by Fresh Start Tax | Aug 5, 2013 | Sales Tax, State of Florida
Florida Sales Tax Audit Guidance and Defense
If you have received a Florida sales tax audit notice from the from the Florida Department of revenue you have many professional options in which to turn.
It is a best case practice to hire tax attorneys, certified public accountants and former Florida sales tax auditors who are experts in Florida sales tax audits guidance and in Florida sales tax audit defense.
If you are searching the Internet to hire a company, make sure you hire a professional tax firm with a quality reputation, one that is well experienced and one that has a quality Better Business Bureau rating.
Should you handle the Sales Tax Audit yourself ?
If you have absolutely clean tax records, you are well organized, and all your tax records are in relatively good order there is nothing wrong with you handling the Florida Sales tax audit yourself. Many times we will urge clients to do so on there own.
However, if you have skeletons in your closet and have some shaky issues that may cause you some problems, it is best to hire a professional tax firm that has extensive Florida sales tax audit experience.
As a general rule the state of Florida, Department of revenue audits high-value targets and usually has a good reason for the Florida state sales tax audit division to audit your tax records. If you fall into this category should contact us today.
Our Florida Sales Tax Audit Expert.
Fresh Start Tax LLC has recently hired has Mr. Frank Lamantia on the firm’s team as an associate for Florida Sales & Use Tax.
Frank is a former Sales and Use Tax Auditor for the Florida Department of Revenue and can be your greatest asset in your defense and guidance in a sales tax audit.
Mr. Lamantia will use his 16 years of experience, skills and abilities to work for your business to assist, defend and save money for your company that has business activities in the State of Florida.
The Florida Department of Revenue routinely audits business to find out if state taxes were collected, reported and paid correctly.
The Florida Department of Revenue taunts that an audit can be educational to the business but in reality a Florida Sales Tax Audit can become a very expensive and costly experience for your business.
An Florida Sales tax audit is a tool to enforce tax compliance for The Department of Revenue and could apply tax laws unjustly to your business. The Florida Tax Auditor is in your business affairs to come up with an assessment for tax revenue for the State of Florida. Remember the auditor’s job is to find revenue for the state of Florida
We can defend your business and ensure the Florida Sales Tax Laws and Administrative Codes (Rules) are applied correctly to the transactions in your business.
If you have received a Notice of Intent to Audit Books and Records, the auditor will set a date to begin the audit.
We can conduct the audit with a Power of Attorney to insure that all sales and use tax laws are properly applied to your business.
Once a Power of Attorney has been established we will respond to the auditor with a date to start the audit and other deadlines for providing information or documentation thus avoiding an assessment and a warrant based on the best available information.
When there are transactions or issues for which the tax consequences are questionable, we will ask for a written statement of the Departments position at any time during the audit. The Department’s office of Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution will issue a Technical Assistance Advisement (TAA) which is binding on the Department.
Contact us today for free initial consultation for Florida sales tax audit guidance and Florida sales tax audit defense. You will speak directly to a true tax professionals who are experts in Florida sales tax representation.
Florida Sales Tax Audit Guidance & Audit Defense
by Fresh Start Tax | Aug 5, 2013 | Tax Help
Tax Tips from Fresh Start Tax LLC on how reduce Your Taxes with Miscellaneous Deductions.
If you itemize deductions on your tax return, you may be able to deduct certain miscellaneous expenses.
You may benefit from this because a tax deduction normally reduces your federal income tax.
Here are some things you should know about miscellaneous tax deductions:
1. Deductions Subject to the Two Percent Limit.
You can deduct most miscellaneous expenses only if they exceed two percent of your adjusted gross income.
These include expenses such as:
- Unreimbursed employee expenses.
- Expenses related to searching for a new job in the same profession.
- Certain work clothes and uniforms.
- Tools needed for your job.
- Work-related travel and transportation.
- Deductions Not Subject to the Two Percent Limit. Some deductions are not subject to the two percent of AGI limit. Some expenses on this list include:
1. Certain casualty and theft losses. This deduction applies if you held the damaged or stolen property for investment. Property that you hold for investment may include assets such as stocks, bonds and works of art.
2. Gambling losses up to the amount of gambling winnings.
3. Losses from Ponzi-type investment schemes.
4. Many expenses are not deductible.
For example, you can’t deduct personal living or family expenses. Report your miscellaneous deductions on Schedule A, Itemized Deductions.
Be sure to keep records of your deductions as a reminder when you file your taxes in 2014.
Contact us today to learn more about how to reduce your tax through miscellaneous tax deduction’s.
by Fresh Start Tax | Aug 5, 2013 | Sales Tax, State of Florida
Affordable Sales Tax Audit Representation
For those individuals or businesses who are undergoing a Florida sales tax audit the best advice to give anyone is to hire a person who has been a former Florida sales tax auditors and understands the scope of all Florida sales tax audit.
Fresh Start Tax is recently hired former Florida Sales Tax Auditor Frank Lamantia.
Here is some bio information on Frank Lamantia, former Florida Sales Tax Auditor.
Frank is a Former Sales and Use Tax Auditor for the Florida Department of Revenue while employed with the Florida DOR achieved the following awards:
- Davis Productivity Award of Distinction,
- Florida DOR Distinguished Service Award,
- Florida DOR Certificate of Excellence,
- Florida DOR Certificate of Appreciation,
- Florida DOR Special Recognition and the Florida DOR Super Star Award.
His career with the State of Florida Sales Tax Division of Treasury in 1985 as an Accountant Supervisor, Florida State University in 1987 as an Accounting Supervisor, Florida Attorney General in 1990 as an Assistant Finance & Accounting Director.
