Received IRS Audit Notice, Tax Help, Best Results, Use Former IRS Agents – Miami, Ft.Lauderdale, Palm Beaches

by Fresh Start Tax | Dec 5, 2013 | Tax Help

IRS Audit Notice – Tax Help – Best Results
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Facts about IRS Audits

 
The Internal Revenue Service audits 1.03% of all tax returns filed. Yes, one out a hundred tax returns are audited.
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Nationwide Tax Audit Numbers
Nationwide the IRS audits 1.5 million tax returns per year.
359,000 are actually audited by local IRS agents and rest are by mail or correspondence tax audits.
IRS collects $10.2 billion a year as a result of IRS audits by field agents and $5.2 billion a year by document matching programs.Auditing tax returns is big business for Uncle Sam.
What is an IRS tax audit?
An IRS audit is a review, examination of an organization’s or individual’s accounts and financial information to ensure information is being reported correctly, according to the tax laws, to verify the amount of tax reported is accurate.
IRS has quotas to fill for IRS tax audits.
 
The Tax Audit Selection Process
Selecting a return for audit does not always suggest that an error has been made.
Tax Returns are selected using a variety of methods including:

• Random selection and computer screening , sometimes returns are selected based solely on a statistical formula.

• Document matching, when payor records, such as Forms W-2 or Form 1099, don’t match the information reported.

• Related examinations, returns may be selected for audit when they involve issues or transactions with other taxpayers, such as business partners or investors, whose returns were selected for audit.

 
Sometimes tax returns are audited because spouses and ex-employees report findings to the Internal Revenue Service.
 
IRS Tax Audit Methods
A IRS audit may be conducted by mail or through an in-person interview and review of the taxpayer’s records.
The interview may be at an IRS office  or at the taxpayer’s home, place of business, or accountant’s office.
The IRS will tell you what records are needed.
IRS Audits can result in no changes or changes.
Any proposed changes to your return will be explained in writing.
 
IRS Audit Notification
Should your account be selected for audit, you will be notified in two ways:
1. By mail, or
2. By telephone
In the case of a telephone contact, the IRS will still send a letter confirming the audit.
 
What are your Rights During an IRS Tax Audit
These taxpayer rights include:
1.  A right to professional and courteous treatment by IRS employees.
2. A right to privacy and confidentiality about tax matters.
3. A right to know why the IRS is asking for information, how the IRS will use it and what will happen if the requested information is not provided.
4. A right to representation, by oneself or an authorized representative.
5. A right to appeal disagreements, both within the IRS and before the courts.
 
The IRS Audit Length
The length of each audit varies depending on the type of audit, the complexity of items being reviewed, the availability of information being requested, the availability of both parties for scheduling of meetings and your agreement or disagreement with the findings. as a general rule if you are scheduled for office audit those can last from week to three weeks.
Sometimes if an IRS revenue agent is auditing your tax return it can take anywhere from a month to a year.
Tax Records Needed for the IRS Tax Audit
You will be provided with a written request for specific documents needed.
The IRS always sends out a written detail called the doc request. that allows the taxpayer to know the issues and the information the auditor wants to review. It is wise for you to have all the information they request.
The law requires you to retain detailed records used to prepare your return.
Those records generally should be kept for three years from the date the tax return was filed.
The IRS does accept some electronic records. Depends on the Agent and scope of the Audit.
If records are kept electronically, the IRS may request those in lieu of or in addition to other types of records. Contact your auditor to determine what can be accepted to ensure a software program is compatible with the IRS’s.
 
IRS Tax Audit Determinations
An audit can be concluded in three ways:
1. No change:
An audit in which you have substantiated all of the items being reviewed and results in no changes .Great news here.
2. Agreed:
An audit where the IRS proposed changes and the taxpayer understands and agrees with the changes.
3. Disagreed:
An audit where the IRS has proposed changes and the taxpayer understands, but disagrees with the changes.
 
What Happens When You DISAGREE with the Audit Findings?
A conference with a manager may be requested for further review of the issue or issues. In addition, Fast Track Mediation or an Appeal request may be filed.
You can call or come by our offices today and we will be happy with you to discuss the scope of your IRS audit.
When you come in our offices  or call us you will speak directly to a tax attorney, certified public accountant, or former IRS agents  will  evaluate your case.
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IRS Tax Audits
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Payment Plans, Installment Agreements, Structured agreements
Abatement of Penalties and Interest
State Sales Tax Cases
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Filing Late, Back, Unfiled Tax Returns
Tax Return Reconstruction
Release of IRS Bank Levies or IRS Wage Garnishments
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IRS Tax Audits
IRS Hardships Cases or Unable to Pay
Payment Plans, Installment Agreements, Structured agreements
Abatement of Penalties and Interest
State Sales Tax Cases
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Filing Late, Back, Unfiled Tax Returns
 
Received IRS Audit Notice, Tax Help, Best Results, Use Former IRS Agents – Miami, Ft.Lauderdale, Palm Beaches
 

EFile Tax Returns – Over 122 Million Filed – Tax Preparation By Former IRS

by Fresh Start Tax | Dec 5, 2013 | Tax Help

More than 122 million Returns e-Filed in 2013
The Internal Revenue Service  announced a milestone for IRS e-file.
A Whooping 122 million returns were e-filed during 2013.
The statistics provided today contain complete e-file totals for 2013.
This year, the IRS received more than 45.2 million returns from those who prepared and e-filed their own returns on home computers, up from 43.2 million a year earlier, an increase of 4.6 percent.
E-filed returns from tax professionals increased slightly, totaling more than 77 million returns.
Whether they are self prepared or prepared by a tax return preparer, 91 percent of all tax returns filed by individuals are prepared on computers using tax preparation software, which improves the accuracy of those returns.
Other highlights from the new filing season statistics show:

• During 2013, the IRS issued more than 109 million refunds worth almost $300 billion.

