by Fresh Start Tax | Jul 1, 2012 | Back Taxes, Income Tax Preparation, Representation, Tax Lawyer, Tax Returns
IRS Tax Representation for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Living Abroad
We are “World Wide IRS Tax Experts comprised of Tax Attorneys, Former IRS Agents.
For United States Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad
If you are a United States citizen or resident alien, the rules for filing income, estate, and gift tax returns and paying estimated tax are generally the same whether you are in the United States or abroad.
Did you know that your world wide income is taxable?
If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien residing overseas, or are in the military on duty outside the U.S., on the regular due date of your return, you are allowed an automatic 2-month extension to file your return and pay any amount due without requesting an extension.
We also can file any and all back tax years and unfiled tax returns.
Extension Period.
For a calendar year return, the automatic 2-month extension is to June 15.
If you are unable to file your return by the automatic 2-month extension date, you can request an additional extension to October 15 by filing Form 4868 before the automatic 2-month extension date. However, any tax due payments made after June 15 will be subject to both interest charges and failure to pay penalties.
Where to File
If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien (Green Card Holder) and you live in a foreign country, mail your U.S. tax return to:
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Austin, TX 73301-0215
USA
Estimated tax payments should be mailed with form 1040-ES to:
Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 1300
Charlotte, NC 28201-1300
USA
The Tax Law.
1. Taxpayers with an AGI (Adjusted Gross Income) of $57,000 or less can electronically file their tax return for free using free file.
2. Taxpayers with an AGI greater than $57,000 can either use the Free File Fillable Forms or e file by purchasing commercial software. A limited number of companies provide software that can accommodate foreign addresses. To determine which will work best for you, get help choosing a software provider.
If you are looking for a Professional Tax Firm and for IRS tax Representation call us today for a no cost consult.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Jun 30, 2012 | IRS Tax Problem, Representation, Tax Help, Tax Lawyer
IRS has a SNAFU in there CADE computer system that is causing many problems and hoards of taxpayers are filing complaints because of Wrongful Federal Tax Lien activity.
If you are having a tax problem and need tax relief call for tax help today from tax attorneys, tax lawyers and Former IRS agents.
1-866-700-1040. Do not be bullied any more, fight back.
Some will file Federal Lawsuits and WIN.
IRS files some 980,000 Federal Tax Liens each year. These Federal Tax Liens wipes out and destroys the financial life of these people. Many of these Federal Tax Liens never should have been filed in the first place.
The credit life of these taxpayers are destroyed for years to come because of the Federal Tax Lien filing.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has recently rebuked the IRS in a report recently issued.
The Report on Wrongful Federal Tax Liens
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) mails federal tax lien notices to taxpayers in a timely manner as required by law most of the time.
However, it does not always follow its own regulations for notifying taxpayer representatives and processing undelivered lien notices, according to a report released publicly today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
TIGTA is required by law to determine annually whether the federal tax lien notices issued by the IRS comply with the legal guidelines in Internal Revenue Code Section 6320 and related guidance in the Federal Tax Liens Handbook.
The TIGTA auditors reviewed a statistically valid sample of 105 Notices of Federal Tax Lien (NFTL) filed for the 12-month period ending June 30, and determined that the IRS mailed taxpayers the federal tax lien notices in a timely manner as required.
However, the IRS did not always follow its own regulations for notifying representatives of the filing of NFTLs.
IRS Regulations.
The IRS Regulations require that taxpayer representatives be given copies of all correspondence issued to taxpayers.
TIGTA estimated that 43,817 taxpayers may have been adversely affected because the IRS did not follow requirements to notify the taxpayers’ representatives of the taxpayers’ rights related to liens.
Additionally, when an initial federal tax lien notice is returned undelivered and a different address is available for the taxpayer, the IRS does not always meet its statutory requirement to send the lien notice to the taxpayer’s last known address.
From a judgmental sample of 250 undelivered lien notices, TIGTA identified four cases for which a new federal tax lien notice should have been sent to the taxpayer’s updated address because IRS systems reflected that the address was updated prior to the NFTL preparation.
These cases could involve legal violations because the IRS did not meet its statutory requirement to send lien notices to the taxpayer’s last known address.
The Report and the Violations by the IRS.
“After filing Notices of Federal Tax Lien, the IRS must notify the affected taxpayers in writing, at their last known address, within five business days of the lien filings,” said J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. “However, as noted in previous audits, the IRS did not always follow its own internal guidelines for notifying taxpayer representatives of the filing of the NFTL. Therefore, the rights of some taxpayers may have been violated when the IRS did not notify their representatives of lien filings.”
