by Fresh Start Tax | Sep 4, 2013 | Florida Sales Tax
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The State of Florida Sales Tax Division has been aggressively pursuing Florida businesses and owners. Sales Tax Audits are expected to soar during the next 3 years.
With the State of Florida needing revenue and not wanting to raise taxes, the easiest place to find extra money is through where else, through Sales Tax audits.
The State of Florida has been actively putting in new software and updating their old systems to get a better handle on filings and delinquent paying issues. The State of Florida business owners will find a much quicker response time when sales tax returns are not filed and payments are not made.
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What Types of Records Will I Need to Provide for a Revenue Tax Audit?
What type of records you will need for a Sales Tax Audit for State of Florida Sales Tax.
When the State of Florida notify you of an intent to audit, they will also tell you what records you will need to provide.
The types of records may include, but are not limited to:
1. General ledgers and journals
2. Cash receipt and disbursement journals
3. Purchase and sales journals
4. Sales tax exemption or resale certificates
5. Florida tax returns
6. Federal tax returns
7. Depreciation schedules
8. Property records
The State of Florida sales tax agents many times extend this list ans almost always they do.
You can never know what to expect.Much depends on the experience of the revenue tax auditor.
It is always best to have a professional tax firm represent your best interest.
Record keeping for Sales Tax Audit, Florida purposes.
You must keep your records for three years since an audit can extend back that far. The Department of Revenue may audit for periods longer than three years if you did not file, or filed a substantially incorrect return or payment.
Do not be bullied by the state of Florida revenue tax department. Contact us today for free initial tax consultation so we can make this an easy and affordable process for you.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Sep 4, 2013 | Tax Help
If you are a nonresident alien and looking for IRS tax representation or IRS tax help contact us today and speak directly to a tax attorney or certified public accountant or former IRS agent or manager.
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Who is a Nonresident Alien
An alien is any individual who is not a U.S. citizen or U.S. national. A nonresident alien is an alien who has not passed the green card test or the substantial presence test.
Who Must File with the IRS?
If you are any of the following, you must file a return:
1. A nonresident alien individual engaged or considered to be engaged in a trade or business in the United States during the year. You must file even if:
2. Your income did not come from a trade or business conducted in the United States,
3. You have no income from U.S. sources, or
4. Your income is exempt from income tax.
However, if your only U.S. source income is wages in an amount less than the personal exemption amount (see Publication 501), you are not required to file.
A nonresident alien individual not engaged in a trade or business in the United States with U.S. income on which the tax liability was not satisfied by the withholding of tax at the source.
A representative or agent responsible for filing the return of an individual described in (1) or (2),
A fiduciary for a nonresident alien estate or trust, or
A resident or domestic fiduciary, or other person, charged with the care of the person or property of a nonresident individual may be required to file an income tax return for that individual and pay the tax (Refer to Treas. Reg. 1.6012-3(b)).
Please NOTE:
If you were a nonresident alien student, teacher, or trainee who was temporarily present in the United States on an “F,””J,””M,” or “Q” visa, you are considered engaged in a trade or business in the United States.
You must file Form 1040NR (or Form 1040NR-EZ) only if you have income that is subject to tax, such as wages, tips, scholarship and fellowship grants, dividends, etc. Refer to Foreign Students and Scholars for more information.
Claiming a Refund or Benefit
You must also file an income tax return if you want to:
1. Claim a refund of over withheld or overpaid tax, or
2. Claim the benefit of any deductions or credits. For example, if you have no U.S. business activities but have income from real property that you choose to treat as effectively connected income, you must timely file a true and accurate return to take any allowable deductions against that income.
Which Income to Report if you are a Nonresident Alien
A nonresident alien’s income that is subject to U.S. income tax must generally be divided into two categories:
Income that is Effectively Connected with a trade or business in the United States
U.S. source income that is Fixed, Determinable, Annual, or Periodical (FDAP)
Effectively Connected Income, after allowable deductions, is taxed at graduated rates. These are the same rates that apply to U.S. citizens and residents. FDAP income generally consists of passive investment income; however, in theory, it could consist of almost any sort of income. FDAP income is taxed at a flat 30 percent (or lower treaty rate) and no deductions are allowed against such income.
Effectively Connected Income should be reported on page one of Form 1040NR. FDAP income should be reported on page four of Form 1040NR.
Which Form to File
Nonresident aliens who are required to file an income tax return must use:
- Form 1040NR-EZ (PDF) if qualified. Refer to the Instructions for Form 1040NR-EZ to determine if you qualify.
When and Where To File
If you are an employee or self-employed person and you receive wages or non-employee compensation subject to U.S. income tax withholding, or you have an office or place of business in the United States, you must generally file by the 15th day of the 4th month after your tax year ends.
For a person filing using a calendar year this is generally April 15.
If you are not an employee or self-employed person who receives wages or non-employee compensation subject to U.S. income tax withholding, or if you do not have an office or place of business in the United States, you must file by the 15th day of the 6th month after your tax year ends. For a person filing using a calendar year this is generally June 15.
