by Fresh Start Tax | Jan 8, 2016 | Tax Help
Affordable Local Former IRS Agents who know the system, Since 1982, we have a variety of options to stop IRS Problems!
Since 1982, we are a full service tax firm that specialize in IRS and state tax services. as former IRS agents and managers who worked at a local self Florida Miami offices.
We taught out of the regional training centers of the Internal Revenue Service and we were on-the-job instructors. We are one of the most experienced, professional and affordable tax firms in South Florida.
At Fresh Start Tax LLC :
1. All work is done in-house by true IRS tax experts,
2. We have over 206 years of professional tax experience,
3. We specialize in IRS tax problem help services,
4. We are one of the most experienced, trustworthy, and honest professional tax firm.
We can remove an IRS tax levy garnishment within 24 hours of receiving your current financial statement, talk to you about the removal of a federal tax lien, represent you during an IRS tax audit, file any and all back tax returns and talk you about the settlement of your tax debt through the offer in compromise.
From a simple IRS notice or letter to going to Tax Court, we have a solution.
In most cases in which back taxes our owed, your financial statement is the key to tax resolution. Professional experience is key to resolving any tax problem.
Received a IRS Tax Levies, IRS Wage Garnishment
The Internal Revenue Service levies approximately 1.8 million taxpayers each and every year and this figure includes and bank & wage garnishments.
The IRS is very generous with their enforcement action.
If you have been levied you are not alone.
If you have not responded to an IRS final notice they systematically send out an IRS tax levy from their CADE2 computer system.
As a general rule, IRS sends out a series of billing notices to the last known address.
The IRS billing notices or five weeks apart. You must respond to final notices.
If you do not respond to the IRS last notice, the 1058, you can expect the tax lien or tax levy to show up within 30 days of receiving the notice.
IRS usually does not miss a follow-up date.
Before IRS will release the levy many times they want all on file tax returns in their hand to make sure you are in full compliance. We can prepare all your back tax returns.
Before IRS will remove a tax levy or wage garnishment they will need a current and verifiable financial statement.
If the cases in the local office the revenue officer will require form 433a.
The revenue officer is a much more seasoned IRS agent and especially geared for higher dollar IRS collection cases.
Once we have your current verified financial statement in hand, we can usually get your tax levy or garnishment released within 24 hours. The sooner you get a sure financial statement the sooner you get your money back from the Internal Revenue Service.
IRS usually closes a case by putting a case in a
1. tax hardship, this is also called currently not collectible, over 40% of all outstanding IRS back taxes are put in the status,
2. having a taxpayer into a monthly installment agreement, over 6.5 million taxpayers have yearly installment agreements.
3. telling them they may qualify for an offer in compromise your tax debt settlement.
Offer in Compromises are very tricky and should only be turned in by true tax professionals.
IRS is very strict about their offer process. Right now there are over 7500 cases sitting in the queue. anyone wishing to file an offer in compromise should walk to the pre-qualifier tool to make sure they are an eligible candidate so they don’t waste time and money.
Please remember your current financial statement will determine the outcome of your case therefore it is critical to have a tax professional complete the financial information.
If you have back tax returns to file, you can have former IRS agents ensure that you are paying the lowest amount of tax allowed by law.
IRS Offer in Compromise/ IRS Tax Debt
If you wish to settle your tax debt, we can have former IRS revenue officers who worked the offer in compromise program settle your tax debt if and only if you were a true candidate for a tax debt settlement called an offer in compromise.
We do not file an offer in compromise for a tax debt settlement unless you are a qualified candidate.
We walk all our clients through the process.
IRS tax audits
If you have received an IRS tax audit or currently going through the audit, call us today and get the opinion of the former IRS audit manager.
Former IRS employees are some of the best tax experts to resolve any IRS audit problem since we know the system inside and out.
Tax Settlements
Approximately 38% of all taxpayers who file an offer in compromise get accepted by the Internal Revenue Service however you must be a qualified candidate.
The average settlement is $6500 per case but that is just the national average.
Call us today for a free initial tax assessment.
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by Jim Magary | Jan 8, 2016 | Tax Help
Affordable Local Former IRS Agents who know the system, Since 1982, we have a variety of options to stop IRS Problems!
