Tax Relief BlogTax Return Preparer Fraud
Since I recently represented an innocent couple who were victims of Tax Return Preparer Fraud, and successfully helped them in their audit, I thought you might be interested in the info below.
Per the IRS:
Articles Posted in IRS audit advice
IRS targets tool reimbursement plans that recharacterize wages
IRS targets tool reimbursement plans that recharacterize wages
Employee 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 marketed to various industries, including the automotive, heavy equipment, construction, aircraft maintenance, agriculture, and other industries, are cautioned to be wary of them.
S Corporation Tax Problems, IRS S Corp Tax Issues, IRS S Corp Audit
S corporations tax challenges by the IRS and other taxing authorities
Tax Advocate’s Report highlights S corporation issues
Despite the fact that Subchapter S corporations are the most common corporate entity (over three million S corporations filing returns in fiscal year 2006), the National Taxpayer Advocate’s 2007 Annual Report notes that IRS is still struggling to develop an effective and comprehensive strategy to address noncompliance by S corporations. The Report focuses on some of the challenges in this area, including insufficient data to assess compliance risks and undue taxpayer burden because of the S corporation election process and Schedule K-1 matching errors. In particular, the Report examined the avoidance of employment taxes by means of treating shareholder wages as distributions.
Is the IRS knocking on your door? Don’t let them in!!
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 remember to avoid these common mistakes:
1. Don’t invite them into your home or business.
2. Don’t answer any question. No matter how innocent they sound.
3. Don’t provide them paperwork or documentation.
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.
IRS tax audit, IRS tax examination, IRS audit reconsideration, IRS appeal
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 Results
As reported in a statement issued by IRS, it has continued to make strong progress in a number of key enforcement areas. IRS enforcement efforts increased in fiscal year 2007: overall, enforcement revenue reached $59.2 billion, up from $48.7 billion in 2006.