Frank then began his sales tax career in 1994 with the Florida Department of Revenue Sales Tax ,Coral Springs Florida Service Center.
Frank also worked at the Fort Myers Florida and Orlando Florida Service Centers.
Frank continued his sales tax career with the Florida out-of-state office, the Atlanta Service Center in 2001.
From 1994 to 2001 Frank worked in the Florida Service centers of Coral Springs, Fort Myers and Orlando
Frank conducted numerous audits of large multi-state corporations as well as small and medium size corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships while working as a Florida in-state auditor.
From 2001 until 2010 Frank worked in the Florida out-of-state office of Atlanta, Georgia. Frank conducted numerous audits of large multi-state corporations as well as small and medium size corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships that maintained their books and records in Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina.
If you need state of Florida sales tax help of any type contact us today so we could completely resolve your state of Florida IRS tax problem.
Frank is a specialist in Sales Tax Audits, Owing and Settling Sales Tax Issues and Sales Tax Problem Resolutions.
Frank cannot only help resolve your Florida sales tax issue if you’re going to wind up owing tax will look at your different tax options so this Florida sales tax debt will not cripple your financial life.
Besides having Frank on staff we are comprised of tax attorneys, certified public accountants, and former IRS agents, managers and tax instructors.
Call our offices today and speak direct to Frank or others on our professional tax team. 1-866-700-1040.
by Fresh Start Tax | Aug 5, 2013 | Florida Sales Tax
Fresh Start Tax L.L.C. is please to announce the hiring of Frank A. Lamantia is a Former State of Florida Sales Tax Auditor.
Frank is an expert in State of Florida Sales Tax Help, Audits and Settlements.
Here is some bio information on Frank.
Frank earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1973 with a major in Accounting and a minor in Business Administration and Economics.
Former Sales and Use Tax Auditor for the Florida Department of Revenue while employed with the Florida DOR achieved the following awards:
Davis Productivity Award of Distinction,
Florida DOR Distinguished Service Award,
Florida DOR Certificate of Excellence,
Florida DOR Certificate of Appreciation,
Florida DOR Special Recognition and the Florida DOR Super Star Award.
His career with the State of Florida, Division of Treasury in 1985 as an Accountant Supervisor, Florida State University in 1987 as an Accounting Supervisor, Florida Attorney General in 1990 as an Assistant Finance & Accounting Director.
Frank then began his sales tax career in 1994 with the Florida Department of Revenue Coral Springs Florida Service Center. Frank also worked at the Fort Myers Florida and Orlando Florida Service Centers.
Frank continued his sales tax career with the Florida out-of-state office, the Atlanta Service Center in 2001.
From 1994 to 2001 Frank worked in the Florida Service centers of Coral Springs, Fort Myers and Orlando
Frank conducted numerous audits of large multi-state corporations as well as small and medium size corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships while working as a Florida in-state auditor.
From 2001 until 2010 Frank worked in the Florida out-of-state office of Atlanta, Georgia. Frank conducted numerous audits of large multi-state corporations as well as small and medium size corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships that maintained their books and records in Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Frank proudly served in the United States Army from 1967 through 1969 as a Specialist 5 Processing Coordinator in The Pentagon, Washington, DC.
If you need state of Florida sales tax help of any type contact us today so we could completely resolve your state of Florida IRS tax problem.
Frank is a specialist in Sales Tax Audits, Owing and Settling Sales Tax Issues and Sales Tax Problem Resolutions.
Call our offices today and speak direct to Frank. 1-866-700-1040
by Fresh Start Tax | Aug 5, 2013 | Florida Sales Tax
If you have a need to reach out to a Former State of Florida Sales Tax Auditor contact Fresh Start Tax LLC and you can speak directly to Frank Lamantia.
Frank A. Lamantia is a Former State of Florida Sales Tax Auditor.
Frank earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1973 with a major in Accounting and a minor in Business Administration and Economics.
Former Sales and Use Tax Auditor for the Florida Department of Revenue while employed with the Florida DOR achieved the following awards:
- Davis Productivity Award of Distinction,
- Florida DOR Distinguished Service Award,
- Florida DOR Certificate of Excellence,
- Florida DOR Certificate of Appreciation,
- Florida DOR Special Recognition and the Florida DOR Super Star Award.
Frank began his accounting career in 1973 with Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation in the corporate headquarters in Wheeling, West Virginia as an Internal Auditor and then as an Accounting Supervisor at the Steel Making Division in Steubenville, Ohio.
Frank continued with his accounting career with the State of Florida, Division of Treasury in 1985 as an Accountant Supervisor, Florida State University in 1987 as an Accounting Supervisor, Florida Attorney General in 1990 as an Assistant Finance & Accounting Director.
Frank then began his sales tax career in 1994 with the Florida Department of Revenue Coral Springs Florida Service Center. Frank also worked at the Fort Myers Florida and Orlando Florida Service Centers.
Frank continued his sales tax career with the Florida out-of-state office, the Atlanta Service Center in 2001.
From 1994 to 2001 Frank worked in the Florida Service centers of Coral Springs, Fort Myers and Orlando
Frank conducted numerous audits of large multi-state corporations as well as small and medium size corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships while working as a Florida in-state auditor.
From 2001 until 2010 Frank worked in the Florida out-of-state office of Atlanta, Georgia. Frank conducted numerous audits of large multi-state corporations as well as small and medium size corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships that maintained their books and records in Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Frank proudly served in the United States Army from 1967 through 1969 as a Specialist 5 Processing Coordinator in The Pentagon, Washington, DC.
If you need state of Florida sales tax help of any type contact us today so we could completely resolve your state of Florida IRS tax problem.
Former State of Florida Sales Tax Auditor – Fresh Start Tax LLC
