
We can get fast IRS tax levy releases on those in the military if you qualify. Simply by calling us today.
You must remember is most important closure case of all IRS enforcement computers. Simply getting in IRS tax levy released is only the beginning of the process. The IRS is levying because you have outstanding back taxes that you owe or possibly unfiled tax returns.
As a general rule the Internal Revenue Service will work with those in the US military to help ease the pain and burden of an IRS tax Levy. You can call us today and we can explain the process to you of how to get a fast IRS tax Levy relief for those in the military.
This includes issuance of L1058, Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing. See IRM 5.1.7.9, QCZ, and IRM 5.1.7.12, Military Deferment, for additional clarification.
A levy on the income of active military personnel attaches to wages, salary, and the following:
1. Payments for Quarters
2. Subsistence
3. Travel
4. Clothing and Uniform Allowances
5. Personal Money and Overseas Allowances
6. Reimbursement for Shipment of Household Goods
7. Lump Sum Leave Payments
8. Retirement Income (Including Disability Payments)
9.Re-enlistment Bonuses
10.Severance Pay
11. Mustering Out Pay
12.Savings Deposit
Please be aware that if you do not get a tax levy release on your wages, the Internal Revenue Service will continually garnish your paycheck week after week until IRS receives a call from you and you work out a tax settlement with them.
The Internal Revenue Service will require a financial statement documented with all income and expenses before they will issue a release on wages or salary.
It is possible to get wage or salary releases within the same week that you received an IRS tax Levy.
Simply call us today will explain the process and go over the different tax options and solutions available to you to finally resolve your IRS back tax debt.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Sep 25, 2013 | Tax Help
Final Rules issued by the IRS
Uncle Sams strong arm, the Internal Revenue Service issued final rules for the individual mandate of President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, one of the most talked about factors of the United States law set to go into effect next year, 2014.
One of the major tenants of Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is the federal mandate that ALL, YES ALL individuals must carry some minimum health insurance or pay a tax.
The brand new system aims to provide insurance through State marketplaces and subsidies for tens of millions of Americans.
We shall see just how this plays out.
If you chose not to carry Insurance
If individuals choose not to carry insurance, they are subject to:
- a penalty, starting at $95 per person per year or
- 1 percent of income in 2014, whichever is greater, and
- eventually reaching $695 per person or 2.5 percent of income by 2016.
The Internal Revenue Service which is administering parts of the law involving revenue collection, released the final rules spelling out the details of what constitutes minimum essential coverage, and how individuals are responsible for spouses, children and other dependents, among other topics.
The Employers Mandate
The individual mandate is distinct from the employer mandate, which imposes a fee on most large employers that do not offer a minimum level of coverage.
Washington delayed that provision, putting off the effective date until 2015.
Promoters of the new law say that, unlike the employer mandate, the individual mandate is essential to ensure enough individuals are enrolled in the system to allow the online marketplaces to function.Once again we will see just how this plays out.
The new guidelines and rules offered good news to employees getting health coverage through a union-sponsored plan. They seem to help clear up that these employees will not be penalized.
The IRS rules also said “employees getting healthcare coverage from a temporary staffing agency are safe from penalties.”
After reviewing the voluminous material, one must wonder how IRS is going to go ahead and force the debt for those who cannot pay for insurance.
How much time and effort is the federal government going to spend on the millions of taxpayers who cannot afford to pay.
The IRS collection division is overloaded with work as over 1.1 million taxpayers owing back tax debt of $56 billion sits in a federal queue because there are no personnel to collect these larger back debt taxes case.
Lets be realistic, is the IRS really got to be looking for taxpayers who’ll less than $1500 when billions of other dollars that are easier to collect just sitting there.
The IRS will probably collect the money through tax refunds going back to taxpayers.
I think not.
by Fresh Start Tax | Sep 24, 2013 | Florida Sales Tax
Owe Back Florida Sales Tax ? You can be Arrested
We are a Florida Tax firm that specializes in Florida Sales Tax Audits on all types of businesses, corporations and individuals.
