by Fresh Start Tax | Jan 14, 2016 | Tax Help
“Affordable” IRS Tax Professionals can easily resolve your problem, over 65 years of former IRS work experience. We know all the systems, file tax returns and Settle Back IRS Taxes!
If you need to file tax returns for past years there is a very simple process to get you into the back system worry free.Not only can we go ahead and file your back tax returns we can also settle your tax that at the same time. Settlement sometimes mean getting put it current hardship, making payments or settling your debts through the offer in compromise program.
As former IRS agents and managers we have worked both sides of taxpayers problems and issues and there is a very systematic way to resolve your past due tax issues.
With or without tax records we can get you back in the system worry free. As former IRS agents and managers we can explain to you how to get back in the system without worry.
When you call us on your initial consultation we will walk you through the requirements.
The process is easy, simple and very affordable.
Millions have not filed but it will catch up with you. at some point in time IRS will match up your W-2s and 1099 and find out there is no tax return on the system and they will investigate through what’s called the taxpayer delinquent investigation.
If you do not prepare your past due returns the Internal Revenue Service under 6020 B of the IRS code, IRS can prepare the tax returns for you.
You do not want this to happen to you. You will pay the highest amount allowed by law.
Believe it or not, millions of people have not file tax returns but at some point in your life you’re going to have to file, the big question is what is at process like? I’m going to prison? How much trouble am I in ?, or how can I do this without worry?.
There is a way to get back in the system without pain, HOW, simply file your tax returns.
The Big Question : How many back years do I file? Answer below
The answer varies on the facts of the case. As a general rule, as former IRS agents and managers we recommend you file anywhere between three and six years.
Some of the determining factors in making decisions are:
1. how much income have you made in the last six years,
2. what is your asset base,
3. what do your bank accounts look like,
4. have you always operated in cash,
5. what are your average monthly expenses for the time of nonfiling.
Tax Preparation for Never Filed Tax Returns
If you are a W-2 or 1099 or wage earner it will be very easy to compute your income.
We can simply ask IRS for copies of income transcripts for the last six years.
IRS will provide to us all income reports on W-2’s and 1099 s. Tax reconstruction is easy and simple. We can find out what expenses you have and prepare your tax return based on reconstructive methods.
If you are a cash person we can back into your income by finding what you’re annualized monthly expenses are multiplying by 12 and come up with an average base for computing gross income.
We have prepared hundreds upon hundreds of tax returns of taxpayers who have never filed. We can walk you to the process and get you back in the system seamlessly.
Below you will find the IRS policy statement regarding people who will never file tax returns.
What happens if I owe back taxes, there are available programs to help settle tax debt?
If you will owe back taxes we will work out a tax settlement for you.
IRS will require a current financial statement on form 433F expect that financial statement to be fully documented. IRS will want copies of bank statements, pay stubs and all current expenses that you have. The Internal Revenue Service has standards of acceptable allowances. When you call our office we will review with you the national standards.
As a general rule, IRS places taxpayers who cannot pay their back tax debt into one of three categories to close back tax cases:
IRS will consider you either to be a:
1 . Current hardship,
2. a monthly candidate for payments, or
3. a tax debt settlement candidate for the offer in compromise program.
Keep in mind that the determination that IRS will make your open case if you owe back taxes is completely dependent on your current financial statement, therefore the filling out, the documentation will determine your outcome on your case.
That’s why it is critical you have a trustworthy tax firm help resolve these issues for you so you need not worry.
IRS has a policy statement regarding filing past due tax returns
1.2.14.1.18 (08-04-2006)
IRS Policy Statement 5-133
1. Delinquent or prior years tax returns—enforcement of filing requirements
2. Taxpayers failing to file tax returns will be requested to prepare and file all such returns except in instances where there is an indication that the taxpayer’s failure to file the required return or returns was willful or if there is any other indication of fraud.
All delinquent returns submitted by a taxpayer, whether upon his/her own initiative or at the request of a Service representative, will be accepted.
However, if indications of wilfulness or fraud exist, the special procedures for handling such returns must be followed.
3. Where it is determined that required returns have not been filed, the extent to which compliance for prior years will be enforced will be determined by reference to factors ensuring compliance and evenhanded administration of staffing and other Service resources.
4. Factors to be taken into account include, but are not limited to:
a. prior history of noncompliance,
b. existence of income from illegal sources, effect upon voluntary compliance, anticipated revenue, and collectibility, in relation to the time and effort required to determine tax due.
Consideration will also be given any special circumstances existing in the case of a particular taxpayer, class of taxpayer, or industry, or which may be peculiar to the class of tax involved.
5. Normally, application of the above criteria will result in enforcement of delinquency procedures for not more than six (6) years. There are special cases in which the IRS will ask for more than six years.
