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I represent taxpayers in Gainesville and the state of Florida who have tax issues with the IRS.An Innocent Spouse Claim is worth considering in cases where the taxpayers jointly owe a lot of IRS debt. The downside is that the IRS does not generally approve these claims. Worse, most of the appeals...
05/31/2022
I represent taxpayers in Gainesville and the state of Florida who have tax issues with the IRS.If your tax debt is the result of an IRS Audit, do not overlook the possibility of getting the IRS to reverse the audit assessment. The Audit Reconsideration as explained in Pub 3598 is a process to get...
05/17/2022
I represent taxpayers in Gainesville and the state of Florida who have tax issues with the IRS.The Treasury Inspector General released an audit report on the IRS electronic filing system. Some of the interesting facts in this report include: The IRS destroyed an estimated 30 million paper 1099 ty...
05/10/2022
I represent taxpayers in Gainesville and the state of Florida who have tax issues with the IRS.There are several strategies to consider when it comes to dealing with IRS debt. The Offer-in-Compromise is an option for taxpayers who are simply not in a financial position to pay their IRS debt in fu...
04/26/2022
I represent taxpayers in Gainesville and the state of Florida who have tax issues with the IRS. There is a question on your tax return about foreign bank accounts that trips people up, particularly immigrants. While the question seems to be aimed at bank accounts, it's much broader. It includes b...
04/18/2022
I represent taxpayers in Gainesville and the state of Florida who have tax issues with the IRS. Step Number 1 for developing a strategy to deal with IRS debt is to do a financial analysis of the client to determine what your options are. This involves the client’s information on what they own and...
04/07/2022
I represent taxpayers in Gainesville and the state of Florida who have tax issues with the IRS. I have been writing about the statute of limitations as they relate to non-filers. But there are other special circumstances in that Congress and the Courts have developed rules that affect the statute...
04/05/2022
I represent taxpayers in Gainesville and the state of Florida who have tax issues with the IRS. Previously I detailed that there was a statute of limitations on when you could file a claim for a refund and get credit for any overpayments. That limit is 3 years from the due date or 2 years from th...
03/31/2022
I represent taxpayers in Gainesville and the state of Florida who have tax issues with the IRS. Lots of Non-Filers are not out to rip off the IRS. They figure they have a refund, so the due date is not important to them. After all, the penalties for late filing are all based on the amount owed to...
03/28/2022
I represent taxpayers in Gainesville and the state of Florida who have tax issues with the IRS. The taxpayer refuses to file a return. The IRS records of 1099s and W-2s show that the taxpayer probably owes taxes, so they file a return for the taxpayer. This is called a ‘Substitute for Return’ and...
03/25/2022
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