Category: IRS
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Tax fraud case with the highest implications
A high profile multi-million dollar international tax fraud case (Unites States vs. Natalia Veselnitskaya 18 CRIM 904) took a dark turn last week then a sealed indictment by federal prosecutors was revealed to the public. To be clear, this tax fraud case does not involve anyone in U.S. government. Yet this case brought special attention because…
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2019 Tax Planning and Support Tools Available
Through our 2019 license agreement with CFS Software, we offer a large number of support forms and estimated tax calculators. If you would benefit from a demonstration of the powers of any of these functions or planning calculations, please let us know. General Utilities and Retirement Calculations: 5 Year Federal/State Tax Planner After-Tax Loan Refinance…
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It’s apparently a good time to be a tax criminal
Data points extracted from the most recent The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council Public Report, November 2018: IRS budget has been cut $14.5 billion since 2010 Close to 24,000 jobs amounting to 25% of work force were cut More than 17,000 of those former employees were working in enforcement IRS staff is aged; 40.5 percent are…
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A simple view of the 20% pass through deduction
A business friend asked a simple question online: “What doe the pass-through deduction mean to me?” The collective response was so vague and convoluted that I felt sorry for her for asking. After thinking about it, there are two things that are uncertain and one that is certain about the pass-through deduction that directly address…
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Check your e-filing acceptance
This tax tip is simple but important. After you e-file a business or personal tax return, go back to check to see that the e-file was accepted. I know of two business e-filed returns that were not accepted this week for reasons having nothing to do with the taxpayer or preparer. I read a rumor…
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Passport threatened by IRS?
Have you received notice from the IRS that your passport will be revoked? Was you passport application declined because of unpaid taxes? Take action immediately to address a crisis soon affecting almost a half million Americans. The best approach is to use an experienced professional representative to negotiate a solution. Don’t wait; act quickly to…
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Abusive tax shelter still alive for the ultra-rich
This past week an interesting Appeals decision from a Tax Court case in the 9th Circuit was published in an older tax matter of Altera Corporation and Subsidiaries vs. IRS. I must immediately qualify the use of the word “interesting”. By any common usage this is not an interesting topic. This is a tax shelter…
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How to cope with the tax travel ban
The IRS is rapidly expanding one of the largest federal tax crackdowns of our lifetime. The tax travel ban program intends to deny or revoke the passports of more than half million people who, the IRS claims, owe more than $50,000 taxes. The strategy is allowed by law and the intent is apparently to prevent…
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How to know if you are subject to the tax travel ban
Last week I wrote about the shocking expansion of the tax travel ban now potentially affecting up to half a million people in the United States. How do you know if you are among them? The IRS is now sending letter CP508C to notify affected taxpayers who, IRS says, owe more than $50,000 in taxes. It is…
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Travel Ban Because of Taxes
The Internal Revenue Service has acted quickly this year to work with the U.S. State Department to revoke or deny renewal of passports of almost a half million people who are alleged to owe taxes to the US government. This often affects people who run international businesses (whose earnings will decline without a passport) or even…