by steve | Oct 17, 2011 | IRS Tax Debt, Uncategorized
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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
- Payroll / Trust Fund Penalty Cases / 6672
- Filing Late, Back, Unfiled Tax Returns
- Tax Return Reconstruction if Tax Records are lost or destroyed
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- Our staff has collectively over 205 years of Professional IRS Tax Representation Experience
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- Former IRS Agents, Managers and Instructors with over 60 years experience in the local, district and regional IRS offices.
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by steve | Oct 17, 2011 | Tax News, Uncategorized
Can you go to Jail for not filing your tax returns? How many times are we asked this question. Call us to get back in the system worry free!
With so many people not filing there tax returns this question always comes up in teaching events we put on. There is no one simple answer because IRS can do what ever it want to do and go after any body they wish too. However our firm can get you back in the tax system worry free because of extensive history with the IRS.
With that said there is an official IRS Policy Statement found on there website:
IRS Policy Statement
A long-standing practice of the IRS has been not to recommend criminal prosecution of individuals for failure to file tax returns, provided they voluntarily file, or make arrangements to file, before being notified they are under criminal investigation. The taxpayer must make an honest effort to file a correct return and have income from legal sources. A letter from the IRS concerning taxes is not a notice that a taxpayer is under criminal investigation.
The IRS helps to get people back into the system as part of its long-term plan to improve voluntary tax compliance. The IRS wants to get people back into the system, not prosecute ordinary people who made a mistake. However, flagrant cases involving criminal violations of tax laws will continue to be investigated.
by steve | Oct 17, 2011 | IRS Tax Debt, Uncategorized
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Areas of Professional Tax Practice:
- Same Day IRS Tax Representation
- Offers in Compromise or IRS Tax Debt Settlements
- Immediate Release of IRS Bank Levies or IRS Wage Garnishments
- Tax Relief from a IRS Bill, Letter or Notice of “Intent to Levy”
- 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
- Payroll / Trust Fund Penalty Cases / 6672
- Filing Late, Back, Unfiled Tax Returns
- Tax Return Reconstruction if Tax Records are lost or destroyed
- Our Company Resume: ( Since 1982 )
- Our staff has collectively over 205 years of Professional IRS Tax Representation Experience
- On staff, Board Certified Tax Attorney’s, IRS Tax Lawyers, Certified Public Accountants, Enrolled Agents,
- We taught Tax Law in the IRS Regional Training Center
- Former IRS Agents, Managers and Instructors with over 60 years experience in the local, district and regional IRS offices.
- Highest Rating by the Better Business Bureau “A”
- Fast, affordable, and economical
- Licensed and certified to practice in all 50 States
- Nationally Recognized Veteran /Published Former IRS Agent
- Nationally Recognized Published EZINE Tax Expert
- As heard on GRACE 90.3 FM Monthly Radio Show-Business Weekly
IRS Tax Debt – Tax Settlements – How we Settle and Negotiate your case with the Internal Revenue Service:
1. We immediately send a power of attorney to the IRS letting them know we are now your tax representative. You will never have to speak to the IRS.
2. We will make sure all your tax returns are filed and current. If your tax returns are not up to date, the IRS will refuse to work your case. This is leverage that they use to get you compliant. We can pull tax transcripts, file and prepare your tax returns within days, even if you have lost your tax records.
3. The IRS requires a current financial statement. We will secure a required 433-A (IRS financial statement), verify the income and expenses and work out a settlement agreement. The IRS will require a closing settlement method for each case.
4. We review with our clients how they want to settle their case. We get them an agreement based on their current financial needs.
IRS Tax Settlement Agreements can be in different forms:
a. Hardship Settlements. Cases usually go into a 3 year suspended status because of an inability to pay. This is also called currently noncollectable. Your case will go into a hardship status because you do not have the income coming in to meet your current expenses. The IRS will use the National Standards Program to assess hardship.
b. Payment Agreements. Cases can be closed with agreed upon monthly installment payments to the IRS. We will review the different programs the IRS uses for the lowest possible amount required.
c. IRS Offer in Compromise. There are three types of OICs:
The IRS may accept an Offer in Compromise based on three grounds:
1. Doubt as to Collectibility – Doubt exists that the taxpayer could ever pay the full amount of tax liability owed within the remainder of the statutory period for collection.
