IRS Tax Help

2015 Year-end tax planning letter

October 15, 2015 | Mike Habib, EA

Dear Client:

As the end of the year approaches, it is a good time to think of planning moves that will help lower your tax bill for this year and possibly the next. Factors that compound the challenge include turbulence in the stock market, overall economic uncertainty, and Congress’s failure to act on a number of important tax breaks that expired at the end of 2014. Some of these tax breaks ultimately may be retroactively reinstated and extended, as they were last year, but Congress may not decide the fate of these tax breaks until the very end of 2015 (or later). These breaks include, for individuals: the option to deduct state and local sales and use taxes instead of state and local income taxes; the above-the-line-deduction for qualified higher education expenses; tax-free IRA distributions for charitable purposes by those age 70- 1/2 or older; and the exclusion for up-to-$2 million of mortgage debt forgiveness on a principal residence. For businesses, tax breaks that expired at the end of last year and may be retroactively reinstated and extended include: 50% bonus first-year depreciation for most new machinery, equipment and software; the $500,000 annual expensing limitation; the research tax credit; and the 15-year writeoff for qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant buildings and improvements, and qualified retail improvements.

New York, NY Tax Lawyer – Taxpayer Power of Attorney IRS Audit and Back Taxes Help

September 20, 2015 | Mike Habib, EA

New York, NY Taxpayer Rights Power of Attorney – Representing individuals and businesses before the IRS

For NYC individuals looking for proper representation or businesses trying to properly structure their business startups, the tax attorney is the answer. The tax attorney New York residents and business owners trust works to resolve the many different issues that come with federal, state, and local taxes. From IRS help, employment tax problem resolution, 941 payroll tax problem help, penalty abatement, and more, the tax lawyer serving NYC provides the proper professional tax representation needed to solve tax problems. Did you receive an IRS or state tax lien notice, letter, postcard or phone call?

Don’t let tax issues ruin your life! Be proactive and call us today at 877-788-2937. Every taxpayer is entitled to reliable tax representation.

San Francisco, CA Tax Lawyer – Taxpayer Power of Attorney IRS Audits and Back Taxes help

September 1, 2015 | Mike Habib, EA

San Francisco, CA Taxpayer Rights Power of Attorney – Representing individuals and businesses before the IRS

For those in the San Francisco, CA bay area who are facing an IRS audit, unfiled tax returns, employment tax problem resolution, tax debt settlement, and more, you will need the proper representation in order to have your issues handled properly. This is where the tax attorney San Francisco residents and business owners turn to deal with their tax issues. Did you receive an IRS or state tax lien notice, letter, postcard or phone call?

For more on IRS, FTB, BOE, EDD tax help in the Bay Area San Jose – San Francisco – Oakland, please contact 877-788-2937 for more information today.

Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015

August 10, 2015 | Mike Habib, EA

Dear Client,

On July 31, 2015, President Obama signed into law P.L. 114-41, the “Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015.” Although this new law was primarily designed as a 3-month stopgap extension of the Highway Trust Fund and related measures, it includes a number of important tax provisions, including revised due dates for partnership and C corporation returns and revised extended due dates for some returns. This letter provides an overview of these provisions, which may have an impact on you, your family, or your business.

IRS: FINAL REGS ISSUED ON PARTNERSHIP VARYING INTERESTS RULE

August 3, 2015 | Mike Habib, EA

FINAL REGS ISSUED ON PARTNERSHIP VARYING INTERESTS RULE

T.D. 9728, 07/31/2015, Reg. § 1.706-1, Reg. § 1.706-4, Reg. § 1.706-5

IRS has issued final regs on the determination of a partner’s distributive share of partnership items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit when a partner’s interest varies during a partnership tax year. The final regs also modify the existing regs on the required tax year of a partnership.

Final Notice of Intent of Levy – Help with IRS Letter 1058 or L-1058/LT11

June 15, 2015 | Mike Habib, EA

If you received a letter that reads ‘IRS Letter 1058/LT11’, know that it is a final notice from the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) reminding you about the balance you still owe. Moreover, if you do not resolve your delinquent matter, they will make an attempt to levy your bank accounts, garnish wages and other assets within the next thirty days. In most cases, a CP 504 (a final notice of your due balance) is sent before the IRS Letter 1058. Ideally, IRS Letter 1058/LT11 is more formal than other notices that you may have received by now. It will tell you that they will also be looking for other assets you own that can be levied. By then, you should have received prior notices that should have been addressed.

Tax Recordkeeping Tips

May 15, 2015 | Mike Habib, EA

Recordkeeping Tips

Keep and organize all banking records, including deposit slips and receipts for unusual nontaxable items such as inheritances, gifts, loans, and insurance payouts. Make notations on large deposits and account transfers so you will be able to recall the source of the monies to avoid being classified by the IRS as income.

Tax attorney – Tax problem resolution 877-788-2937 IRS Audits and Back Taxes Help

April 20, 2015 | Mike Habib, EA

Taxpayer Rights Power of Attorney – Representing individuals and businesses before the IRS

Tax representation by a tax lawyer for IRS audits and back tax settlements

Did the IRS claim that you did not report all your income? Did they disallow some of your expenses or deductions? Have you been audited, and the bank deposits were more than what you reported in sales and revenue? The IRS would generally recompute your taxes, and add stiff penalties and interest as well. You will learn about representation by tax lawyers and more as you keep reading on.

Did you receive an IRS or state tax lien notice, letter, postcard or phone call?

If you were being represented by a power of attorney, tax lawyer, CPA or an EA enrolled agent, your representative would have been able to explain to the IRS that not every deposit is income. Many taxpayers transfer funds from credit lines to meet urgent expenses, others obtain loans to pay accounts payable. So, to sum, not every deposit should be income to be taxed on. Only tax lawyers, CPAs, EAs can represent you before the IRS.

Call us today at 877-788-2937 for a brief consultation.

Tax planning letter 2014-2015 tax year Los Angeles, Whittier, Orange California Tax Service

October 3, 2014 | Mike Habib, EA

Dear Client & Perspective Client:

Year-end tax planning is especially challenging this year because Congress has yet to act on a host of tax breaks that expired at the end of 2013. Some of these tax breaks may be retroactively reinstated and extended, but Congress may not decide the fate of these tax breaks until the very end of this year (and, possibly, not until next year). These breaks include, for individuals: the option to deduct state and local sales and use taxes instead of state and local income taxes; the above-the-line-deduction for qualified higher education expenses; tax-free IRA distributions for charitable purposes by those age 70-1/2 or older; and the exclusion for up-to-$2 million of mortgage debt forgiveness on a principal residence. For businesses, tax breaks that expired at the end of last year and may be retroactively reinstated and extended include: 50% bonus first year depreciation for most new machinery, equipment and software; the $500,000 annual expensing limitation; the research tax credit; and the 15-year write-off for qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant buildings and improvements and qualified retail improvements.

Should you Seek Professional Help for Tax Preparation?

April 10, 2014 | Mike Habib, EA

Tax preparation can be a very difficult task, especially when you are not good with numbers. Many people try their hands in doing their own taxes but end up in even more confusion and frustration. Seeking professional help is a better idea when it comes to tax preparation. Mike Habib EA, a tax professional, can help save you money and time, all the while relieving you from stress.