by Fresh Start Tax | Oct 7, 2013 | Tax Help
Florida Sales Tax Audit News – State of Florida Experts
We are a Florida tax firm that specializes in Florida sales tax audits on all types of businesses, corporations and individuals.
Being former tax auditors we keep up on all the latest legislation and insider tips,filing requirements that will both help you and benefit you in case of a state of Florida tax audit.
Our Former Florida Sales Tax Auditor we will keep you posted of updates in Florida Sales Tax through:
1. Technical Assistance Advisement (TAA’s)
2. Court Cases
3. Tax Information Publications (TIP’s)
4. Legislative Changes
5. Current Events published in the News Media
News to keep you up to Dates
• September 2013 monthly sales and use tax returns are due on or before Monday, October 21, 2013
• Quarterly sales and use tax returns for the July, August, and September 2013 collection period are due on or before Monday, October 21, 2013
• (October 20th is on a weekend so this month’s tax due date is shifted to the next business day). Your paper tax return and payment must be postmarked or hand-delivered no later than October 21. You must file a tax return even if you do not owe tax.
Also Noteworthy:
Representative Stuebe and Sen. Hukill have filed bills in Florida that would cut commercial lease sales tax. Steube’s bill would step the text down to 1% by 2019, while Hukill’s bill would drop the rate to 5% and the beginning of 2015.
Business groups such as Florida retailers have been asking for such a cut since Gov. Rick Scott said he wanted $500 million dollars in tax cuts in the 2014 – 2015 budget.
Sen. Dorothy Hukill filed a bill that would give the data international Speedway tax break of $2 million a year over the next 30 years.
Hukill’s 2013 effort to help the Speedway was unsuccessful, though the Speedway went ahead with the renovation project is to make it to cost $375 million-$400 million.
Interest groups make a claim for Gov. Rick Scott’s goal of $500 million in tax cuts next year, but the cuts could exceed that goal and lead to the elimination of older tax breaks.
Do not get caught only back money to the Florida sales tax, Department of revenue.
If you go back Florida sales tax should be aware that you get arrested.
File your tax returns on time
File your tax returns on time and avoid the temptation of keeping the cash flow in your business and remember that the tax collected is the property of the state of Florida and they will prosecute you are caught owing back taxes.
Failure to file Florida sales tax returns can get you arrested, Get representation
If you owe back Florida sales tax you should be aware that you could be arrested.
We are not telling you this to scare you, but understand, Florida Department of revenue actively pursues individuals, companies and businesses who flatly fail to pay back sales tax.
They use taxpayers as examples for others to be compliant with Florida sales tax laws. Don’t let this happen to you. Make sure you are represented and work out a payment plan or arrangement so that you can live without stress.
Arrest in Florida sales tax case:
Former Lee County Used Car Dealer Arrested
(name omitted), the former owner of Made in Brazil Auto Sales, a used car dealership that had been located Fort Myers, Florida, has been arrested on charges that he stole more than $21,000 in sales tax he collected from customers, but failed to send it into the state.
The owner, who lives in Lehigh acres, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s office on September 3 on a felony charge relating to theft of state funds.
If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, as well as a possible payment of penalty and investigative costs.
Made in Brazil Auto Sales was located at 3711 Palm Beach Blvd. in Fort Myers.
According to the Florida Department of revenue investigators, tax was collected at the dealership. However, during various periods beginning in 2000 and, lasting through periods in 2011 he failed to send in to the state all of the sales tax that was collected.
Florida business owners are not aware of the fact Florida Department of revenue is more likely to arrest a business owner for tax fraud than the Internal Revenue Service.
While both the IRS and the Florida Department of revenue will put tax liens on the business property, the Florida Department of revenue will also put the business owner in jail if the taxes all the associated penalties, interest, fines and costs are not remitted.
If you have been under reporting or not reporting and you have not received a notice of audit, it is highly recommended that you contact our firm and we will assist your business on the details of going through a voluntary disclosure program to come clean with the Florida Department of revenue, and have most of the penalties waived and prevent it from becoming criminal.
Florida Sales Tax Defensive News
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Our staff consists of tax attorneys, certified public accountants, former IRS agents and a former sales tax auditor with over 16 years of direct work experience with the Florida Department of revenue.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Oct 7, 2013 | Tax Help
You can pay your IRS tax debt by credit card but before you do you should find out whether IRS can settle your tax debt through an offer in compromise.
Before you start making phone calls to attempt to settle your tax debt you must offer IRS at least the total equity in all your assets.
So if all your assets equal $30,000 your attempt to settle your tax debt with the Internal Revenue Service has to be at least $30,000.
How to Pay IRS by Credit Card
You can pay by debit or credit card whether you e-file, paper file or are responding to a bill or notice.
It’s safe and secure – the IRS uses standard service providers and commercial card networks.