File Form 1040NR-EZ and Form 1040NR at the address shown in the instructions for Form 1040NR-EZ and 1040NR.
Extension of time to file with the IRS
If you cannot file your return by the due date, you should file Form 4868 (PDF) to request an automatic extension of time to file.
You must file Form 4868 by the regular due date of the return.
You Could Lose Your Deductions and Credits
To get the benefit of any allowable deductions or credits, you must timely file a true and accurate income tax return. For this purpose, a return is timely if it is filed within 16 months of the due date just discussed.
The Internal Revenue Service has the right to deny deductions and credits on tax returns filed more than 16 months after the due dates of the returns. Refer to When To File in Chapter 7 of Publication 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens (PDF) for additional details.
Departing Alien – Sailing Permits
Before leaving the United States, all aliens (with certain exceptions) must obtain a certificate of compliance.
This document, also popularly known as the sailing permit or departure permit, must be secured from the IRS before leaving the U.S. You will receive a sailing or departure permit after filing a Form 1040-C (PDF) or Form 2063 (PDF).
Even if you have left the United States and filed a Form 1040-C, U.S. Departing Alien Income Tax Return (PDF), on departure, you still must file an annual U.S. income tax return.
If you are married and both you and your spouse are required to file, you must each file a separate return, unless one of the spouses is a U.S. citizen or a resident alien, in which case the departing alien could file a joint return with his or her spouse (Refer to Nonresident Spouse Treated as a Resident).
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by Fresh Start Tax | Sep 4, 2013 | Tax Help
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by Fresh Start Tax | Sep 4, 2013 | Tax Lawyer
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by Fresh Start Tax | Sep 4, 2013 | Florida Sales Tax
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Factors that can trigger a Florida business to become a target of a Florida sales tax audit
The state of Florida Department of revenue audits taxpayers for various reasons.
The list below could have triggered your Florida sales tax audit.
1. Do you purchase supplies for your business from out-of-state vendors or through the Internet?
2. Did you sell goods at retail, or wholesale products which you manufacture,
3. Did you sell services in Florida, can you be sure you are collecting the appropriate amount of sales tax on the sale of your goods or services?
4. If the answer is “yes” to any of these questions you might be targeted by the State of Florida for a sales and use tax audit.
State of Florida targets all business you may have been randomly selected
The state of Florida Sales Tax Audits targets different businesses, different industries and different geographical boundaries to make sure they have a very balanced approach to the sales tax audits in the state of Florida.
State of Florida Sales Tax must ensure total coverage for the entire state therefore all industries and businesses are included in sales tax audits.
No industries are excluded. The state of Florida keeps a sharp eye on all industry, new industries in potential targets of abuse.
When the state of Florida sales tax division finds widespread industry abuse they will put a lot of their time and resources into correction.
As a general rule that could mean convictions, heavy penalties, fines and certainly media and newspaper publicity.
They do this to get the attention of the public and mainly to help control industry abuses.
As a general rule when the state or federal agency puts out a number of press releases it is attempting to let the public know there plan a future attack.
It also should be noted that the state of Florida sales and use tax division conducts random audits as well as targeted audits.
Other factors that have to be considered for Florida Sales Tax Audits:
1. industries presently selected as targets
2. prior audit history
3. amount of exempt sales being claimed
4. Amount of total sales being reported
5. ratio of exempt sales to total sales
6. location of the business
7. adverse information from customers or employees
Most of these factors are obvious but the state of Florida sales tax audit division is always coming up with more programming targeting the industries where revenue success is obvious.
Companies with a history of prior audits where there was significant recovery will definitely get audited again.
Larger companies with high amounts of sales and those reporting high amounts of exempt sales are also targeted.
You should also be aware that Florida sales tax audits occur many times when ex- spouses and former employees turn and companies, individuals, and corporations that have been tax cheats over the years purely for retribution.
Florida’s voluntary disclosure program ( VDP )
Florida’s voluntary disclosure program allows a taxpayer to report previously unpaid or underpaid tax liabilities for any tax administered by the Department of Revenue. It is the taxpayer’s opportunity to voluntarily pay these taxes without being penalized.
Who is eligible for VDP?
Anyone who has any tax liability for a tax administered by the Florida Department of Revenue and who has not been previously contacted by the Department concerning the liability. Disclosures relating to delinquencies or deficiencies that are obvious and would routinely generate a billing if not otherwise self-disclosed are not eligible for the program.
What are the benefits to the taxpayer?
When the tax and interest liabilities have been paid, all penalties will be waived unless tax has been collected and not remitted. In those instances, a five percent penalty will be imposed, unless reasonable cause is presented.
How far back will the Department look?
Three years immediately preceding the postmark date of the voluntary disclosure request. Failure to take advantage of this program could result in the Department holding the taxpayer liable for the applicable (longer) limitation periods of the relevant taxes.
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