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Trucking Tax & Accounting by Mike Habib, EA Los Angeles, CA

March 15, 2023 | Mike Habib, EA

As a trucker, filing taxes can be a daunting task. The paperwork, deadlines, and complex tax laws can leave you feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about your tax obligations. However, failing to file your taxes can have severe consequences, including back taxes, penalties, and even legal action. If you are struggling with back taxes, it is essential to seek professional help to avoid further financial hardship.

Back taxes refer to taxes that were not paid in previous years or taxes that were underpaid. In the case of truckers, back taxes can occur due to a variety of reasons, including incorrect reporting of income, failure to file taxes, or errors in tax calculation. The IRS can impose penalties and interest on back taxes, which can add up quickly and result in a significant financial burden.

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Tax problem resolution – get tax-iety relief today

February 1, 2023 | Mike Habib, EA

Tax anxiety, TAX-IETY, comes in different forms of tax problems such as:

What is an IRS audit tax-iety?

An IRS audit is a review or examination of an individual’s or organization’s tax return to ensure that the information is accurate and that the tax return is being filed in compliance with the tax laws. If the IRS finds errors or discrepancies in the tax return during the audit process, it may result in an adjustment to the tax liability and possibly additional taxes owed, penalties and interest. The IRS may conduct audits through various methods, including correspondence audits, in which the taxpayer is asked to provide additional documentation by mail, or field audits, in which an IRS agent visits the taxpayer’s place of business or home to review the tax return and related records in person. If you are selected for an IRS audit, it is important to cooperate with the process and provide the necessary documentation to support the information reported on your tax return.

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FTB Back Tax Representation – Get Help

November 28, 2022 | Mike Habib, EA

If you were to ask most Californians if they knew what the IRS does, most of them would know exactly what you were talking about. However, if you were to ask the same people if they knew what the California FTB does, I would guess a small number of them would know.

The answer to the question of what the FTB does is? Is quite simple, they are tasked with collecting all of the income taxes assessed by the state of California. The FTB or Franchise Tax Board was created to replace the office of the Franchise Tax Commissioner that was abolished in 1950.

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Representing High-Income Taxpayers Who Owe Delinquent Back Taxes

March 15, 2021 | Mike Habib, EA

TIGTA identified 685,555 taxpayers who had a balance due as of May 14, 2019. These taxpayers reported adjusted gross income (AGI) of $200,000 or more and owed a combined total of $38.5 billion. Because the IRS prioritizes high balance due cases for collection, many of these high-income taxpayers would be included in high-priority work. However, balance dues are not prioritized by incomes earned and some improvements could be made to prioritize high-income taxpayers more effectively. A separate IRS analysis of 64,317 delinquent tax cases showed that the IRS collected less than 50 percent of tax debt owed by these high-income taxpayers within 52 weeks of assignment to Field Collection. The following chart shows that taxpayers having an average AGI of over $1.5 million paid the IRS an average of 39 percent of what they owe. While 39 percent is more than what the IRS predicted it would collect, these high-income taxpayers still owed over $2 billion.

Average AGI of Taxpayers in This Group Balance Due Actual Recovery Rate Remaining Balance Due $1,563,390 $4,009,955,107 39% $2,442,387,519 $98,289 $1,089,010,998 17% $906,586,760 $24,985 $1,157,135,371 12% $1,014,227,292

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Backed up Bookkeeping – 5 Tips on Managing Your Accounting

November 2, 2020 | Mike Habib, EA

As any business owner will tell you, there are simply not enough hours in the day, and life as a business owner can be described as ‘busy’ at best.

If you’re running your own business, in Los Angeles, or Orange County, regardless of how large or small your company is, you simply must ensure that you have your books and accounts in order. The IRS doesn’t care about how busy you are, they don’t care about years of backed up bookkeeping, financial worries, or anything else, they simply care about you filing your accurate business tax return annually and paying what you owe.

If you’re busy running a business and, you know, actually trying to have a personal life in the process, you’ll dread tax season as there is mountains of paperwork to sort though, hours upon hours of work involved, and then, for all of your troubles, you get to hand over a large portion of your profits to the IRS. Hooray.

It’s far from ideal, but it’s the way the world turns and if you’re struggling to get your books, records and accounts in order, this article is for you.

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Offer in Compromise and Coronavirus COVID-19

June 9, 2020 | Mike Habib, EA

IRS has provided updated instructions to taxpayers with respect to the effects of coronavirus – COVID-19 on offers in compromise (OICs).

