The New and Improved Business Tax Account: Making Things Easier for Business Owners
The IRS Business Tax Account now offers easier payment, tax history access, and management tools—helping business owners streamline their tax processes.
Managing Payroll Tax Debt: You Realize You're Going to Be Personally Liable for Those Too, Right?
Payroll tax debt can destroy your business—and make you personally liable. Learn how to act strategically, prioritize payments, and negotiate with the IRS.
Your Spouse is Shady and Now You’re Stuck With the Tax Debt: Enter Innocent Spouse Relief
If your spouse's hidden income led to IRS tax debt, Innocent Spouse Relief may help you escape unfair liability. Learn the criteria and how to act fast.
It’s Not “No Big Deal” to Skip Making Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments Anymore
Skipping quarterly estimated tax payments now leads to major IRS penalties. Learn why understanding safe harbor rules is more important than ever.
You Need Professional Tax Representation When You Have a Problem with the IRS (even if you don't think you do) (Part 2)
Taking on the IRS alone is a mistake. Learn why professional tax representation is critical for levies, compliance issues, payroll tax debt, and protecting your rights.
You Need Professional Tax Representation When You Have a Problem with the IRS (even if you don't think you do) (Part 1 of 2)
Facing the IRS without professional help is a losing game. Learn why hiring a tax expert levels the playing field and protects you from costly mistakes.
Things Done Changed: The Supreme Court Overturns the Chevron Ruling
The Supreme Court overturned the Chevron ruling, reshaping how the IRS creates and enforces tax laws. Learn what this means for taxpayers and professionals.
How to Navigate IRS Identity Theft with a Smile (or at least a resigned smirk)
IRS identity theft cases now take up to 22 months to resolve. Learn what to expect, how to respond, and how to protect yourself during the long wait.
Taxpayers Owed More Penalties In 2023 Than Ever Before: Here's How to Owe Less
Tax penalties hit a record high in 2023. Learn smart strategies like timely filing, payment plans, and penalty relief to minimize what you owe the IRS.
The Trust Fund Recovery Penalty: When You’re Personally Liable for Business Payroll Taxes
Learn how the IRS holds business owners personally liable for unpaid payroll taxes through the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP) and how to protect yourself.
The IRS Can and Will Revoke Your Passport
Owing serious tax debt can lead to IRS passport revocation or denial. Learn the process, how to reverse it, and protect your personal freedom effectively.
Technology is Transforming the IRS: Three Big Changes You Need to Know About
Working with the IRS is a nightmare.
Long waits, agents that don’t know what they’re doing, “courtesy” disconnect— it’s about as fun as having a tooth pulled.
But new technology is on its way; some of it is already here, which should make dealing with the IRS at least a little less painful? Hopefully?
Let’s talk about what’s coming.
Take Back the Power from the IRS: How to Master the Art of the IRS Office of Appeals
Have you ever felt that the IRS treated you unfairly?
Have you ever felt the IRS has too much power when it's making decisions?
If so, there’s a path to justice that doesn’t involve courtrooms or exorbitant legal fees - it’s the IRS Independent Office of Appeals.
By appealing to an impartial third party, the appeals process is your strategic tool to challenge and potentially overturn IRS decisions.
Let’s delve into why understanding and navigating this process is crucial for taxpayers in a dispute with the IRS.
The IRS Audit Increase is Already a Disaster and The Middle Class is Still Getting Screwed
The IRS got a whole bunch of money from the so called “Inflation Reduction Act,” to target "the wealthy," but a recent audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that IRS audits still unfairly targeted the middle class despite assurances from the IRS that they wouldn’t.
IRS AUDITS FOR THE WEALTHY ARE ABOUT TO GO CRAZY
🚨 Accountants Alert: The IRS is gearing up for a major overhaul in tax enforcement, targeting the wealthy and large corporations. By 2026, audits for households with incomes above $10 million will increase by 50%, and corporate audits are expected to almost triple.
If you're an accountant, and you serve high-income taxpayers, this is what you need to know to keep your clients in compliance.
IRS Warns: Beware of "OIC Mills" that Promise Offer in Compromise for Everyone
Every day on the radio, tax debt companies shout with confident belligerence that anyone can resolve their tax debt for "pennies on the dollar." Sound too good to be true?
It is.
Understanding IRS Statutes of Limitations: How Long Do You Have to Worry?
The short answer is…not forever…err sometimes forever?
It’s 5:00pm on April 15 and you’re excited!
You filed your taxes for the year and there’s a sense of relief…at least at first because you wake up at 3:00am and start ruminating. You think you may have overlooked income you received last year or that you really stretched on taking what, now that you think about it, might be an unjustified deduction.
Filing for Extension on Filing Your Taxes is not an Extension to Pay What You Owe
As an attorney specializing in IRS and state tax debt, I see more than my fair share of the more than 20 million Americans hitting the 'tax snooze button' each year, opting for extensions on their filings.
This year, with record-high extension requests likely, understanding the strategic implications of these decisions is crucial for individuals, businesses, and their advisors.
Navigating FICA Taxes: Demystifying Your Payroll Obligations
Are you confident in navigating the maze of FICA taxes, or are you lost in its glorious complexity?
When you're the business owner doing the paying, FICA payroll taxes are supremely important. If you don’t pay the IRS, you’ll owe a significant portion of it personally, even though it’s a business tax.
Here’s what you need to know.
It's Official, You Owe Tax Debt: A Roadmap to Clarity
The moment arrives unannounced, often unwelcome – a notice from the IRS or state tax authority, signaling you've entered the realm of tax debt.
What’s the deal with tax debt, anyway?