IRS Audit Defense

How to Fix a Mistake on your Tax Returns

No system is perfect, even the ones that can be seen as sometimes unforgiving to us. The tax system is no exception. The tax system is incredibly complicated and to make matters worse, rules change every year. How can any tax payer be expected to remember to do everything exactly right every time? F...

Companies Not Paying Taxes

Think you’re the only one struggling to pay your taxes this year? There are hundreds of companies who are in the same boat as you are. The only thing that separates them is that they’ve found a way to not pay taxes. They found opportunities within the tax codes to escape taxation on thei...

November 1, 2012
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Power of Attorney and Directly Contacting Taxpayers

Tax Payer Rights to Counsel The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued a report on September 12, 2012 requiring IRS employees to stop an interview if the taxpayer requests to talk to a representative. The IRS employee may not bypass a representative without supervisor...

Has the IRS Disallowed Your Housing Allowance?

IRS Housing Expense Standard The IRS has developed expense standards for housing and utilities. It is recognized by all that the housing expense standards used by the IRS are simply not realistic. They are based on BLS averages, which by definition, cannot take into account a given taxpayer’s ...

Can I use Fed Ex or UPS with the IRS

How to ship your tax return The Post Office has become increasingly frustrating to deal with: long lines, the 13 ounce rule, lack of convenient postal drop boxes, lost mail and the aggravation of dealing with obnoxious government postal clerks. Having the peace of mind of knowing ...

November 28, 2011
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Appeals and Audit Determinations

Decisions of tax auditors are never final. The right of administrative appeal always exists; the right applies to correspondence and face-to-face audits. The IRS cannot unilaterally assess additional taxes…it must follow deficiency procedures and a Notice of Deficiency is re...

November 7, 2011
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Recovering Tax Defense and Costs

When you decide to fight the IRS or a state tax agency, the cost of fighting must be considered. It is sometimes cheaper to lose than it is to win. It is a business decision to challenge the agency. Two Internal Revenue Code provisions allow for the recovery of fees and costs. IRC ...