Do not get caught owing back monies to Florida Sales Tax, Department of Revenue.
If you owe back Florida sales tax you should be aware that you may be arrested.
Please understand we are not telling you this to scare you, however, the department of revenue, state of Florida actively pursues individuals, companies, and businesses who flatly fail to pay back sales tax.
They use these taxpayers as examples for others to be compliant with Florida sales tax laws. Do not let this happen to you. Make sure you are represented and work out a payment plan or arrangement so you can live in peace and without stress from tax agents.
We are comprised of Tax Attorneys, CPA’s, and former IRS and State of Florida agents
We have over 78 years of governmental experience and 300 years professional tax experience.
Frank Lamantia of Fresh Start Tax LLC is one of our own seasoned tax professionals that can represent your best interest if you are about to be or are undergoing a Florida sales tax audit.
This expertise in Florida sales tax will help your company avoid a costly audit assessment.
Insider Tips from Former Sales Tax Agent
On September 10, 2013 (name omitted) the owner of American Security Enterprises, Inc. was arrested by the Leon County Sheriff’s Department on charges that he stole more than $15,000 in sales tax collected from customers, but failed to send in to the state, the Florida Department of Revenue.
Arrest in Florida Sales
The owner, who lives in Tallahassee, was arrested by the Leon County Sheriff’s Department on September 10, 2013 on felony charges relating to theft of state funds and failure to file sales and use tax returns. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and up to $5000 in fines, as well as possible repayment of stolen tax, interest, penalty and investigative costs.
According to Revenue Department investigators, the owner collected sales tax from the clients of his business.
However, during various periods beginning in July 2011 through May 2013, he failed to file tax returns and send in to the state all of the sales taxes that he collected from his customers.
Under state law, sales tax is the property of the state at the moment of collection.
Florida law requires business owners to act as an agent of the state and they must remit all sales tax collected to the state of Florida.
Sales tax is the most significant source of revenue for the state of Florida and many investigative resources have been developed to track sales tax being collected and not remitted.
Florida sales tax is required to be separately stated on the customers invoice and Florida law mandates that the taxes collected be the property of the state from the moment is collected from the customer.
The business may put these amounts in their checking account, however business owners must segregate sales tax collected and remitted to the state in a timely fashion.
Sales tax collected but not remitted is a crime under Florida law and must be taken very seriously.
Florida business owners are not aware of the fact that the Florida Department of revenue is more likely to arrest a business owner for tax fraud than the Internal Revenue Service. While both the IRS and the Florida Department of revenue will put tax liens on the business property, the Florida Department of revenue will also put the business owner in jail if the taxes and all associated penalties, interest, fines and costs are not remitted.
Voluntary Disclosure
If you have been under reporting or not reporting and you have not received a notice of audit, it is highly recommended that you contact our firm and we will assist your business on the details of going through a voluntary disclosure program to come clean now with the Florida Department of revenue, and have most of the penalties waived and prevent it from becoming criminal.
Florida Sales Tax Defense
We are a full-service tax firm that specializes in federal and state tax representation and are one of Florida’s most experienced for sales tax audit defense.
Our staff consists of tax attorneys, certified public accountants, former IRS agents and a former sales tax auditor with over 16 years of direct work experience with the Florida Department of revenue.
Feel free to contact us for initial tax consulting for Florida sales tax audit defense.
We will completely review your case and give you a full assessment of your audit status so that you can make an informed and confident decision of how to fully resolve your sales tax audit case.
Owe Back Florida Sales Tax? Remit or be Arrested – Get Representation
by Fresh Start Tax | Sep 24, 2013 | Tax Help
Find Solutions to IRS Problems
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Our Tax Professionals will develop short and long term strategies to permanently end IRS Problems.
Our firm frequently represents clients that are under going IRS tax audits, removal of federal tax liens, bank levies, and wage garnishments, enter into installment agreements/payment arrangements or Offers in Compromise.
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Stopping IRS problems is only half of the battle.
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