2. Doubt as to Liability – A legitimate doubt exists that the assessed tax liability is correct. Possible reasons to submit a doubt as to liability offer include:
(1) the examiner made a mistake interpreting the law,
(2) the examiner failed to consider the taxpayer’s evidence or
(3) the taxpayer has new evidence.
3. Effective Tax Administration / Exceptional Circumstances – There is no doubt that the tax is correct and there is potential to collect the full amount of the tax owed, but an exceptional circumstance exists that would allow the IRS to consider an OIC. To be eligible for compromise on this basis, a taxpayer must demonstrate that the collection of the tax would create an economic hardship or would be unfair and inequitable.
See our home page for more details about Fresh Start Tax L.L.C. Thank You
by steve | Oct 13, 2011 | IRS Tax Advice, Tax Help, Uncategorized
Many question come up about the “Signing the of a Tax Return” for a decedent.
Question: My husband passed away last year, and I will be filing a joint return. Are there any special return notations required to indicate my husband is deceased?
Answer: If you are a surviving spouse filing a joint return and no personal representative has been appointed, you should sign the return and write in the signature area, “filing as surviving spouse.”
The final return should have the word “Deceased,” the decedent’s name, and the date of death written across the top of the return.
by steve | Oct 12, 2011 | Tax Help, Uncategorized
It had to happen at some time or another. IRS cutting back on services. The announcement finally came out.
The Internal Revenue Service’s Taxpayer Advocate Service is temporarily changing the criteria it uses for accepting cases and said it would no longer deal with cases in which the problem involves an IRS delay in processing certain tax documents.
The TAS said it was refocusing its workload in order to focus on taxpayers who need assistance the most and because of budget constraints at the IRS. In a document on the IRS Web site, the service said it was temporarily limiting its acceptance of cases when the taxpayer’s problem involves an IRS delay in processing tax documents.
“If the taxpayer is not currently facing an imminent threat of enforcement action or otherwise experiencing situations that meet the definition of an economic burden, TAS will refer the taxpayer to the appropriate IRS function specializing in return processing issues, rather than accepting the problem as a TAS case,” said the service.
TAS defined “economic burden” according to four criteria: the taxpayer is experiencing economic harm or is about to suffer economic harm; the taxpayer is facing an immediate threat of adverse action; the taxpayer will incur significant costs if relief is not granted (including fees for professional representation); or the taxpayer will suffer irreparable injury or long-term adverse impact if relief is not granted.
Effective Oct. 1, 2011, the TAS said it generally would no longer accept cases that only involve processing delays for the following issues: original returns; unpostable or reject returns; amended returns; and injured spouse claims.
The service said it would no longer accept so-called “systemic burden” cases that fit the following criteria: the taxpayer has experienced a delay of more than 30 days to resolve a tax account problem; the taxpayer has not received a response or resolution to the problem or inquiry by the date promised; or a system or procedure has either failed to operate as intended, or failed to resolve the taxpayer’s problem or dispute with the IRS.
In these categories of cases, processing delays at the IRS typically arise either because the affected functions are overloaded with work or because of systemic processing glitches, TAS noted. Assuming these processing delays do not create an economic burden, the taxpayer advocate’s role is typically limited to contacting the appropriate IRS function to advocate for resolution of the taxpayer’s problem, providing updates to taxpayers, and looking for patterns of delay to identify systemic problems. However, TAS will no longer accept these categories of cases, at least temporarily, in order to focus its limited resources on economic burden cases and on systemic burden cases in which it can play a more direct role in affecting the outcome.
The Taxpayer Advocate Service, which is led by National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson, had previously accepted cases before the IRS had the opportunity to work directly with the taxpayer to resolve the issue. However, the service is now experiencing budget constraints and increased demand as the IRS steps up its enforcement efforts.
“In the current federal budget environment, it has become clear that TAS will not have the resources to continue to handle its current inventory levels without adverse impact on its ability to provide effective and timely service,” said the TAS. “For that reason, we have been considering how to prioritize cases to ensure we can provide effective service to taxpayers who most need our assistance or whom TAS is best suited to assist.”