Those cases generally involve those with a great deal of access with a high potential of collection and probability. There are very few cases that meet this criteria.
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation.
You can speak to true IRS tax experts regarding the nonfiling of federal tax returns and the settling of your tax debt to the various programs offered by IRS.
We have over 206 years of professional tax experience in over 65 years working directly for the Internal Revenue Service and the local, district, and regional tax offices of the IRS.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Jan 14, 2016 | Tax Help
We are former AFFORDABLE IRS agents and managers who know the system. Since 1982, Local Tax Firm in South Florida.
Do you owe payroll tax debt or back trust fund tax debt or have any other problem with the Internal Revenue Service. We can resolve any IRS tax debt or nonfiling issues.
We are AFFORDABLE IRS tax experts and specialists.
We are an IRS services business that can help you in any facet of an IRS or state tax problem.
We have over 65 years of working directly for the local self IRS offices.
We have worked to supervisors, managers and teaching instructors right here in South Florida.
We know the system inside and out.
After your first initial tax consultation we can provide an exit strategy for all cases. Let our years of experience be your best ally.
Call us today and find out all your options on how to get immediate and permanent IRS tax relief. understanding the IRS systems is part of getting immediate and permanent IRS tax relief. We know what the closing standards are of the case and we know that the submission of your package is key to settling your tax debt.
You can speak to a former IRS agent or manager who has worked this system for years. You will not find more experience IRS tax experience for IRS tax problems.
If the IRS has found you a responsible person for the trust fund penalty, call us today for free initial tax consultation and we will walk you through the process of resolving this tax at once and for all. as former IRS agents we set up trust fund penalties against responsible persons for corporations or businesses that owed back payroll taxes.
If a company can no longer pay their back payroll taxes, the Internal Revenue Service has the right under 6672 to set up the trust fund debt against those who are held responsible. This is called the trust fund penalty.
Who Can Be Responsible for the Trust Fund Taxes, code section 6672.
The usual suspects found liable by IRS are usually those that were:
- An officer or an employee of a corporation;
- A member or employee of a partnership;
- A corporate director or shareholder or member;
- A member of a board of trustees of a nonprofit organization, or anyone deemed to be responsible;
- Other persons with authority and who had control over funds to direct their disbursement;
- Those who willfully and with full knowledge chose not to pay the payroll tax liability.
You’ll know if you are one of these persons because you will receive IRS form 2751 & 1153 indicating a proposed notice of assessment against you.
There are various options available. As soon as we review your case we can instantly tell you ways to help resolve your problem.
Being former IRS agents and managers we know every possible solution to remedy this tax debt. We can resolve and possibly reduce your tax obligation.
There are various options you have for tax relief:
The basic options include:
1. trust fund appeals, the possibility of an offer in compromise, doubt to liability,
2.hardships, or currently not collectible,
3. payments plan, and
4. the offer in compromise, if you are a qualified and suitable candidate.
5. bankruptcy is another option.
The Process of Getting IRS Tax Debt Relief on Trust Fund Tax Debt
We need to look to find out if you were truly responsible under 6672 of the IRS code. many time IRS ram rods these penalties to people who truly were not responsible for trust fund taxes.
I’ve work so many cases and being a former IRS agent IRS just tries to set these penalties up against everybody and many people do not have proper representation to fight IRS.
We will carefully review your case to find out if you were truly responsible for the trust fund penalty.
We will conduct a review to find out if there is any way that we can appeal for change the assessment of this trust fund tax.
If we feel we would’ve beat this assessment through the appellate process we can go ahead and file an offer in compromise as to doubt as to liability and appeal this assessment.
If you are responsible for the tax, IRS will take a current financial statement and make a determination based on the collectibility of the tax.
How the Internal Revenue Service will work your case if you owe the IRS tax debt.
IRS will require a 433A or 433F, an individual financial statement.
Many times the IRS uses 433F, depending were the cases in the system. Cases worked in the ACS system uses shorter version of the financial statement.
If the case is worked in the local office the revenue officer will use form 433.A
That financial statement will need to be fully documented along with bank statements, copies of checks and monthly expenses.
We will walk you through the process of how the IRS will work your case in the collection action that can possibly taken.
Will also review with you the IRS national standards program on all cases for those who owe back taxes.
Once IRS reviews your current financial statement they will make a determination and generally put you in one of two categories with the option of filing an offer in compromise.
IRS has the option to:
1.IRS determines on 40% of the cases that taxpayers are put into hardship which means they can’t pay the tax at this time. Sometimes it is called currently not collectible. Cases that are placed at currently not collectible or hardship stay in there for a period of 2 to 3 years and come back out to the field at a later time.
