by Fresh Start Tax | Jun 25, 2012 | FBAR, IRS Tax Problem, Tax Help, Tax Lawyer
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We are a Professional Tax Firm specializing in FBAR IRS tax representation.
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We are familiar with all areas of the FBAR and can help you through any situation or problem you may have. We handle all areas of tax representation and you will never have to talk to the IRS.
We have over 205 years of professional tax experience and over 60 years of working directly for the Internal Revenue Service in all facets of the IRS.
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INFORMATION FOR – FBAR – Foreign Bank Financial Accounts
If you have a financial interest in or signature authority over a foreign financial account, including a bank account, brokerage account, mutual fund, trust, or other type of foreign financial account, the Bank Secrecy Act may require you to report the account yearly to the Internal Revenue Service by filing Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).
The FBAR is required because foreign financial institutions may not be subject to the same reporting requirements as domestic financial institutions.
The FBAR is a tool to help the United States government and the Internal Revenue Service identify person(s )who may be using foreign financial accounts to circumvent United States tax law.
Investigators use FBARs to help identify or trace funds used for illicit purposes or to identify unreported income maintained or generated abroad.
3 of the most FAQ’s
What is an FBAR?
A. An FBAR is a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. The form number is TD F 90-22.1 (PDF).
Who must file an FBAR?
A. Any United States person who has a financial interest in or signature authority or other authority over any financial account in a foreign country, if the aggregate value of these accounts exceeds $10,000 at any time during the calendar year.
Q. What is a foreign country?
A. A “foreign country” includes all geographical areas outside the United States, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories and possessions of the United States (including Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands).
What is a United States person?
A. “United States person” includes a citizen or resident of the United States, a domestic partnership, a domestic corporation, and a domestic estate or trust.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Jun 19, 2012 | Back Taxes, Expatriate Tax, Income Tax Preparation, Tax Help, Tax Returns
We are a Christian Tax Firm <>< specializing in Expatriates tax situations, tax problems and tax resolutions.
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We have over 205 years of professional tax experience and over 60 years working directly for the IRS in the local, district and regional IRS offices.
We are IRS tax experts in all Expatriate Tax Problems.
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Penalty imposed for not filing expatriation form – Penalty for Non Filing
Anyone who has expatriated or terminated his U.S. residency status must file Form 8854.
Form 8854 must also be filed to comply with the annual information reporting requirements of Internal Revenue Code section 6039G, if the person is subject to tax under Section 877 of the Code. A $10,000 penalty may be imposed for failure to file Form 8854 when required.
IRS is sending notices to expatriates that have not complied with the Form 8854 requirements, including the imposition of the $10,000 penalty where appropriate.
The Instructions for Form 8854 (PDF) provide details about the filing requirements, related definitions and line-by-line instructions for completing the form. Failure to file or not including all the information required by the form or including incorrect information could lead to a penalty.
If this has happened to you and you need to get penalties and interest abated or removed call us today to see if you have reasonable cause to abate the penalties and interest.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Jun 19, 2012 | Back Taxes, Expatriate Tax, IRS Tax Debt, IRS Tax Problem, Offer in Compromise, Representation, Tax Help, Tax Lawyer, Tax Returns, Tax Settlements
If you are a Ex-Pat and have late, past due, back or unfiled tax returns contact us today for a free tax consultation to completely resolve your tax problem.
We can get you back in the system worry free.
Being Former IRS Agents and Managers we know the system because we were former IRS teaching Agents. We know all the tax procedures and protocols.
We have on staff CPA’s and Tax Attorneys to help deal with any and all tax situations.
We have successfully filed and prepared thousands of back, late, unfiled, past due tax returns.
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Should you owe any back taxes we can work out tax settlements called offers in compromise so you will not be effected in any way with the tax debt.
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Filing Dates for tax Returns:
March 15th Form 1120 and 1120S – Due date for US Corporations and Sub-chapter S corporation unless extended with tax Form 7004.
March 15th – Due date of Form 3520A for foreign trusts
April 15th- Due date for payment of any taxes due for previous calendar year (though if you are living abroad on 4/15 your tax return gets an automatic extension until 6/15)
April 15th Due Date – Form 1040 ES – No 1 pay current years first installment of quarterly income and self employment taxes to avoid penalties.
