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Pasadena, CA March 13, 2009 – The current recession offers the best opportunity for individuals and businesses to address their tax issues and effectuate a tax settlement with the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service has announced its willingness to resolve and settle delinquent tax accounts; this will help those taxpayers who’ve been struggling for years to fulfill their tax obligations. Tax relief is going to be easier for those who are also facing huge medical bills, recent job loss as well as those who are relying on Social Security.

“This is a very difficult period for the whole country but most specially to individuals who are heavily burdened by the financial obligations that they have to meet,” says Mike Habib, an Enrolled Agent who specializes in providing expert tax help to individuals and businesses. “With the IRS promising to be more flexible, the current conditions are giving rise to an opportunity for Americans to resolve their tax concerns and get proper help.”

The IRS has changed its policies for tax payments in response to the ongoing recession. It has taken on a more humane approach when it comes to addressing people who are finding it difficult to pay their taxes due to financial burdens. IRS employees are now provided with greater authority to be able to suspend collections particularly in situations where individuals are incapable of making their payments because of emergencies such as job loss or substantial medical bills.

Get your CA FTB withheld tax refund today by contacting Mike Habib, EA at 877-788-2937

CA Tax Rates

According to the California State Franchise Tax Board (FTB), partnerships that are not based in California should file withholding tax on the sale of real estate in the state. The CA tax rate is at 3 1/3 percent of the proceeds from the sale or 9.3 percent of the gain. The board also increased the alternative withholding rates for real estate sales by S corporations. These groups are now subjected to a 10.8% rate for the sale of real property. On the other hand, financial S corporations are subjected to withholding rates of 12.8%.

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Tax Relief Services

Filing tax returns is a necessary hassle, and everyone – even prudent individuals – are prone to errors. Tax delinquency is becoming a common problem as the harsh economy renders more people incapable of paying their taxes for various reasons.

Luckily, resolving delinquent tax liabilities need not be traumatic. If you’re one of the many individuals faced with circumstances that hinder the prompt payment of your taxes, don’t worry – all is not lost.

GAO report says noncompliance with 1099-Misc reporting requirements contributes to the tax gap [GAO-09-238]:

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A “significant problem” may exist regarding the extent to which third party payers fail to submit required Form 1099-MISC information returns, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report released on Feb. 27.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (commonly referred to as the Recovery Act), which was signed into law on Feb. 17, 2009, makes a number of beneficial changes for business. Here’s a review of the more widely applicable provisions that could have an impact on you and your enterprise.

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Liberal expensing limits continued for another year. The Recovery Act gave a one-year lease on life to enhanced expensing rules, which allow qualifying businesses the option to currently deduct the cost of business machinery and equipment, instead of recovering its cost via depreciation over a number of years. For tax years beginning in 2009, the maximum amount that a business may expense is $250,000, and the expensing election begins to phase out when a business buys more than $800,000 of expensing-eligible assets. These dollar limits are the same as those that were in effect for 2008. Had the Recovery Act not been passed and signed into law, the dollar limits would have dropped this year to $133,000 and $530,000 respectively.

President’s FY 2010 budget will propose many major tax changes for businesses and individuals

“A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America‘s Promise,” the Administration’s preview of its FY 2010 budget, is available at http://www.omb.gov

Mike Habib, EA Tax Relief & Tax Problem Resolution

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