by James Wade | Sep 27, 2022 | Divorce, Income Taxes, IRS, Marriage, Tax Controversies
Innocent Spouse Relief – What Is It? What is Innocent Spouse Relief? Before getting into what innocent spouse relief is, let’s start with the problem innocent spouse relief is supposed to solve. When a married files a joint return, both are agreeing to be jointly...
by James Wade | Sep 23, 2022 | Fraud & Scams, Income Taxes, IRS, Tax Controversies, Tax Fraud
How to Know if You Have Been Contacted by a Scammer Scammers are everywhere you look. Charity scams. COVID loan scams. Student or mortgage loan relief scams. And, of course, tax scams. You would be a very rare bird indeed – or Rip Van Winkle, if you haven’t...
by James Wade | Sep 8, 2022 | Income Taxes, IRS, Tax Controversies, Tax Deductions
Don’t Be Too Quick to Toss Old Tax Records I was asked to assist with an appeal of an IRS examination of a real estate investor. One of the big issues was that the IRS denied $500k in losses from prior years outside the audit. In case you are curious, the...
by James Wade | Jun 30, 2021 | Income Taxes, IRS, IRS Offer-in-Compromise, Offers in Compromise, Tax Controversies, Taxpayers
But I Don’t Owe This! When to Use a “Doubt as to Liability” Offer in Compromise It may sound to good to be true, but if you feel you do not owe some part of your tax debt, you can raise your concerns to the IRS. This is called a doubt as to liability offer in...
by James Wade | Jun 1, 2021 | Criminal Matters, Fraud & Scams, Income Taxes, IRS, IRS Penalties, Tax Controversies, Tax Evasion, Tax Fraud, Uncategorized
Confidential informants and whistleblowing: Making Money by helping the IRS! What is the IRS Whistleblower Program? Believe it or not, the IRS has a program set up to reward taxpayers who to inform the IRS about other taxpayer’s tax fraud or tax evasion. That’s...
by James Wade | Sep 21, 2020 | IRS, IRS Back Taxes, IRS Offer-in-Compromise, Offers in Compromise, Tax Controversies
What is an Offer-in-Compromise Doubt as to Liability? Did you know that you can settle your IRS debt if you disagree with the amount due? Most settlements are done because the taxpayer cannot pay but the IRS will settle if you genuinely dispute what you owe. This type...