In TIGTA’s Fiscal Year 2009 lien notice audit, TIGTA recommended that the IRS enhance its systems to ensure taxpayer representatives timely received lien notices. However, the IRS corrective action has not been implemented yet.
In the report released publicly , TIGTA recommended that the IRS improve the controls and oversight for the processing of undelivered lien notices to ensure they are researched timely, and ensure the use of undelivered lien notice mail status codes is consistent in the procedures for the Automated Collection System and the Collection Field function.
IRS Changes.
The IRS agreed with TIGTA’s recommendations and plans to:
1) make changes to the respective internal guidelines to improve documentation and support the timely resolution of undeliverable notices, and
2) evaluate the use of mail status codes against resource demands to determine if implementation is feasible.
If you are a victim of a Wrongful Filing of a Federal Tax Lien, call us today. 1-866-700-1040.
by Fresh Start Tax | Jun 29, 2012 | Back Taxes, Expatriate Tax, Income Tax Preparation, IRS Tax Debt, Offer in Compromise, Representation, Tax Lawyer, Tax Returns, Tax Settlements
ExPats IRS Tax Consultants – Income Tax Prep, File, Tax Settlements – Tax Attorneys, Former IRS 1-866-700-1040
We are a Professional Tax Firm specializing in World Wide Ex-Pat tax consultations, tax services, income tax preparation and IRS tax settlements.
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Expats and everyone living abroad including those with FBAR issues, BEWARE.
Under Obama Care the IRS will be given over $500 million large to enforce compliance and collections of IRS Tax Laws and much of the budget is to aggressively go after International money.
The IRS will be carefully watching Expats because of the non compliance from ExPats.
IRS has found that many Expats not in filing compliance. IRS plans to change this starting next year.
The IRS report is specially targeting international money and IRS is setting Agent Groups up specializing in ExPat stuff.
This is not to scare you but just stating fact. If you are in compliance you do not need to worry or read the rest.
If you are having tax issues or you are in non compliance with the IRS and need to chat, hit us up for a free tax consult. We specialize in Expat Tax.
We have worked countless numbers of these cases.
Since we have worked for the IRS we know all the tax strategies and procedures related to the tax filings and tax settlements to get you through worry free.
Penalties for not filing.
Significant penalty imposed for not filing expatriation form
Anyone who has expatriated or terminated his U.S. residency status must file Form 8854, Initial and Annual Expatriation Information Statement (PDF). Form 8854 must also be filed to comply with the annual information reporting requirements of Internal Revenue Code section 6039G, if the person is subject to tax under Section 877 of the Code.
A $10,000 penalty may be imposed for failure to file Form 8854 when required.
IRS is sending notices to expatriates that have not complied with the Form 8854 requirements, including the imposition of the $10,000 penalty where appropriate.
The Instructions for Form 8854 (PDF) provide details about the filing requirements, related definitions and line-by-line instructions for completing the form.
Failure to file or not including all the information required by the form or including incorrect information could lead to a large penalty and tax enforcement.
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We are affordable, assessable and will tell your the truth. We can file all back tax returns with or without records through our tax reconstruction methods.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Jun 28, 2012 | FBAR, IRS Tax Debt, Representation, Tax Lawyer, Tax Returns, Tax Settlements
FBAR – Tax Lawyers – File and Settle – IRS Tax & FBAR Experts
Take the fear out of FBAR.
We are a professional tax firm specializing in FBAR tax filings and tax negotiations. We are compromised of Board Certified Tax Lawyers, Tax Attorneys, CPA’s and Former IRS Agents who where both teaching instructors and former IRS managers when employed by the IRS. We have a combined 60 years who experience at the IRS.
We also taught Tax Law while employed by the IRS.
Our firm specializes in the filing, negotiation and tax debt settlements of World Wide FBAR cases.
The IRS viewpoint on FBAR
The Internal Revenue Service is starting ramp up enforcement of there International Tax Program and the latest goldmine for the feds is found in the FBAR filings and payment.
To date the IRS has found over $5 billion Dollars in collectables. With that type of money on the table the IRS is not going to quit. This makes the IRS look good!
As a matter of fact the IRS is dedicating much of there millions in enforcement budget specifically to this FBAR project.
After speaking to several IRS agents, the management of the IRS is going to “make FBAR headlines with there enforcement”. They want to scare taxpayers to death.
What hangs over the head of many of the taxpayers is the fear of going to jail and this is huge. It makes people jump and scares them into tax compliance. And, it has worked!