Since 1982, we are a full service tax firm that specialize in IRS and state tax services. as former IRS agents and managers who worked at a local self Florida Miami offices.
We taught out of the regional training centers of the Internal Revenue Service and we were on-the-job instructors. We are one of the most experienced, professional and affordable tax firms in South Florida.
At Fresh Start Tax LLC :
1. All work is done in-house by true IRS tax experts,
2. We have over 206 years of professional tax experience,
3. We specialize in IRS tax problem help services,
4. We are one of the most experienced, trustworthy, and honest professional tax firm.
We can remove an IRS tax levy garnishment within 24 hours of receiving your current financial statement, talk to you about the removal of a federal tax lien, represent you during an IRS tax audit, file any and all back tax returns and talk you about the settlement of your tax debt through the offer in compromise.
From a simple IRS notice or letter to going to Tax Court, we have a solution.
In most cases in which back taxes our owed, your financial statement is the key to tax resolution. Professional experience is key to resolving any tax problem.
Received a IRS Tax Levies, IRS Wage Garnishment
The Internal Revenue Service levies approximately 1.8 million taxpayers each and every year and this figure includes and bank & wage garnishments.
The IRS is very generous with their enforcement action.
If you have been levied you are not alone.
If you have not responded to an IRS final notice they systematically send out an IRS tax levy from their CADE2 computer system.
As a general rule, IRS sends out a series of billing notices to the last known address.
The IRS billing notices or five weeks apart. You must respond to final notices.
If you do not respond to the IRS last notice, the 1058, you can expect the tax lien or tax levy to show up within 30 days of receiving the notice.
IRS usually does not miss a follow-up date.
Before IRS will release the levy many times they want all on file tax returns in their hand to make sure you are in full compliance. We can prepare all your back tax returns.
Before IRS will remove a tax levy or wage garnishment they will need a current and verifiable financial statement.
If the cases in the local office the revenue officer will require form 433a.
The revenue officer is a much more seasoned IRS agent and especially geared for higher dollar IRS collection cases.
Once we have your current verified financial statement in hand, we can usually get your tax levy or garnishment released within 24 hours. The sooner you get a sure financial statement the sooner you get your money back from the Internal Revenue Service.
IRS usually closes a case by putting a case in a
1. tax hardship, this is also called currently not collectible, over 40% of all outstanding IRS back taxes are put in the status,
2. having a taxpayer into a monthly installment agreement, over 6.5 million taxpayers have yearly installment agreements.
3. telling them they may qualify for an offer in compromise your tax debt settlement.
Offer in Compromises are very tricky and should only be turned in by true tax professionals.
IRS is very strict about their offer process. Right now there are over 7500 cases sitting in the queue. anyone wishing to file an offer in compromise should walk to the pre-qualifier tool to make sure they are an eligible candidate so they don’t waste time and money.
Please remember your current financial statement will determine the outcome of your case therefore it is critical to have a tax professional complete the financial information.
If you have back tax returns to file, you can have former IRS agents ensure that you are paying the lowest amount of tax allowed by law.
IRS Offer in Compromise/ IRS Tax Debt
If you wish to settle your tax debt, we can have former IRS revenue officers who worked the offer in compromise program settle your tax debt if and only if you were a true candidate for a tax debt settlement called an offer in compromise.
We do not file an offer in compromise for a tax debt settlement unless you are a qualified candidate.
We walk all our clients through the process.
IRS tax audits
If you have received an IRS tax audit or currently going through the audit, call us today and get the opinion of the former IRS audit manager.
Former IRS employees are some of the best tax experts to resolve any IRS audit problem since we know the system inside and out.
Tax Settlements
Approximately 38% of all taxpayers who file an offer in compromise get accepted by the Internal Revenue Service however you must be a qualified candidate.
The average settlement is $6500 per case but that is just the national average.
Call us today for a free initial tax assessment.
Stop IRS Problems + Tax Debt + Levies, Wage Garnishment + Audit + Settlements + Former IRS + 33076, 33065, 33067, 33063, 33321 + Serving South Florida
by Fresh Start Tax | Jan 8, 2016 | Tax Help
We are an affordable local South Florida team of IRS tax experts, former IRS agents and managers, since 1982. A + Rated
We have 205 years of direct tax experience, 65 years of working for the local IRS in the local, district and regional offices. Since 1982 we have been representing people in the South Florida, Fort Lauderdale and Miami area.We know IRS inside and out and understand all their systems, settlement theories and protocols.