2. 6.5 million people enter monthly payment plans and pay a certain amount based on their current documented financial statement.
Other taxpayers file an offer in compromise to settle their case for pennies on the dollar. The offer in compromise requires a lot of skill and expertise to have accepted by the Internal Revenue Service.
What is an offer in compromise?
It is an agreement between a taxpayer and the Internal Revenue Service that settles the taxpayer’s tax liabilities for less than the full amount owed.
Taxpayers who can fully pay the liabilities through an installment agreement or other means, will not be eligible for a OIC in most cases.
In order to be eligible for a OIC, the taxpayer must have filed all tax returns, made all required estimated tax payments for the current year and made all required federal tax deposits for the current quarter if the taxpayer is a business owner with employees.
In most cases, the IRS will not accept a OIC unless the amount offered by a taxpayer is equal to or greater than the reasonable collection potential (the RCP).
The RCP is how the IRS measures the taxpayer’s ability to pay. The RCP includes the value that can be realized from the taxpayer’s assets, such as real property, automobiles, bank accounts, and other property.
In addition to property, the RCP also includes anticipated future income less certain amounts allowed for basic living expenses.
The IRS may accept a OIC based on three grounds:
1• First, the IRS can accept a compromise if there is doubt as to liability. A compromise meets this only when there is a genuine dispute as to the existence or amount of the correct tax debt under the law.
2• Second, the IRS can accept a compromise if there is doubt that the amount owed is fully collectible. Doubt as to collectibility exists in any case where the taxpayer’s assets and income are less than the full amount of the tax liability.
3• Third, the IRS can accept a compromise based on effective tax administration. An offer may be accepted based on effective tax administration when there is no doubt that the tax is legally owed and that the full amount owed can be collected, but requiring payment in full would either create an economic hardship or would be unfair and inequitable because of exceptional circumstances.
When submitting a OIC based on doubt as to collectibility or based on effective tax administration, taxpayers must use the most current version of:
1. Form 656, Offer in Compromise, and also submit Form 433-A (OIC), Collection Information Statement for Wage Earners and Self-Employed Individuals, and/or,
2. Form 433-B (OIC), Collection Information Statement for Businesses. A taxpayer submitting a OIC based on doubt as to liability must file a Form 656-L (PDF), Offer in Compromise (Doubt as to Liability), instead of Form 656 and Form 433-A (OIC) and/or Form 433-B (OIC).
Form 656 and referenced collection information statements are available in the Offer in Compromise Booklet, Form 656-B (PDF).
In general, a taxpayer must submit a $186 application fee with the Form 656. Do not combine this fee with any other tax payments.
However, there are two exceptions to this requirement:
• First, no application fee is required if the OIC is based on doubt as to liability.
• Second, the fee is not required if the taxpayer is an individual (not a corporation, partnership, or other entity) who qualifies for the low-income exception.
This exception applies if the taxpayer’s total monthly income falls at or below 250 percent of the poverty guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services. Section 4 of Form 656 contains the Low Income Certification guidelines to assist taxpayers in determining whether they qualify for the low-income exception.
A taxpayer who claims the low-income exception must complete section 4 of Form 656 and check the certification box.
Options: Taxpayers may choose to pay the offer amount in a lump sum or in installment payments.
A “lump sum cash offer” is defined as an offer payable in 5 or fewer installments within 5 or fewer months after the offer is accepted. If a taxpayer submits a lump sum cash offer, the taxpayer must include with the Form 656 a nonrefundable payment equal to 20 percent of the offer amount.
This payment is required in addition to the $186 application fee.
The 20 percent payment is “nonrefundable” meaning it will not be returned to the taxpayer even if the offer is rejected or returned to the taxpayer without acceptance.
Instead, the 20 percent payment will be applied to the taxpayer’s tax liability. The taxpayer has a right to specify the particular tax liability to which the IRS will apply the 20 percent payment.
An offer is called a “periodic payment offer” under the tax law if it is payable in 6 or more monthly installments and within 24 months after the offer is accepted.
When submitting a periodic payment offer, the taxpayer must include the first proposed installment payment along with the Form 656.
This payment is required in addition to the $186 application fee. This amount is nonrefundable, just like the 20 percent payment required for a lump sum cash offer. Also, while the IRS is evaluating a periodic payment offer, the taxpayer must continue to make the installment payments provided for under the terms of the offer.
These amounts are applied to the tax liabilities and the taxpayer has a right to specify the particular tax liabilities to which the periodic payments will be applied.
Upon acceptance of a OIC, the taxpayer may no longer designate offer payments to any specific tax liability covered in the offer agreement.
