U.S. JUDGE BARS TWO CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS FROM PREPARING FEDERAL TAX RETURNS FOR OTHERS Father and Daughter Prepared Tax Returns That Falsified and Inflated Deductions for Customers WASHINGTON – A federal district court in Connecticut has permanently barred Wethersfield residents Deowraj Buddhu and his daughter, Sunita Buddhu, from preparing federal tax…
TAX SHELTER PROMOTER PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO IMPEDE AND IMPAIR THE IRS WASHINGTON – Anthony G. Merlo, a former resident of Fort Worth, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Merlo appeared…
IRS is hiring hundreds of Internal Revenue Agents The IRS is hiring hundreds of Internal Revenue Agents – It’s a great time to join the agency! The IRS has begun a major hiring effort to fill hundreds of critical jobs nationwide. Most of these jobs are for internal revenue agent…
IRS unveils 2009 list of notorious tax scams–the “Dirty Dozen” IR 2009-41 Mike Habib, EA Tax Relief & Tax Problem Resolution Services IRS has unveiled its latest list of notorious tax scams, which it calls the “Dirty Dozen,” highlighted by schemes involving phishing, hiding income offshore and false claims for…
Most Tax Procrastinating City in America Settle with IRS and resolve your tax problems by contacting the tax firm of Mike Habib, EA at 877-788-2937 or online at myirstaxrelief.com As reported by Intuit, maker of TurboTax. SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 1, 2009–It’s the 50 yard dash to the April 15 tax…
Like-kind-exchange related party rule triggered gain recognition despite use of qualified intermediary Ocmulgee Fields, Inc. (2009) 132 TC No. 6 Mike Habib, EA Tax Relief Services The Tax Court has held that a taxpayer could not avoid the like-kind-exchange related-party rule by using a qualified intermediary. The taxpayer had to…
Adverse conditions may allow certain U.S. citizens to claim foreign earned income and housing cost exclusions [Rev Proc 2009-22]: Individuals who were forced to leave certain foreign countries in 2008 because of adverse conditions may still qualify as bona fide residents of that country for purposes of the IRC §911…
Subsidiary’s employment tax liability cannot be collected from the parent corporation [Chief Counsel Advice 200913052]: The IRS Office of Chief Council has expressed its opinion in a new Chief Council Advice (CCA) that the employment tax liability of a subsidiary corporation in a consolidated group cannot be collected from the…
IRS announces settlement offer for those that voluntarily disclose unreported offshore income Mike Habib, EA Tax Relief & Tax Resolution Services IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman has announced what is in effect a settlement offer for those that voluntarily and timely disclose unreported offshore income. Those meeting the terms of the…
Linked trusts were eligible to be S shareholders PLR 200912005 Mike Habib, EA Tax Relief & Tax Resolution Services IRS has privately ruled that a trust having a second trust as a remainder beneficiary could choose to be treated as an electing small business trust (ESBT) and thus was eligible…