CANDACE STEVENS's (numbercruncherllc) Blog

Taxpayers are entitled to a fair and impartial administrative appeal of most IRS decisions, including many penalties, and have the right to receive a written response regarding the Office of Appeals’ decision. Taxpayers generally have the right to take their cases to court.What you can expect: It...

Taxpayers have the right to raise objections and provide additional documentation in response to formal IRS actions or proposed actions, to expect that the IRS will consider their timely objections and documentation promptly and fairly, and to receive a response if the IRS does not agree with the...

Taxpayers have the right to pay only the amount of tax legally due, including interest and penalties, and to have the IRS apply all tax payments properly.What this means: You can ask for a refund if you think you overpaid for your taxes; however, you are required to submit your claim within speci...

Are you surprised to find out that you have the right to receive prompt, courteous, and professional service from IRS employees?  If an employee is not treating you in this manner, you also have the right to visit with their supervisor.   It's true. I promise!What this right means for you: Spoken...

IRS Publication 1, Your Rights as a Taxpayer, lists the 10 fundamental rights taxpayers have when they are dealing with the IRS.  As a taxpayer, you should be aware of these rights.  In fact, the IRS wants you to know these rights.  The IRS does expect their employees to know these rights and app...

The Right to Be Informed. Taxpayers have the right to: Know what they need to know to comply with the tax laws Clear explanations for all tax laws as well as tax forms, publications, publications, notices, and correspondences. Be informed of IRS decisions and their tax accounts Clear explanations...

It is the holiday season and scammers are out in full force.Watch the following video from the IRS concerning the Gift Card Scam:https://youtu.be/Z9yRuyXt9vQIf a call doesn't seem legit, it probably isn't.The focus of our practice is helping individuals and businesses resolve their IRS tax proble...

If most people were given a choice of whom they would rather work with, the IRS or the State, they would choose the State.  However, as I will explain, taxpayers should not take the State's threats lightly.The purpose of an IRS Audit is to: Check that the taxpayer is handling things properly Educ...

In Parts 1 and 2, I introduced you to a pizza place that was not reporting its sales tax correctly.  This caused an audit and began a horrible nightmare with the state claiming the restaurant owed $87,000 in back sales tax as well as having their sales tax exemption taken away.  Let's see how thi...

In Part 1 I introduced to you a pizza restaurant that was in hot water with the state over sales tax not being paid correctly.  The state auditor came up with a ridiculous method to figure out what the restaurant really owed in sales tax and left.  Not only did the restaurant owner get hit with a...