Ordinarily, the statutory time within which the IRS may engage in collection activities is suspended during the period that the OIC is under consideration, and is further suspended if the OIC is rejected by the IRS and where the taxpayer appeals the rejection to the IRS Office of Appeals within 30 days from the date of the notice of rejection.
If the IRS accepts the taxpayer’s offer, the IRS expects that the taxpayer will have no further delinquencies and will fully comply with the tax laws.
The offer in compromise requires a lot of skill because reviewed by several layers of Internal Revenue Service. I should know, I am former IRS agent and teaching instructor of the offer in compromise.
When IRS works an offer in compromise the agent working the case as a general rule will spend at least 20 to 30 hours of working time from start to finish on a completed offer.
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation.
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by Jim Magary | Jan 14, 2016 | Tax Help
We are former AFFORDABLE IRS agents and managers who know the system. Since 1982, Local Tax Firm in South Florida.
Do you owe payroll tax debt or back trust fund tax debt or have any other problem with the Internal Revenue Service. We can resolve any IRS tax debt or nonfiling issues.
We are AFFORDABLE IRS tax experts and specialists.
We are an IRS services business that can help you in any facet of an IRS or state tax problem.
We have over 65 years of working directly for the local self IRS offices.
We have worked to supervisors, managers and teaching instructors right here in South Florida.
We know the system inside and out.
After your first initial tax consultation we can provide an exit strategy for all cases. Let our years of experience be your best ally.
Call us today and find out all your options on how to get immediate and permanent IRS tax relief. understanding the IRS systems is part of getting immediate and permanent IRS tax relief. We know what the closing standards are of the case and we know that the submission of your package is key to settling your tax debt.
You can speak to a former IRS agent or manager who has worked this system for years. You will not find more experience IRS tax experience for IRS tax problems.
If the IRS has found you a responsible person for the trust fund penalty, call us today for free initial tax consultation and we will walk you through the process of resolving this tax at once and for all. as former IRS agents we set up trust fund penalties against responsible persons for corporations or businesses that owed back payroll taxes.
If a company can no longer pay their back payroll taxes, the Internal Revenue Service has the right under 6672 to set up the trust fund debt against those who are held responsible. This is called the trust fund penalty.
Who Can Be Responsible for the Trust Fund Taxes, code section 6672.
The usual suspects found liable by IRS are usually those that were:
- An officer or an employee of a corporation;
- A member or employee of a partnership;
- A corporate director or shareholder or member;
- A member of a board of trustees of a nonprofit organization, or anyone deemed to be responsible;
- Other persons with authority and who had control over funds to direct their disbursement;
- Those who willfully and with full knowledge chose not to pay the payroll tax liability.
You’ll know if you are one of these persons because you will receive IRS form 2751 & 1153 indicating a proposed notice of assessment against you.
There are various options available. As soon as we review your case we can instantly tell you ways to help resolve your problem.
Being former IRS agents and managers we know every possible solution to remedy this tax debt. We can resolve and possibly reduce your tax obligation.
There are various options you have for tax relief:
The basic options include:
1. trust fund appeals, the possibility of an offer in compromise, doubt to liability,
2.hardships, or currently not collectible,
3. payments plan, and
4. the offer in compromise, if you are a qualified and suitable candidate.
5. bankruptcy is another option.
The Process of Getting IRS Tax Debt Relief on Trust Fund Tax Debt
We need to look to find out if you were truly responsible under 6672 of the IRS code. many time IRS ram rods these penalties to people who truly were not responsible for trust fund taxes.
I’ve work so many cases and being a former IRS agent IRS just tries to set these penalties up against everybody and many people do not have proper representation to fight IRS.
We will carefully review your case to find out if you were truly responsible for the trust fund penalty.
We will conduct a review to find out if there is any way that we can appeal for change the assessment of this trust fund tax.
If we feel we would’ve beat this assessment through the appellate process we can go ahead and file an offer in compromise as to doubt as to liability and appeal this assessment.
If you are responsible for the tax, IRS will take a current financial statement and make a determination based on the collectibility of the tax.
How the Internal Revenue Service will work your case if you owe the IRS tax debt.
IRS will require a 433A or 433F, an individual financial statement.
Many times the IRS uses 433F, depending were the cases in the system. Cases worked in the ACS system uses shorter version of the financial statement.
If the case is worked in the local office the revenue officer will use form 433.A
That financial statement will need to be fully documented along with bank statements, copies of checks and monthly expenses.
We will walk you through the process of how the IRS will work your case in the collection action that can possibly taken.
Will also review with you the IRS national standards program on all cases for those who owe back taxes.
Once IRS reviews your current financial statement they will make a determination and generally put you in one of two categories with the option of filing an offer in compromise.