Who Must File an FBAR
United States persons are required to file an FBAR if:
The United States person had a financial interest in or signature authority over at least one financial account located outside of the United States; and
The aggregate value of all foreign financial accounts exceeded $10,000 at any time during the calendar year to be reported.
United States person means United States citizens; United States residents; entities, including but not limited to, corporations, partnerships, or limited liability companies created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States; and trusts or estates formed under the laws of the United States.
Exceptions to the Reporting Requirement
Exceptions to the FBAR reporting requirements can be found in the FBAR instructions.
There are filing exceptions for the following United States persons or foreign financial accounts:
1.Certain foreign financial accounts jointly owned by spouses;
2.United States persons included in a consolidated FBAR;
3.Correspondent/nostro accounts;
4.Foreign financial accounts owned by a governmental entity;
5. Foreign financial accounts owned by an international financial institution;
6.IRA owners and beneficiaries;
7.Participants in and beneficiaries of tax-qualified retirement plans;
8.Certain individuals with signature authority over but no financial interest in a foreign financial account;
9.Trust beneficiaries; and
10.Foreign financial accounts maintained on a United States military banking facility.
If you are looking to have true FBAR experts handle your case call us today for a no cost consult. 1-866-700-1040.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Jun 27, 2012 | Abatements, Back Taxes, Expatriate Tax, FBAR, Income Tax Preparation, IRS Tax Problem, Representation, Tax Lawyer, Tax Returns, Tax Settlements
The IRS is already starting to bear down very hard on Ex-Pats and there late, past due and or delinquent tax returns.
The IRS has dedicated so much more revenue to oversees tax collections and tax audits. These groups of agents are called Revenue Agents. They are currently being trained to go after easy tax money and easy tax targets, and those are the Expats. they have been well trained and also experienced for fraud indications.
The IRS has finally wised up and realized that instead of going after the deadbeats who lives within the boundaries or confines of this great country, the new found jackpot is where the money and the leverage is sitting and that my friends is the IRS new target, Ex Pats and FBAR.
Many of the Ex-Pats who have not filed were unaware of the filing issue or the tax laws. I would say over 50% of the cases we work are due to the lack of knowledge and ignorance of the law. If that is the case, we can get penalties and interest, removed or abated for reasonable cause.
How we handle Ex Pat cases regarding late, past due, back or delinquent returns:
We send to IRS a Power of Attorney indicating that the IRS is not to talk or contact the taxpayer.
We then secure the necessary documentation from our client and secure internal records that the IRS has in house. IRS stores all income information for 7 years.
In the case of lost records we file reconstructed tax returns. We have filed so many reconstructed tax returns these never become a problem. A good deal of taxpayers who have lost there records are afraid to file because many years have gone by. Believe it or not IRS is happy to get the returns and get you back in tax compliance.
Keep one thing in mind, if the IRS sends you a letter about filing your late, back, past due or delinquent tax returns and you do not respond,the IRS has the right to file for you and this a called a substitute for return. ( SRF )
The bottom line, we can file all your tax returns with or without records and also settle your back IRS tax debt.
We are comprised of Tax Attorneys, CPA’s and Former IRS agents with over 60 years of professional tax experience.
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Call us and see how easy this can be. You can do this worry free!
by Fresh Start Tax | Jun 27, 2012 | FBAR, IRS Tax Problem, Representation, Tax Lawyer
Make sure you find IRS before they IRS finds you. As a former IRS Agent take my advice to heart. The FBAR beast is coming.
IRS cannot wait to get to the next round of FBAR cases cranked up. Billions of you’re dollars are waiting for them.
Why?
The IRS in the past few years has just collected over $5 Billion big ones from the FBAR Program.
The IRS has just dedicated millions of more dollars to fund enforcement and the training of new IRS agents to be part of the new IRS mean lean collecting machine.
IRS Statement by commissioner Doug Shulman
“We continue to make strong progress in our international compliance efforts that help ensure honest taxpayers are not footing the bill for those hiding assets offshore,” said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. “People are finding it tougher and tougher to keep their assets hidden in offshore accounts.”
Shulman said the IRS offshore voluntary disclosure programs have so far resulted in the collection of more than $5 billion in back taxes, interest and penalties from 33,000 voluntary disclosures made under the first two programs. In addition, another 1,500 disclosures have been made under the new program announced in January.
This by far is the most successful program ever launched the the IRS. FBAR is a huge hit and the IRS billing machine does not plan to stop.
IRS is securing new treaties with new countries so with each treaty opens up the books and records of banks allowing the IRS to go after tax cheats.
Professional Tax Representation
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