June 15th Form 1040 ES – No 2 pay current years second installment of quarterly income and self employment taxes to avoid penalties.
June 15th Due date- Expatriate tax return (for expatriate living abroad on 4/15) or time to file for an extension on Form 4868
June 30 Form TDF 90-22.1 US Treasury Form Report of Foreign Bank Accounts Due Date.
July 30th Due date – Self Administered Pension Plan and 401K Tax Return From 5500 or 5500EZ
September 15th Form 1040 Due Date – ES – No 3 pay current years third installment of quarterly income and self employment taxes to avoid penalties.
September 15th Extended Due Date – U.S. Corporation Returns 1120 and 1120S
October 15th Final Expat Form 1040
January 15th Form 1040 ES – No 3 pay past calendar years fourth installment of quarterly income and self employment taxes to avoid penalties.
If you have penalties and interest that need to be addressed call us today to remove penalties and interest for reasonable cause.
by Fresh Start Tax | Jun 18, 2012 | Back Taxes, Income Tax Preparation, Installment Agreements, IRS Tax Problem, Offer in Compromise, Representation, Tax Help, Tax Lawyer, Tax Returns
If you are a Ex Pat and you need to file your late, back, past due or unfiled tax returns call us today for a free tax consult and get rid of the worry you are dealing with.
We handle all contact with the IRS and you will never speak to them. We fully prepare all back income tax returns and work out a tax settlement if necessary.
Being comprised of Board Certified Tax Attorneys, CPA’s and Former IRS agents we have over 205 years of professional tax experience and over 60 years of working directly for the IRS in the local, district and regional offices of the IRS.
We can not only file all of your back returns we can settle all back tax debt should you owe money to the IRS.
What to do if you have not filed an Income Tax Return:
Among the various new requirements contained in IRC 877 and 877A, individuals that renounced their US citizenship or terminated their long-term resident status for tax purposes after June 3, 2004 are required to certify to the IRS that they have satisfied all federal tax requirements for the 5 years prior to expatriation.
If all federal tax requirements have not been satisfied for the 5 years prior to expatriation, even if the individual does not meet the monetary thresholds in IRC 877 or 877A, the individual will be subject to the IRC 877 and 877A expatriation tax provisions.
Individuals that have expatriated should file all tax returns that are due, regardless of whether or not full payment can be made with the return. Depending on an individual’s circumstances, a taxpayer filing late may qualify for a payment plan.
All payment plans require continued compliance with all filing and payment responsibilities after the plan is approved.
We handle and settle all FBAR cases with true experienced tax professional.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Jun 18, 2012 | Back Taxes, Income Tax Preparation, IRS Tax Problem, Tax Help, Tax Lawyer
Have Former IRS Agents fully represent you in your IRS tax matter and you will never have to speak to the IRS. We handle all representation even tax settlements.
We have over 205 years of professional tax experience and over 60 years of working directly for the Internal Revenue Service in the local, district and regional offices.
Many Ex- Pats are currently having IRS tax problems because IRS is spending many more enforcement dollars on Ex Pat cases.
The Federal Government has largely increased their budget on these Ex- Pat cases because they bring in tax dollars to the Federal Government. IRS is allocating millions of dollars to this effort.
Many of the Ex- Pats have been unaware of filing requirement and have been left out to dry regarding their IRS tax issues.
We are Fresh Start Tax L.L.C. are specialists in Ex -Pat cases. We can file all your back, late, unfiled or past due tax returns and work out a tax debt settlement called the Offer in Compromise.
On staff are Former IRS Agents, Managers, Ex-Tax Auditors loaded with IRS inside experience.
Also we have a Tax Attorney for any issues resulting from FBAR cases.
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by Fresh Start Tax | Jun 18, 2012 | IRS Notice or Letter, IRS Tax Debt, IRS Tax Problem, Representation, Tax Help, Tax Lawyer, Tax News
Not All IRS Tax Assessments Are Valid!
Let former IRS Agents and Appeals agent determine whether the IRS has properly assessed your tax liability.
The validity if tax assessments or tax bills.