IRS has the option to:
1.IRS determines on 40% of the cases that taxpayers are put into hardship which means they can’t pay the tax at this time. Sometimes it is called currently not collectible. Cases that are placed at currently not collectible or hardship stay in there for a period of 2 to 3 years and come back out to the field at a later time.
2. 6.5 million people enter monthly payment plans and pay a certain amount based on their current documented financial statement.
Other taxpayers file an offer in compromise to settle their case for pennies on the dollar. The offer in compromise requires a lot of skill and expertise to have accepted by the Internal Revenue Service.
What is an offer in compromise?
It is an agreement between a taxpayer and the Internal Revenue Service that settles the taxpayer’s tax liabilities for less than the full amount owed.
Taxpayers who can fully pay the liabilities through an installment agreement or other means, will not be eligible for a OIC in most cases.
In order to be eligible for a OIC, the taxpayer must have filed all tax returns, made all required estimated tax payments for the current year and made all required federal tax deposits for the current quarter if the taxpayer is a business owner with employees.
In most cases, the IRS will not accept a OIC unless the amount offered by a taxpayer is equal to or greater than the reasonable collection potential (the RCP).
The RCP is how the IRS measures the taxpayer’s ability to pay. The RCP includes the value that can be realized from the taxpayer’s assets, such as real property, automobiles, bank accounts, and other property.
In addition to property, the RCP also includes anticipated future income less certain amounts allowed for basic living expenses.
The IRS may accept a OIC based on three grounds:
1• First, the IRS can accept a compromise if there is doubt as to liability. A compromise meets this only when there is a genuine dispute as to the existence or amount of the correct tax debt under the law.
2• Second, the IRS can accept a compromise if there is doubt that the amount owed is fully collectible. Doubt as to collectibility exists in any case where the taxpayer’s assets and income are less than the full amount of the tax liability.
3• Third, the IRS can accept a compromise based on effective tax administration. An offer may be accepted based on effective tax administration when there is no doubt that the tax is legally owed and that the full amount owed can be collected, but requiring payment in full would either create an economic hardship or would be unfair and inequitable because of exceptional circumstances.
When submitting a OIC based on doubt as to collectibility or based on effective tax administration, taxpayers must use the most current version of:
1. Form 656, Offer in Compromise, and also submit Form 433-A (OIC), Collection Information Statement for Wage Earners and Self-Employed Individuals, and/or,
2. Form 433-B (OIC), Collection Information Statement for Businesses. A taxpayer submitting a OIC based on doubt as to liability must file a Form 656-L (PDF), Offer in Compromise (Doubt as to Liability), instead of Form 656 and Form 433-A (OIC) and/or Form 433-B (OIC).
Form 656 and referenced collection information statements are available in the Offer in Compromise Booklet, Form 656-B (PDF).
In general, a taxpayer must submit a $186 application fee with the Form 656. Do not combine this fee with any other tax payments.
However, there are two exceptions to this requirement:
• First, no application fee is required if the OIC is based on doubt as to liability.
• Second, the fee is not required if the taxpayer is an individual (not a corporation, partnership, or other entity) who qualifies for the low-income exception.
This exception applies if the taxpayer’s total monthly income falls at or below 250 percent of the poverty guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services. Section 4 of Form 656 contains the Low Income Certification guidelines to assist taxpayers in determining whether they qualify for the low-income exception.
A taxpayer who claims the low-income exception must complete section 4 of Form 656 and check the certification box.
Options: Taxpayers may choose to pay the offer amount in a lump sum or in installment payments.
A “lump sum cash offer” is defined as an offer payable in 5 or fewer installments within 5 or fewer months after the offer is accepted. If a taxpayer submits a lump sum cash offer, the taxpayer must include with the Form 656 a nonrefundable payment equal to 20 percent of the offer amount.
This payment is required in addition to the $186 application fee.
The 20 percent payment is “nonrefundable” meaning it will not be returned to the taxpayer even if the offer is rejected or returned to the taxpayer without acceptance.
Instead, the 20 percent payment will be applied to the taxpayer’s tax liability. The taxpayer has a right to specify the particular tax liability to which the IRS will apply the 20 percent payment.
An offer is called a “periodic payment offer” under the tax law if it is payable in 6 or more monthly installments and within 24 months after the offer is accepted.
When submitting a periodic payment offer, the taxpayer must include the first proposed installment payment along with the Form 656.
This payment is required in addition to the $186 application fee. This amount is nonrefundable, just like the 20 percent payment required for a lump sum cash offer. Also, while the IRS is evaluating a periodic payment offer, the taxpayer must continue to make the installment payments provided for under the terms of the offer.
These amounts are applied to the tax liabilities and the taxpayer has a right to specify the particular tax liabilities to which the periodic payments will be applied.