Your payment will be processed by a payment processor who will charge a processing fee, which may be tax deductible. The fees vary by service provider.
Your information will only be used to process your payment.
No part of the service fee goes to the IRS.
The types of payments (Individual or Business) and limits on how many debit or credit card payments you can make in a year, quarter, or month, vary according to the type of tax you are paying.
How to Make a Payment
You can pay by debit or credit card by internet or over the phone. Please note that debit or credit payments cannot usually be cancelled.
Step 1: On IRS.gov
- Choose a payment processor
- Select processor website or phone number
Step 2: With your Payment Processor
- Enter personal or business information
- Enter billing information
- Review and confirm information
- Record payment confirmation number
If you like to learn more about settling your IRS tax debt contact us today for a free initial tax consultation.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Oct 4, 2013 | Tax Help
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by Fresh Start Tax | Oct 3, 2013 | Tax Help
I am a former IRS agent and teaching instructor with the Internal Revenue Service.
This is question I am asked quite frequent by taxpayers who needs to file multiple, back, late,past due tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service. There is one simple answer to this question.
Question – What is the best way to file your back tax returns?
Answer – All at the same time in one envelope.
If you’re attaching a check, make a separate check out for each tax period and staple it to each tax return.
The reality is most people filing back tax returns will owe money to the Internal Revenue Service and that has caused the nonfiling of their tax returns.
Question – Why is that the best way to do that? Will that raise a Red Flag ?
Answer – The Internal Revenue Service knows your entire history on the CADE 2 computer system. IRS already knows you have not filed your back tax returns.
That computer system is a beast and stores an incredible amount of information. The only reason they have not got to you or your Social Security number is simply because of the sheer volume of work that they have ahead of you.
At some time they will catch up with you and ask for your tax returns. By the way , if you do not file your tax returns, the IRS can file your tax return under 6020 B of the IRC code so is your in your best interest to file your own tax returns. If IRS file your tax return you will pay the highest amount allowed by law because they will give you no extra exemptions, dependents, credits or business expenses.
You want to put all tax returns in one envelope so they do not get separated.
As a former IRS agent I can tell you IRS knows that you have not filed your tax return so you have not slipped through the cracks as most people think.
Most people do not filed their back tax returns because they know they will owe money to the Internal Revenue Service.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Oct 3, 2013 | Tax Help
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by Fresh Start Tax | Oct 3, 2013 | Tax Help
File your back tax returns all at the Same Time and stop worrying.
We are a Florida-based professional tax firm that has been resolving tax issues, tax problems and all federal and state tax matter since 1982.
We are A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau.
When a client walks into our office and they have not filed back tax returns for multiple years one of the first questions they ask me is should we send the men at the same time
Taxpayers have an innate fear that if the Internal Revenue Service sees multiple returns that that send up a red flag and the IRS will come looking for them, start an investigation or become very suspicious.
That simply is not true.
As a matter of fact the Internal Revenue Service is just happy you’re filing your back tax returns and that you are going back into the system.
This happens so much that it is commonplace with the Internal Revenue Service.
The Internal Revenue Service does not have enough people and manpower to go ahead and keep up with everybody who has not filed their back,late, past due tax returns.
File all your back tax returns and get back in the system and stop worrying.
Not only can you file all your back tax returns you can also reach a tax settlement with the IRS, yes, all at the same time.
We’ve been filing back tax returns for taxpayers since 1982 and to date by the grace of God we have not had one taxpayer audited as a result of multiple back filings.
If in fact a person did go through the audit process because of back tax return filing it was simply because their tax return fell out of the national standards or norms.
When FST files back tax returns we do everything we can audit proof your tax return so this never becomes an issue between you and the Internal Revenue Service
Other Information – Full compliance check
There is absolutely no reason not to file these tax returns at the same time in the same envelope.
The reason is simple.
Anytime the Internal Revenue Services processes your case and the case goes to the ACS unit or the collection field unit the Internal Revenue Service and the IRS must conduct a full compliance check.
A full compliance check is a complete review by the agent working your case of your tax history.
It lets IRS know how much you owe and what your tax returns have not been filed.
As a former agent when I see taxpayers that file tax returns year-by-year in separate envelopes I became very suspicious.
It was not that they were doing anything wrong but I felt as though they were trying to sneak back in the system. If they are trying to sneak back in the system I would ask myself ,what else are they trying to sneak about.
If you will owe back taxes as a result of your back tax return filings call us today and we can work out some sort of tax strategy tax settlement that you will be able to financially live with.
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If you are going to owe money to the Internal Revenue Service as a result of your late, past due or back tax return filings, the Internal Revenue Service in all likelihood will require a current financial statement.
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Back Tax Returns to File ? File Tax Returns at the Same Time, Former IRS