IRS has the authority to compromise a taxpayer’s tax liability. An OIC is an agreement between the taxpayer and IRS that compromises a taxpayer’s tax debt for less than the full amount owed. IRS will accept an OIC when it is unlikely that the tax liability can be collected in full and the amount offered by the taxpayer reasonably reflects the taxpayer’s collection potential. The goal of an OIC is to collect what is potentially collectible at the earliest possible time and at the least cost to the government.

IRS Bank Levy Release – Taxpayer Advocate

February 14, 2019 | Mike Habib, EA

In Nina Olson’s recent report to Congress, the head of National Taxpayer Advocate, addressed challenges and concerns facing US taxpayers when dealing with the IRS.

I will only highlight one of her concerns which is releasing IRS bank levies, that’s when the IRS seizes bank accounts of delinquent taxpayers with unpaid back taxes or unfiled tax returns.

In the report to Congress, Nina Olson discussed the impact of the recent government shutdown. A major point of discussion before and during the shutdown was the permissible scope of IRS levies, bank accounts, wages and other enforcement activities. Under the Anti-Deficiency Act, federal funds may not be spent in the absence of an appropriation except where otherwise provided by law. One exception provided by law is for “emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property”. Although not stated in the law or Justice Department guidance, the IRS Office of Chief Counsel has interpreted the “protection of property” exception to apply only to the protection of government property and not to taxpayers’ property such as bank accounts.

What’s the Difference Between an IRS Revenue Agent and a Revenue Officer?

December 4, 2018 | Mike Habib, EA

Life can be difficult enough at times, without having to worry about incurring the wrath of the taxman. When it comes to your books and accounts, you should always adhere to the rules laid out by the IRS. IRS tax representation services, EA, CPA, Lawyer, are highly sought-after in the tax-business world, and we can understand why. When dealing with the IRS, or other seemingly trivial tax matters, it always pays to know as much information as possible. One common misconception in the world of taxes, and one which IRS tax power of attorneys, enrolled agents, CPAs, lawyers, are often hired to help address, is the confusion between an IRS revenue agent -RA and a revenue officer -RO. The two, though similar as far as damaging power, are not the same.

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REVENUE OFFICER – IRS RO

November 12, 2018 | Mike Habib, EA

REVENUE OFFICER – IRS RO

Now that IRS tаx collection асtіоn is bесоmіng more and more prevalent, іt іѕ іmреrаtіvе thаt уоu bесоmе рrоасtіvе in hаndlіng your tax dеbt рrоblеmѕ, unfiled tax returns, unpaid payroll 941 employment and unpaid back taxes. An IRS Rеvеnuе Officer is fullу аuthоrіzеd аnd bасkеd bу thе gоvеrnmеnt tо рrосееd wіth tаx соllесtіоn асtіоn іn аn aggressive аnd intimidating mаnnеr. They have bееn gіvеn аuthоrіzаtіоn beyond thе аvеrаgе collection аgеnсу аnd tаkе tаx dеbt соllесtіоn vеrу seriously.

An IRS Revenue Officer fосuѕеd on ԛuісk rесоvеrу of уоur full tax dеbt аmоunt іѕ trained tо:

Nоt bе swayed by еxсuѕеѕ (lеgіtіmаtе or nоt)
Not соnѕіdеr a tаxрауеr’ѕ аbіlіtу tо рау
Aѕѕеѕѕ and enforce wаgе gаrnіѕhmеntѕ
Lеvу bank accounts
Seize рrореrtу
Bring сrіmіnаl сhаrgеѕ if necessary

Having an еxреrіеnсеd enrolled agent, CPA or tаx attorney rерrеѕеnt you саn make thе аrm-wrеѕtlіng nеgоtіаtіоn process more аdvаntаgеоuѕ tо оbtаіnіng an ассерtаblе ѕеttlеmеnt аgrееmеnt.

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Don’t make your tax problem WORSE

September 25, 2018 | Mike Habib, EA

Don’t make your tax problem WORSE by hiring the wrong firm. You hear the tax relief advertisements on TV, radio and internet of these unknown companies promising that they can eliminate your tax debt and settle for “pennies on the dollar”. These tax relief companies claim to be the biggest, largest, etc. You end up speaking to an unlicensed sales person, not a lawyer, EA or CPA that puts so much pressure on you to pay them and hire them; I call them sales organizations as they are not tax or law firms, but scammers that prey on innocent taxpayers like you.

Watch out! Don’t fall for scams and make your exiting tax problem even worse.

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