What The?! Your first question, logically, is what the heck do these three things have in common? Read on... Just Plain Stubborn I love my son but he is very very stubborn. He is 3 years old and we are in the process of potty training...
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Insights and Advice from Your Trusted Tax Resolution CompanyNew Video: What to Do If You Cannot Pay Your Taxes
What to Do If You Cannot Pay Your Taxes?! I prepared a video, something I intend to do more of, discussing the first thing you need to understand if you cannot pay your taxes: get current. Current compliance is very important when dealing...
U.S. Tax Court Win!
A win in U.S. Tax Court saves an elderly client from an erroneous IRS assessment. Let me set the stage. I was hired by the taxpayer's son to represent her regarding an IRS notice assessing her with $3,000 in self-employment taxes....
IRS Payroll Tax Audits – How Does the IRS Select Employers for Audit?
Mention IRS audit and most people think of being summoned to an IRS office, toting a box of receipts, to justify their deductions on their 1040. IRS audits cover a wide range of tax returns to include payroll tax returns. Form 940 for...
Make Me an Offer! The IRS Offer-in-Compromise Program.
What is an Offer-in-Compromise? Offers-in-compromise are one of the most powerful tools in my arsenal to completely resolve a client’s back taxes. If you listen to the radio or watch television you must have heard ads talking about...
Your Passport May Be Revoked or Denied for IRS Back Taxes.
If You Love to Travel but Owe Back Taxes Your Passport May Be at Risk. You may be aware of it but the IRS the right to suspend your passport. All it takes is a tax debt of $51,000, to included interest and penalties. Your vacation cruise...
Video: How the IRS Collects Back Taxes
How the IRS Collects Back Taxes I posted a video on my youtube channel about the IRS collection process. If you owe back taxes, you need to understand how the IRS goes about collecting it from taxpayers. As the old G.I. Joe cartoon said,...
What to Do if You Receive an IRS Final Notice of Intent to Levy.
What to do with the IRS Final Notice? If you receive an IRS final notice of intent to levy, you need to act now! Recently, I blogged about IRS collection notices. For the most part, IRS collection notices are just reminders to pay your...
Tax Compliance – The Key to Resolving Your Tax Debts
Current Tax Compliance - Why It is So Important Last week, I wrote a blog called: 3 Things You Need to Know About Back Taxes. The big takeaway I wanted readers to leave with is: the IRS wants you to get into tax compliance! I think it is...
3 Things You Need to Know About Back Taxes
Owe Back Taxes to the IRS? Here Are 3 Things You Need to Know. I know the title is a bit click-bait-y but if you are here reading this then it worked. Don't worry, I am a man of my word and there are indeed 3 things you need to know about...
What Do All Those IRS Collection Notices Mean?
My firm represents taxpayers with tax problems across Maine. A frequent question I receive is: what do all these IRS collection notices mean?! These notices serve two purposes: one, they inform the taxpayer of how much is due and two, the...
7 Warning Signs Your Independent Contractor is Actually Your Employee
Is your contractor really your employee? Are you potentially facing big problems from an IRS audit? Worker misclassification is a big problem for businesses who use independent contractors, especially in the construction industry....