IRS targets tool reimbursement plans that recharacterize wagesEmployee Tool & Equipment Alert on IRS’s website https://www.irs.gov/businesses/article/0,,id=178028,00.html IRS has established a cross divisional team to address significant concerns with employee tool and equipment plans that purport to be valid accountable plans. Taxpayers that are considering implementing these plans, which are widely…
Changes made to Form 1042-S (Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding) Mike Habib, EA The IRS has made some changes to the electronic/magnetic media filing procedures for 2007 Form 1042-S, Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding, and also released the 2008 version of the form. Form…
How to handle the IRS at your Front Door? Is a Revenue Officer or a Revenue Agent visiting you soon? If you find yourself face to face with an IRS Agent (Revenue Officer for collection issues, or Revenue Agent for audit and examination issues), at your front door you must…
Taxpayer Advocate’s Annual Report to Congress highlights compliance problems & suggests improvements The National Taxpayer Advocate has released its 2007 Annual Report to Congress. It’s a voluminous study of the most serious problems facing taxpayers and IRS, along with suggested improvements. These problems include late-year Code changes by Congress, nonreporting…
IRS tax audit and IRS tax problems facing transportation or construction businesses, and other similar industries IRS SBSE-04-0108-003, 1/14/08 The IRS has reissued interim guidance that provides audit guidelines to its examiners reviewing excess per diem payments. The original guidance expired in November 2007. The original guidance (IRS SBSE-04-1106-049) affected…
IRS tax audit, IRS tax examination, IRS audit reconsideration, IRS appeal Are you asking yourself … If I have tax problems who should I contact? Fiscal Year 2007 Enforcement and Service ResultsAs reported in a statement issued by IRS, it has continued to make strong progress in a number of…
What’s New: IRS has $110 million in undeliverable refunds Are you still waiting for your tax refund? If so, you may be one of the 115,478 taxpayers to whom the IRS has been unable to deliver a refund check. The refunds total about $110 million. Every year there are taxpayers…
I thought you might find this list of tax provisions expiring 12/31/07 helpful as you do year-end tax planning. TAX PROVISIONS EXPIRING 12/31/07 * Deduction of up to $2,000 or $4,000 (depending on income) for college tuition. * Option to deduct state and local sales tax instead of state income…
As you prepare for the upcoming tax year, I thought you might find this brief rundown of 2008 tax changes useful. * ADOPTION TAX CREDIT increases to $11,650 for adoption of an eligible child. * SECTION 179 maximum deduction increases to $128,000. Phase-out threshold increases to $510,000. * STANDARD MILEAGE…
Nothing strikes terror in the heart of American taxpayers quite like finding a letter in the mailbox from the IRS! In an effort to help you avoid that unpleasant scenario, provided below are examples of some common pitfalls to avoid if you don’t want the IRS lining up to be…