We worked as Agents, Instructors and in Management. We were also on-the-job instructors for new IRS agents.
At Fresh Start Tax LLC you will be represented by a CPA or former IRS agent who knows the system and can provide your very best tax audit defense.
If we cannot settle your case at the local office will take your case to the Appellate Division or settlements and the best deals are usually made.
It only makes sense to have Former IRS Agents and IRS Tax Audit Managers handle your IRS tax audit and give you the most experienced and successful expert IRS Tax Audit Help.
Facts about IRS Tax Audits:
• The IRS audits a total of 1,391,581 tax returns a year.
• The IRS field agents complete more than 310,000 audits by office or business visits a year,
• The IRS completes over 1,081,152 correspondence audits a year. IRS collects a little over $5 million a year from his correspondence audits,
• IRS has installed new software tracking systems with the development of the CADE 2 computer to spot and recognize tax audits more proficiently,
• IRS employs over 13,000 IRS auditors.
• $5.2 billion dollars are collected through the IRS document matching program.
• For truly professional IRS Tax Audit help contact former IRS Agents and Managers.
The IRS Tax Audit Examination Plan, What you Need to Know
The IRS audit plan that is used by the IRS is based on long-range coverage planning, and objectives on the resources requested in the Congressional Budget.
From this, there is an established plan where staff years are allocated to all area IRS offices using resource allocation and a prescribed methodology.
Each Area Manager of the IRS is responsible for preparing an area response following instructions from the National Headquarters.
Why the IRS Audits Tax Returns
Although there are a variety of reasons listed below some are the most common.
a. Front Loaded Programs
Front Loaded programs are those tax audits that IRS DC headquarters has determined are very important and a considerable amount of time must be spent on these programs and activities. Each area has discussions within management as to what the programs should be for each region, district, and office.
Some of the programs are:
• Special enforcement programs – An example of this may be compliance of all flee market vendors, a program I was involved with
• High Income non-filers – The IRS would get their information from a match program of w-2’s and 1099’s and match up social security numbers against filed returns
• Abusive Tax Avoidance – This could be in the area of offshore activities
• Offshore credit card program
• National Research programs – Those set forth by management after doing a trends project
• FBAR filing – IRS is currently targeting those with overseas bank accounts
• Non- filers – IRS is presently forming a task force to seek non-filers though aggressive means.
b. The IRS makes sure there is balanced coverage.
The National Office makes sure there is a balanced approach for audit return delivery and tax compliance. Resources and inventory and the size of personnel all go into this formula.
The focus is blended into these areas:
1. Individual returns less than $100,000.
2. Individual returns greater than $100,000 but less than $200,000.
3. Individual returns greater than $ 200,000.
4. Small Business Corporations.
5. Small Business Flow-Through Entities – S Corporations, Fiduciaries and Partnerships.
c. Classification Plan
The IRS will prepare a plan, which is classified. A National DIF score indicator is placed on all Federal Income tax returns that are filed. Each tax return has certain factors that contribute to its score such as Gross Income, Adjusted Gross Income and line item expense.
There are several classified secrets that go into the DIF score.
Each tax return is processed through the IRS computer line item by line item.
A DIF score label is placed on every tax return with its DIF number.
A tax examiner or Revenue Agent manually eyeballs each and every tax return with a high DIF score.
The examiner then determine which return has the highest probability of tax audit success.
d. DIF Cutoff Score, this is the most common reason for audit. each and every tax return has a DIF score, this stands for discriminatory index function.
The IRS will calculate the Area DIF cutoff score for each activity code, giving consideration to the selection rate.
This is the lowest DIF score necessary to secure the number of returns required for audit. For example, if the return plan shows 225 returns for an activity code and the selection rate is 70%, the IRS will need to order 321 returns (225/70%).
The DIF Cut off Score is 500. The number of returns with DIF scores greater than 550 is 280, which is less than the number of returns required, so the lowest DIF score on an ordered return will be in the range of 500 to 550 and the DIF cutoff score is 500.
All tax returns are graded by the Internal Revenue Service.