The IRS may be correct that you owe additional income taxes; but if the assessment was not made according to the Internal Revenue Code, the IRS is not authorized to collect it. The IRS does make mistakes in assessing taxes due to procedural errors on its part. Also, the IRS must make the assessment of the additional tax before the assessment statute has expired.
When the IRS determines that your income tax liability should be increased, the Internal Revenue Code requires that IRS assess the additional tax. The “assessment of tax” is the posting of the additional tax to your tax account for that specific tax year. The Internal Revenue Code provides various procedures for assessing taxes. The most common method for assessment is for the IRS to solicit from the taxpayer a signed Form 870 or Form 4549. After these signed forms have been received by the IRS, the IRS then has the authority to make the assessment of the additional tax against the taxpayer.
Another form that gives the IRS the authority to assess the additional tax is Form 870-AD, when a case is under the jurisdiction of the Appeals Division. The Form 870-AD becomes valid for the purpose to assess tax only after the taxpayer signs and the IRS executes (signs) the form. If the IRS makes the assessment based on Form 870-AD that has not been executed, the assessment is not valid.
The IRS can also make an assessment after the taxpayer signs a decision document and is properly signed by the IRS Area Counsel Attorney when the case is in docketed status before the Tax Court. Also there are specific periods of time that the assessment is prohibited and specific periods of time that the assessment can be made by the IRS. If the decision document is not properly signed by the IRS Area Counsel Attorney or the assessment is made during the period that the assessment is prohibited or after the assessment is allowed, then the assessment is not valid.
The least common method that authorizes the IRS to make an assessment is when the taxpayer signs Form 866 (Agreement as to Final Determination of Tax Liability). If the Form 866 is not executed by the proper IRS official (signed), the assessment is not valid.
It should be noted that if the taxpayer signs Form 906 (Determination Covering Specific Matters), the Form 906 by itself does not authorize the IRS to assess the additional tax attributable to the specific matters of the closing agreement. The IRS is still required to either solicit a signed agreement form such as an 870, 4549 or and 870-AD. Should the taxpayer refuse to sign any of these agreement forms, the IRS must then issue a Notice of Deficiency and should the taxpayer then file a petition to Tax Court, he would be precluded from contesting the issues found in the Form 906 in Tax Court.
When the taxpayer does not agree to a proposed assessment, the IRS issues a Notice of Deficiency (more commonly known as the 90 day letter) which authorizes the IRS to assess the additional tax after the expiration of the 90 day period, if the taxpayer does not petition Tax Court. An important fact to remember is if the IRS does not mail the Notice of Deficiency to the last known address, the assessment based on the defaulted Notice of Deficiency (that means that the taxpayer did not file a petition to Tax Court within the 90 day period) is not valid.
If the assessment is not valid, the IRS is required by law to reverse out the invalid assessment. It is up to you, to raise the issue with the IRS that the assessment is not valid. If the assessment statute has expired, the IRS will no longer be able to assess the additional tax. In the other hand, if the assessment statute is still open, then the IRS can properly assess the additional tax by soliciting an agreement form from the taxpayer or issue a Notice of Deficiency. The correct strategy is to raise the invalid assessment issue only after the assessment statute has expired; thus, the IRS would be precluded from assessing the increase in tax.
Let us at Fresh Start Tax review your case. Our experienced staff of former IRS Examiners and Appeals Officers will evaluate your case and determine whether you should raise the issue that the assessment is invalid and demand that the IRS reverse the invalid assessment.
Many assessments of tax attributable to the taxpayer’s flow through adjustments from partnerships are not valid due to procedural errors on the part of the IRS. The assessment of tax attributable to a taxpayer’s share of partnership items is a complex area of tax law that even the IRS makes many errors in its application.
Let Former IRS agents get you the tax relief you need on your back taxes.
Fresh Start Tax L.L.C. is one of the premier tax resolution firms in the country. We deal with all types of civil cases including individuals, businesses, non-profits, partnerships and corporations. We have staff that specialize in every facet of IRS Tax Representation.
We know all the IRS tax strategies because of our extensive IRS working backgrounds. We were Former IRS Certified Tax Instructors that taught IRS Tax Law in the IRS Regional Training Center. Some of our many specialties include the following:
Areas of Professional Tax Practice:
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