Upon acceptance of a OIC, the taxpayer may no longer designate offer payments to any specific tax liability covered in the offer agreement.
Ordinarily, the statutory time within which the IRS may engage in collection activities is suspended during the period that the OIC is under consideration, and is further suspended if the OIC is rejected by the IRS and where the taxpayer appeals the rejection to the IRS Office of Appeals within 30 days from the date of the notice of rejection.
If the IRS accepts the taxpayer’s offer, the IRS expects that the taxpayer will have no further delinquencies and will fully comply with the tax laws.
The offer in compromise requires a lot of skill because reviewed by several layers of Internal Revenue Service. I should know, I am former IRS agent and teaching instructor of the offer in compromise.
When IRS works an offer in compromise the agent working the case as a general rule will spend at least 20 to 30 hours of working time from start to finish on a completed offer.
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation.
IRS Tax Services + Owe Payroll Tax Debt + IRS Trust Fund Taxes + Make IRS Payments + Settle Taxes
by Fresh Start Tax | Jan 14, 2016 | Tax Help
We are a AFFORDABLE full service tax firm that specializes South Florida Sales Tax Audit Defense and Back Tax Debt for Florida Sales Tax.
We are the affordable Sales Tax Experts in the State of Florida composed of Florida Sales CPA’s and Former Government Agents who specialize in Florida Sales Tax Issues and Problems.
Since 1982, we have been resolving sales tax issues for the state of Florida. Let our years of experience work for you.
If you are having any issues, received the letter or notification that you are being audited, it is wise to get a free initial tax consultation so we can walk you through the process and let you know what you are going to experience.
We handle all IRS and state tax audits.
It is important that you get an experienced and knowledgeable form to reduce any liability that you may incur. If you owe tax, we will work out a resolution as well.
Florida’s Department of Revenue is sending out more enforcement and audit notices than they have in their history.
If you have received a Notice or Letter from the Criminal Division the only person you should be speaking with is a competent and experienced Florida Sales Tax Attorney and no one else.
Only a Florida Sales Tax Attorney can protect you under Attorney-Client Privilege.
There are several steps that you can take to fix your Sales Tax Problem immediately.
After a quick review of your case and audit letter we can let you know exactly the direction that your case will take and give you an accurate and fair indication of what you are looking at. If you’re go back taxes as a result of this we can settle your case is well.
Some information you should know.
A Professional and Experienced Firm, A plus Rated BBB.
Fresh Start Tax LLC has its main office in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and the firms staff consists of CPA’S, former IRS agents and former instructors who have worked hand in hand with the Florida’s Sales Tax and the Department of Revenue.
Fresh Start Tax and it’s principles have handled thousands and thousands of cases over the years, both in government service and in their professional practice.
We use a private practice firm for any criminal cases.
Our typical client is one that has not filed or not reported matters involving sales taxes and or IRS related issues.
We handle cases all through the State of Florida.
Our professionals are members of various National Organizations, have been keynote speakers on tax issues and are certified by the Florida Department of Professional Regulation to administer and teach other professionals in their continuing educational programs. We are the professionals professional.
State of Florida sales tax representation includes the following matters with the Florida Department of Revenue:
• Tax audits on any and all sales tax issues and matters,
• Non-filing matters,
• Criminal investigations that are referred to attorneys that best fit your profile,
• Department of Revenue enforcement action or warrant proceedings
• Stipulated time payments,
• Requests for settlements or Compromise
The Keys to resolving your Florida Sales Tax Problem
There are several keys to make sure your case is resolved timely. These keys are necessary on every case. The Department of Revenue is interested in resolving the cases in their system. The DOR goal is to close cases and get them out of their inventory.
Here are the keys necessary to stop enforcement action on your back taxes.
• Have all your tax returns filed before you call Florida Sales Tax and the Department of Revenue on your back tax issues.
• Be prepared to give the Department of Revenue a financial statement whether you are a hardship candidate, want an installment agreement or want to settle your case.
• Be prepared to give the Department of Revenue all supporting documentation to prove your financial statement.
• Make sure you are current on deposit requirements.
Are you being Audited by Florida DOR, Read Carefully
The State of Florida, Department of Revenue audit taxpayers to:
• Enforce Florida tax laws uniformly.
• Deter tax evasion.
• Promote voluntary compliance.
• Educate taxpayers.
As a general rule, the State of Florida Sales Division accepts most tax returns as filed, however they audit some returns to verify accuracy and evaluate compliance.
Florida Sales Tax Audits do not always result in the taxpayer owing additional tax, penalty or interest.
The auditor may adjust a credit carryover or correct distribution without assessing additional tax. The auditor may even determine that a refund is due.
How Are Taxpayers Selected for Audit by the Florida Sales Tax Division
The methods for selecting a business or individual to audit vary from tax to tax.