Much of the audit numbers are predicated on the budget that Congress gives to the IRS.
Over the last couple years the number of audits are going down by small percentages simply because they do not have working staff to handle all the IRS audits that are truly needed. It is not wise to play the audit lottery.
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation and we will review your tax returns, go over best case scenarios and talk about your IRS tax defense for an IRS audit.
We are a full service tax firm. Since 1982, we have been serving South Florida.
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by Jim Magary | Jan 8, 2016 | Tax Help
Michael D. Sullivan
Former IRS Agent
Michael D. Sullivan is one of the founders of Fresh Start Tax LLC. He can be seen on Fox Business News.
He had a distinguished career with the Internal Revenue Service for 10 years. As a veteran IRS Revenue Officer / Agent, he served as an Offer in Compromise Tax Specialist and Large Dollar Case Specialist.
He also collaborated with the U.S. Attorney’s office on undercover operations. Michael received several awards for his work and dedication as a Revenue Officer.
During his tenure with the IRS, he was a Certified Tax Instructor who taught out of the Atlanta Regional IRS Training Offices.
He also taught out of the local and district offices of the IRS. Mr. Sullivan trained many of the new IRS Agents.
Michael has been in private practice for the last 35 years in the field of Taxpayer Consultation for IRS tax resolution issues. He often consults with corporations and individuals, which involves a wide range of tax issues. Michael has worked many large complex cases for high net worth individuals and large corporations.
Mr. Sullivan is a committed professional with dedicated involvement in the tax profession community as a frequent speaker on the South Florida circuit and also served as an officer and on the Board of the Greater South Florida Tax Council.
Michael has been the program host and moderator for several Internal Revenue Service forums both in the public and professional sectors.
Mr. Sullivan is also registered with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and has an approved class for IRS Collection Matters for Certified Public Accountants and Attorneys. Course # 0012279 expires 11/04/2019.
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4147654259001/tips-for-getting-through-to-the-irs/?#sp=show-clips
Michael graduated from St. Thomas University with a B.A. in Pre-Law.
He also has attended Knox Theological Seminary.
Mr. Sullivan has obtained a Life Time Achievement Award for Little League Baseball and currently sits on the International Board for the Walk to Emmaus.
Michael also is a proud member of the Life Work Leadership program.
Mr. Sullivan is the current District Leader of the United Methodist Church, SE District for the Florida Conference and currently serves on the Board of Lay Ministry.
Michael is very active in the various ministries of his church where he can be found leading and teaching Biblical Studies. He has been the Southeast Florida District Lay Leader of the United Methodist Church.
He may be reached at 1-866-700-1040
mike@sullivan4irsmatters.com
by Jim Magary | Jan 8, 2016 | Tax Help
On December 18, 2015, the President signed into law the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Bill of 2015 (PATH Act), which retroactively extends several deductions, credits and other tax provisions to the beginning of 2015, extends others, and also makes some provisions permanent.
The permanent extensions affecting Individuals and families include the following:
Enhanced child tax credit.
The child tax credit (CTC) is a $1,000 credit.
To the extent the CTC exceeds the taxpayer’s tax liability, the taxpayer is eligible for a refundable credit (the additional child tax credit) equal to 15 percent of earned income in excess of a threshold dollar amount (the “earned income” formula). Until 2009, the threshold dollar amount was $10,000 indexed for inflation from 2001 (which would be roughly $14,000 in 2015).
Since 2009, however, this threshold amount has been set at an unindexed $3,000 and is scheduled to expire at the end of 2017, returning to the $10,000 (indexed for inflation) amount.
The provision permanently sets the threshold amount at an unindexed $3,000.
Enhanced child tax credit.
The Hope Scholarship Credit is a credit of $1,800 (indexed for inflation) for various tuition and related expenses for the first two years of post-secondary education.
It phases out for AGI starting at $48,000 (if single) and $96,000 (if married filing jointly) – these amounts are also indexed for inflation.
American Opportunity Tax Credit
(AOTC) increases the credit to $2,500 for four years of post-secondary education, and increases the beginning of the phase-out amounts to $80,000 (single) and $160,000 (married filing jointly) for 2009 to 2017.
Enhanced earned income tax credit.