In cases of systemic burdens when, for example, a refund for an amended return was delayed for over four months, TAS will now refer the taxpayer to the appropriate IRS office and not work on the case. However, TAS added the caveat that it would help with a case when it received a referral from a congressional office. Also, if the expected refund would resolve an outstanding balance on another year’s return, it would also help the taxpayer to get that matter settled.
This article was compliments of M. Cohn
by steve | Oct 6, 2011 | Tax Levy and Wage Garnishments, Uncategorized
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Do not be bullied by the IRS. Let former IRS Agents bully right back and get your levy released and your case closed.
Areas of Professional Tax Practice:
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Same Day IRS Tax Representation
-
Offers in Compromise or IRS Tax Debt Settlements
-
Immediate Release of IRS Bank Levies or IRS Wage Garnishments
-
Tax Relief from a IRS Bill, Letter or Notice of “Intent to Levy”
-
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
-
Payroll / Trust Fund Penalty Cases / 6672
-
Filing Late, Back, Unfiled Tax Returns
-
Tax Return Reconstruction if Tax Records are lost or destroyed
Our Company Resume: ( Since 1982 )
-
Our staff has collectively over 205 years of Professional IRS Tax Representation Experience
-
On staff, Board Certified Tax Attorney’s, IRS Tax Lawyers, Certified Public Accountants, Enrolled Agents,
-
We taught Tax Law in the IRS Regional Training Center
-
Former IRS Agents, Managers and Instructors with over 60 years experience in the local, district and regional IRS offices.
-
Highest Rating by the Better Business Bureau “A”
-
Fast, affordable, and economical
-
Licensed and certified to practice in all 50 States
-
Nationally Recognized Veteran /Published Former IRS Agent
-
Nationally Recognized Published EZINE Tax Expert
-
As heard on GRACE 90.3 FM Monthly Radio Show-Business Weekly
IRS Tax Levy – Tax Help -How we can immediately get Notices of Bank Levy and Wage Garnishment Released.
As former IRS Agents, Managers and Instructors we have issued thousands of IRS Wage/Garnishment and Bank Levies. We know exactly how to quickly get them released. We have what it takes.
1. We immediately send a power of attorney to the IRS letting them know we are now your representative. You will never have to speak to them.
2. We will make sure all your tax returns are filed and current. If your tax returns are not up to date, the IRS will refuse to work your case. This is leverage that they use to get you compliant. We can pull tax transcripts, file and prepare your tax returns within days, even if you have lost your tax records.
3. The IRS requires a current financial statement. We will secure a required 433-F (IRS financial statement), verify the income and expenses and work out a settlement agreement. The IRS will require a closing settlement method for each case.
4. We review with our clients how they want to settle their case. We get them an agreement based on their current financial needs.
IRS Tax Settlement Agreements can be in different forms:
a. Hardship Settlements. Cases usually go into a 3 year suspended status because of an inability to pay. This is also called currently noncollectable. Your case will go into a hardship status because you do not have the income coming in to meet your current expenses. The IRS will use the National Standards Program to assess hardship.
b. Payment Agreements. Cases can be closed with agreed upon monthly installment payments to the IRS. We will review the different programs the IRS uses for the lowest possible amount required.
c. Offer in Compromise. There are three types of OICs:
The IRS may accept an Offer in Compromise based on three grounds:
1. Doubt as to Collectibility – Doubt exists that the taxpayer could ever pay the full amount of tax liability owed within the remainder of the statutory period for collection.
2. Doubt as to Liability – A legitimate doubt exists that the assessed tax liability is correct. Possible reasons to submit a doubt as to liability offer include:
(1) the examiner made a mistake interpreting the law,
(2) the examiner failed to consider the taxpayer’s evidence or
(3) the taxpayer has new evidence.
3. Effective Tax Administration/ Exceptional Circumstances – There is no doubt that the tax is correct and there is potential to collect the full amount of the tax owed, but an exceptional circumstance exists that would allow the IRS to consider an OIC. To be eligible for compromise on this basis, a taxpayer must demonstrate that the collection of the tax would create an economic hardship or would be unfair and inequitable.
See our home page for more details Thank you