Here are some examples of sources we use to identify a potential audit candidate:
• Internal Revenue Service information.
• Information sharing programs with other states and state agencies.
• Computer-based random selection.
• Analysis of Florida tax return information.
• Business publications, periodicals, journals, and directories.
What Types of Records Will I Need to Provide to an Auditor or Inspector?
When we notify you of our intent to audit, we 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
9. Other documentation to verify amounts entered on tax returns
You must keep your records for three years since an audit can extend back that far.
The Department may audit for periods longer than three years if you did not file, or filed a substantially incorrect return or payment.
Your Rights During an Sales Tax Audit
The Florida Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights provides protection for taxpayers’ privacy and assets during their interactions with Revenue employees.
Your rights include:
• The right to fair treatment.
• The right to get available information and prompt, accurate responses to your questions.
• The right to have the Department begin and complete its audit in a timely manner after we notify you of our intent to audit.
• The right to get simple, nontechnical statements which explain the reason for audit selection and the procedures, remedies, and rights available during audit, appeals, and collection proceedings.
Florida Sales + Tax Audit Defense & Owe Sales Tax Debt, Specialists + Former Agents +
by Jim Magary | Jan 14, 2016 | Tax Help
We are a AFFORDABLE full service tax firm that specializes South Florida Sales Tax Audit Defense and Back Tax Debt for Florida Sales Tax.
We are the affordable Sales Tax Experts in the State of Florida composed of Florida Sales CPA’s and Former Government Agents who specialize in Florida Sales Tax Issues and Problems.
Since 1982, we have been resolving sales tax issues for the state of Florida. Let our years of experience work for you.
If you are having any issues, received the letter or notification that you are being audited, it is wise to get a free initial tax consultation so we can walk you through the process and let you know what you are going to experience.
We handle all IRS and state tax audits.
It is important that you get an experienced and knowledgeable form to reduce any liability that you may incur. If you owe tax, we will work out a resolution as well.
Florida’s Department of Revenue is sending out more enforcement and audit notices than they have in their history.
If you have received a Notice or Letter from the Criminal Division the only person you should be speaking with is a competent and experienced Florida Sales Tax Attorney and no one else.
Only a Florida Sales Tax Attorney can protect you under Attorney-Client Privilege.
There are several steps that you can take to fix your Sales Tax Problem immediately.
After a quick review of your case and audit letter we can let you know exactly the direction that your case will take and give you an accurate and fair indication of what you are looking at. If you’re go back taxes as a result of this we can settle your case is well.
Some information you should know.
A Professional and Experienced Firm, A plus Rated BBB.
Fresh Start Tax LLC has its main office in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and the firms staff consists of CPA’S, former IRS agents and former instructors who have worked hand in hand with the Florida’s Sales Tax and the Department of Revenue.
Fresh Start Tax and it’s principles have handled thousands and thousands of cases over the years, both in government service and in their professional practice.
We use a private practice firm for any criminal cases.
Our typical client is one that has not filed or not reported matters involving sales taxes and or IRS related issues.
We handle cases all through the State of Florida.
Our professionals are members of various National Organizations, have been keynote speakers on tax issues and are certified by the Florida Department of Professional Regulation to administer and teach other professionals in their continuing educational programs. We are the professionals professional.
State of Florida sales tax representation includes the following matters with the Florida Department of Revenue:
• Tax audits on any and all sales tax issues and matters,
• Non-filing matters,
• Criminal investigations that are referred to attorneys that best fit your profile,
• Department of Revenue enforcement action or warrant proceedings
• Stipulated time payments,
• Requests for settlements or Compromise
The Keys to resolving your Florida Sales Tax Problem
There are several keys to make sure your case is resolved timely. These keys are necessary on every case. The Department of Revenue is interested in resolving the cases in their system. The DOR goal is to close cases and get them out of their inventory.
Here are the keys necessary to stop enforcement action on your back taxes.
• Have all your tax returns filed before you call Florida Sales Tax and the Department of Revenue on your back tax issues.
• Be prepared to give the Department of Revenue a financial statement whether you are a hardship candidate, want an installment agreement or want to settle your case.
• Be prepared to give the Department of Revenue all supporting documentation to prove your financial statement.
• Make sure you are current on deposit requirements.
Are you being Audited by Florida DOR, Read Carefully
The State of Florida, Department of Revenue audit taxpayers to:
• Enforce Florida tax laws uniformly.
• Deter tax evasion.
• Promote voluntary compliance.
• Educate taxpayers.
As a general rule, the State of Florida Sales Division accepts most tax returns as filed, however they audit some returns to verify accuracy and evaluate compliance.
Florida Sales Tax Audits do not always result in the taxpayer owing additional tax, penalty or interest.