Low- and moderate income workers may be eligible for the earned income tax credit (EITC). For 2009 through 2017, the EITC amount has been temporarily increased for those with three (or more) children and the EITC marriage penalty has been reduced by increasing the income phase-out range by $5,000 (indexed for inflation) for those who are married and filing jointly.
by Jim Magary | Jan 8, 2016 | Tax Help
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We are former IRS agents and managers who know the system can stop an IRS bank levy, wage garnishment levy, or any tax levy you may have received. we could not only stop your IRS bank levy or wage garnishment we can settle and close your case off the IRS enforcement computer at the same time.
We have worked out of the local South Florida IRS and Miami offices and know the system inside and out. As former IRS agents we used to send out bank levies and wage garnishment so it only makes sense that we know the processes and systems to release them. IRS has a very systematic way to work all seizure cases.
We have over 65 years of former IRS work experience in the local, district, and regional tax offices of the Internal Revenue Service. As former IRS agents and managers we were teaching instructors and work to supervisors throughout the region.
You can call us today for initial tax consultation and we can walk you through the process within 10 minutes.
How to Stop a IRS Bank Tax Levy, IRS Wage Garnishment Levy
It is important to know where your cases in the system to begin the stop the IRS tax levy.
Some taxpayers were sent a IRS letter 11 indicating that a tax levy was the next step, while others have been sent a IRS tax levy from the ACS unit out of various IRS offices, while others have been sent tax levies by revenue officers in the local offices.
If you have received IRS letter 11 there is a collection due process hearing that can stop the IRS levy.
If your case is in the ACS unit or the local office we can simply send over a power of attorney and start negotiation power to go ahead to get an immediate levy release and settle your IRS case at the same time.
Final Notices before IRS Tax Levy or Garnishment
Where does Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authority to levy originate?
The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) authorizes levies to collect delinquent tax.
See IRC 6331. Any property or right to property that belongs to the taxpayer or on which there is a Federal tax lien can be levied, unless the IRC exempts the property from levy.
What actions must the Internal Revenue Service take before a levy can be issued?
The IRS will usually levy only after these three requirements are met:
1. The IRS assessed the tax and sent you a Notice and Demand for Payment (a tax bill);
2. You neglected or refused to pay the tax; and
3. The IRS sent you a Final Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to A Hearing (levy notice) at least 30 days before the levy.
The IRS may give you this notice in person, leave it at your home or your usual place of business, or send it to your last known address by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.
Please note: if the IRS levies your state tax refund, you may receive a Notice of Levy on Your State Tax Refund, Notice of Your Right to Hearing after the levy.
Billing Notices for IRS Tax Levies & IRS Wage Garnishments
The IRS will send out final notices before levies and seizures after they generally send out a series of five billing notices.
On the fourth notice, taxpayers will receive their final notice in which they can go ahead and file with the appeals division of Internal Revenue Service to stop the levy.
Not only can we go ahead and stop the IRS notice of intent to levy, we can settle your case at the same time.
All your tax returns are going to have to be filed and if that is an issue for you, with or without tax records we can prepare your tax returns.
How IRS Settles Your Case
As a general rule, the Internal Revenue Service will take your current financial statement and after they reviewed your documented financial statement there is generally two ways IRS closes cases.
They generally closes your back taxes case by taxpayers putting you into a:
1.currently not collectible statuses or,
2. ask for a monthly payment agreement.
For taxpayers who owe back taxes statistics show that 40% of all taxpayers are placed in currently not collectible status, while 6.5 million taxpayers enter monthly payment or installment agreement.
Some taxpayers can be eligible for the offer in compromise program to settle their debt for pennies on the dollar.
When we review every case we find out if you are offer in compromise candidate to make this happen.
Last year IRS accepted 38,000 taxpayers to settle their debt to the offer in compromise program for an average of $6500 per settlement. Keep in mind your current documented financial statement will determine the settlement on your particular case if you are a suitable candidate for the offer in compromise. All taxpayers before wanting to file an offer in compromise should walk through the IRS pre-qualifier tool.
We will carefully review your current financial statement and make sure you get the best possible settlement with Internal Revenue Service.
We are a full service tax firm specializing in IRS collection and audit matters. since 1982, we are A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau.
Call us today for a free initial tax consultation in here the truth about your case in the different ways you can settle your tax debt.
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