IRS Audits

Chicago, IL Tax Debt Help – No More Bankruptcy Cook County

January 12, 2012 | Mike Habib, EA

Chicago tax help.jpg In the present times, it is a common occurrence to find ourselves buried neck deep in the sands of unpaid tax debts although in today’s economy it is not unusual to have tax debts. For individual and business taxpayers in Chicago-Aurora-Elgin-Joliet-Waukegan, IL-IN Metro it is often stated and acknowledged that owing money towards IRS is tantamount to owing money towards mob. Not surprising though if you already know how scary and unrelenting IRS tax officials usually are. The very thought of the IRS hounding you relentlessly is enough to drive sane people insane.

New York, NY Professional IRS Help

December 27, 2011 | Mike Habib, EA

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Businesses and individuals in New York metro such as Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island often require professional IRS help to resolve tax related issues. The tax laws, state and or federal tend to be complicated and you rarely have a very good understanding of the laws as they pertain to you or your tax matters. Unfortunately, the IRS has no sympathy for your lack of knowledge and will not accept that as a valid excuse.

IRS Tax Audit and Examination

December 7, 2011 | Mike Habib, EA

What is an IRS Tax Audit and Examination?

An IRS tax audit and examination isn’t fun because they will be evaluating all aspects of what you have reported on your tax returns. They have the right to do this for individuals as well as for businesses. Sometimes, there is something on a given tax return that causes them to see red flags. Others are selected at random to be inspected from top to bottom.

It can be very unnerving for an IRS tax audit and examination to occur. They will go through your personal or business tax information. They will do it with a fine toothed comb too, searching for information to verify that the tax information reported is accurate. If everything is accurate they will finish up and be on their way.

Some people get lucky and discover they are entitled to some money from the IRS. However, that isn’t always the way it works. There are more people that find they now owe the IRS more money than they thought.

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September 15, 2011 | Mike Habib, EA

IRS Audit Overview

Pre-audit Analysis
An in-depth pre-audit analysis is essential to conducting a quality examination. IRS Examiners, Revenue Agents, should prepare a comparative analysis of the taxpayer’s returns for multiple years to assist in the identification of:

• large, unusual and questionable items,
• missing schedules, statements and/or elections
• inconsistencies between different years, and
• audit potential.

A successful IRS taxpayer audit depends upon what is done before the interview. The IRS examiner should obtain as much information about the taxpayer, be organized, and prepare an interview outline that is tailored to the taxpayer under examination. As preliminary information is gathered, it should be carefully reviewed and documented for the IRS tax audit.

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August 1, 2011 | Mike Habib, EA

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Avoid Becoming Victims of Tax Scams

July 11, 2011 | Mike Habib, EA

IR-2011-73, July 11, 2011
The Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers to guard against being misled by unscrupulous individuals trying to persuade them to file false claims for tax credits or rebates.

The IRS has noted an increase in tax-return-related scams, frequently involving unsuspecting taxpayers who normally do not have a filing requirement in the first place. These taxpayers are led to believe they should file a return with the IRS for tax credits, refunds or rebates for which they are not really entitled. Many of these recent scams have been targeted in the South and Midwest.

Unfiled, Past Due Tax Returns? Riverside, San Bernardino County CA

July 1, 2011 | Mike Habib, EA

We provide IRS tax help, tax relief, tax resolution and IRS audit representation in the Inland Empire area of Riverside County, Cathedral city, Corona, Hemet, Indio, Jurupa Valley, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Palm Springs, Riverside, Temecula. We also serve clients in San Bernardino County, Apple Valley, Chino, Chino Hills, Colton, Fontana, Hesperia, Highland, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Rialto, San Bernardino, Upland, Victorville and Yucaipa.

The IRS has identified many individual and business taxpayers who fail to file income tax returns (1040 for individuals and 1120 for corporations) and employment tax returns (940 and 941) and effectively stop paying federal taxes as a serious concern to the US tax administration and the American economy as a whole. The IRS is actively pursuing non-filers owing back taxes with aggressive enforcement of the tax laws by issuing record numbers of tax levies and tax liens.

Orange County, CA IRS tax help, IRS audit, Tax resolution

June 15, 2011 | Mike Habib, EA

We provide IRS tax help, IRS audit representation, back tax help, employment 941 payroll controversies, and tax problem resolution in Orange County, CA serving cities such as Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Garden Grove, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, and Santa Ana, CA.

If you have a tax problem such as unpaid back taxes, you should know that you have a number of options to resolve your tax matters and get your life back in order. If you cannot pay your tax debt, he IRS accepts alternatives such as installment agreements, tax settlements through OIC offer in compromise, partial pay installment agreements, penalty abatement and reduction for reasonable cause.

Tax treatment of charitable giving

June 1, 2011 | Mike Habib, EA

Charitable contribution has always been a hot IRS tax audit item.

Recently, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published a report entitled “Options for Changing the Tax Treatment of Charitable Giving.” While the deduction of charitable donations has historically been a feature of the U.S. individual income tax system, the cost, equity and efficiency of the deduction are now the focus of increased scrutiny.

Are vineyards eligible for expensing under Code Sec. 179?

May 21, 2011 | Mike Habib, EA

Did you receive an IRS tax audit for your vineyard?

Code Sec. 179 expensing has become a potent tax saver, thanks to current law’s $500,000 deduction ceiling. So it should come as no surprise that taxpayers and their advisers are on the lookout for assets that potentially qualify as Code Sec. 179 property eligible for expensing. One such class of property is vineyards and orchards. IRS has published an Audit Techniques Guide (ATG) turning a thumbs down on expensing for such property, but its conclusion appears to be based on prior law. A more recent ATG leaves the door open to a better result. This Practice Alert presents the case for treating vineyards and orchards as Code Sec. 179 property and covers IRS’s current “conflicted” guidance as well.