The auditor may adjust a credit carryover or correct distribution without assessing additional tax. The auditor may even determine that a refund is due.
How Are Taxpayers Selected for Audit by the Florida Sales Tax Division
The methods for selecting a business or individual to audit vary from tax to tax.
Here are some examples of sources we use to identify a potential audit candidate:
• Internal Revenue Service information.
• Information sharing programs with other states and state agencies.
• Computer-based random selection.
• Analysis of Florida tax return information.
• Business publications, periodicals, journals, and directories.
What Types of Records Will I Need to Provide to an Auditor or Inspector?
When we notify you of our intent to audit, we 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
9. Other documentation to verify amounts entered on tax returns
You must keep your records for three years since an audit can extend back that far.
The Department may audit for periods longer than three years if you did not file, or filed a substantially incorrect return or payment.
Your Rights During an Sales Tax Audit
The Florida Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights provides protection for taxpayers’ privacy and assets during their interactions with Revenue employees.
Your rights include:
• The right to fair treatment.
• The right to get available information and prompt, accurate responses to your questions.
• The right to have the Department begin and complete its audit in a timely manner after we notify you of our intent to audit.
• The right to get simple, nontechnical statements which explain the reason for audit selection and the procedures, remedies, and rights available during audit, appeals, and collection proceedings.
Florida Sales + Tax Audit Defense & Owe Sales Tax Debt, Specialists + Former Agents +
by Fresh Start Tax | Jan 14, 2016 | Tax Help
We are an Affordable local South Florida tax firm that specializes in all IRS problems, former IRS agents and managers, Since 1982.
As former IRS agents and managers we worked out of the local South Florida offices specifically, we worked out of the Miami, North Miami and Fort Lauderdale office.
We also worked as managers, supervisors and teaching instructors.After 65 years of combined of IRS worked experience, we know these IRS inside and out.
Not only did we work in the above aforementioned positions we are also on-the-job trainers for new IRS employees.
We know all the IRS systems inside and out we have worked both sides of any IRS problem and know the protocols and methodologies to resolve any IRS matter.
If you have not filed Back Tax Returns, you are not alone the tax gap is $450 billion. the tax gap is a figure placed on taxes that should-be been collected if all tax returns were filed.
IRS is working hard to make sure all those with one file tax returns are back in the system.
Please keep in mind if you don’t file your back tax returns IRS has the option of filing your tax return under 6020 B of the IRC.
IRS will do you no favors in filing, you will pay the highest amount allowed by law.
Filing back tax returns is not an issue for our firm. We have prepared thousands of back tax returns with or without tax records.
There is a very systematic way to do this and it is called income tax reconstruction.
We take the methodologies learned at Internal Revenue Service and apply the best practice standards to go ahead and prepare your back tax return and make sure you pay the lowest amount allowed by law.
On cases where taxpayers have received notices, we send IRS a power of attorney so you will never have to speak to IRS and we handle all the correspondence.
From there we go ahead and start the preparation of our tax return process by pulling IRS transcripts and any available records. From there, we submit the tax returns to IRS at the same time work out a remedy or solution if you’re go to owe back tax debt.
It is important for every taxpayer to know that if they are in a position where they haven’t filed back taxes that they start making estimate tax payments or creased or withholding to cover their new IRS tax debt. Internal Revenue Service wants to make sure future compliance is not an issue.
IRS Tax Debt Settlements + Offer in Compromise
If you need to settle your tax debt with Internal Revenue Service, as a general IRS will want to current financial statement to make a determination.
You will need to do that on the IRS form 433A or 433F.
As a general rule upon your submission of your current documented financial statement,
IRS will either place you went into:
1.currently not collectible file (hardship) or ,
2. ask you for a monthly payment.
Many taxpayers are eligible for the offer in compromise program to settle their debt for pennies on the dollar.
Last year over 38,000 taxpayers settle their tax debt for an average of $6500 per case. Keep in mind that is just an average national average in your case is completely dependent on your current financial statement.
Before you file for offer in compromise it is wise to fill out the IRS pre-qualifier tool to make sure you were a viable candidate and don’t waste any money.
When you call our office we will be review with you the various options you have to completely and permanently remedy all your IRS tax problems once and for all.
If the IRS has filed a federal tax lien against you, when you call our office we will go over the different ways you may be able to release your federal tax lien.
The lien will stay on your record for 10 years from the date of assessment unless an offer in compromise was accepted or you got into an IRS payment agreement that met the qualifications.
We are a full-service firm that specializes in IRS tax relief. With over 206 years of professional tax experience and over 65 years of combined work experience.
We are one of the most affordable, experience, and trustworthy firms in the South Florida area.
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation.
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