• Almost 77 percent of refund recipients chose to receive their refunds through direct deposit.

• More people are using IRS.gov to get answers, file their returns and resolve issues.
• So far in 2013, the IRS web site has been accessed more than 430 million times, up almost 24 percent compared to the same time last year.

 
EFile Tax Returns – Over 122 Million Filed – Tax Preparation By Former IRS
 

Foreign Account Tax Compliance News – Improvement on Controls being Made

by Fresh Start Tax | Dec 5, 2013 | Tax Help

Foreign Account Tax Compliance – Improvement on Controls being Made
Improvements Are Needed to Strengthen Systems Development Controls for the Foreign Financial Institution Registration System.
The Internal Revenue Service  has taken steps to improve management controls for an information technology system that will help it implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) to improve U.S. tax compliance involving foreign financial assets and offshore accounts.
Additional improvements are needed to strengthen system development controls for the new international information technology system, including the Foreign Financial Institution Registration System.
That is the principal conclusion of a report released publicly today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
The development of the Foreign Financial Institution Registration System is underway to enable the IRS to meet its goals and requirements established by the FATCA.
The expected benefits of this information technology project include the ability to:
1) effectively register Foreign Financial Institutions;
2) increase annual enforcement revenue; and
3) support the IRS’s new overall information reporting system for the FATCA. The successful development, deployment, and implementation of the Foreign Financial Institution Registration System should significantly improve taxpayer compliance internationally and thus enhance IRS tax administration.
The overall objective of TIGTA’s
The overall objective of TIGTA’s review was to determine whether the IRS’s systems development approach for the Foreign Financial Institution Registration System is mitigating risks through the application of information technology management controls aimed at successful development and delivery of requirements and capabilities in support of FATCA requirements, milestones, and goals.
TIGTA evaluated the IRS’s established management controls and processes over information technology program management, security control processes, testing documentation, requirements management, and fraud prevention controls.
Foreign Financial Institution Registration System
The IRS is developing the Foreign Financial Institution Registration System within its new Enterprise Life Cycle Iterative Path systems development and testing process.
The initial system release was substantially developed and nearing deployment when the IRS terminated the effort in November 2012.
Following new Department of the Treasury regulations, changes with Intergovernmental Agreements, and new processes needed to implement the FATCA, the IRS was unable to fully utilize the initial system.
The IRS modified and expanded the scope of the system requirements. The major redesign and initiation of a new development effort was necessary because the IRS did not sufficiently develop requirements for the initial Foreign Financial Institution Registration System as needed for new system development.
 

IRS – Fraud Involving Employee ID Numbers – The IRS Help Firm – FST

by Fresh Start Tax | Dec 5, 2013 | Tax Help

TIGTA: IRS Must Do More To Reduce Fraud Involving Employee Identification Numbers
While the Internal Revenue Service has developed processes to authenticate individuals applying for an Employer Identification Number (EIN), it needs to do more to prevent fraud committed using stolen EINs, according to a new report publicly released  by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
The IRS issues EINs to identify taxpayers’ business accounts. Individuals attempting to commit tax refund fraud steal or falsely obtain an EIN to file tax returns that report false income and withholding.
TIGTA’s report found that such fraud could top $11.4 billion in potentially fraudulent refunds over a five-year period.
The overall objective of TIGTA’s review was to assess the IRS’s processes for issuing EINs and identifying stolen or falsely obtained EINs used to report income and withholding.
TIGTA found that the IRS has developed processes to both authenticate individuals applying for an EIN and ensure that there is a valid business reason to obtain an EIN. However, TIGTA identified 767,071 Tax Year 2011 electronically filed individual tax returns with refunds based on falsely reported income and withholding.
Of the 285,670 EINs used on these tax returns:
277,624 were stolen EINs used to report false income and withholding on 752,656 tax returns with potentially fraudulent refunds issued totaling more than $2.2 billion.
8,046 were falsely obtained EINs used to report false income and withholding on 14,415 tax returns with potentially fraudulent refunds issued totaling more than $50 million.
Unbelievable numbers.
The IRS has developed a number of processes to prevent fraudulent refunds claimed using stolen and falsely obtained EINs.
However, the IRS does not have the third-party Form W-2 information needed to make significant improvements in its detection efforts. Nonetheless, the IRS does maintain data that could increase its ability to detect tax returns with false income and withholding associated with stolen or falsely obtained EINs.
“With an estimated Tax Gap in excess of $450 billion, it is imperative that the IRS use all available data to increase its ability to detect tax returns with false income and withholding associated with stolen or falsely obtained EINs,” said J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
TIGTA recommended that the IRS update fraud filters to identify potentially fraudulent tax returns.
IRS – Fraud Involving Employee ID Numbers