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IRS Problems and how to solve them
By Darrin T. Mish, Esq.

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Last Entry: March 30, 2011 at 14:49:38

IRS Urged to Scrutinize Navy Veterans Group

Posted on June 04, 2010
There has been a chorus of calls for the IRS to launch investigations into the fundraising activities of a Navy Veterans Association. Already 4 states have begun looking more closely at the US Navy Veterans Association (USNVA). The latest voice to join the calls for more intense scrutiny of the association is Sen...

Florida Tax Attorney, Darrin T. Mish appears on Blog Talk Radio with host Scot Ferrel

Posted on June 02, 2010
Scott Ferrall: All right, my guest tonight – let's go ahead and get to that, because I've got some folks who have got a lot of questions and they want them answered, concerning the IRS, what you can do, and if you are I guess in the holding with the IRS, and you have done something that you have got to get handled...

IRS Wealth Teams

Posted on June 01, 2010
The IRS disclosed the formation of a Global High Wealth Exam Group whose task is to ensure rich taxpayers are fulfilling their responsibility to pay their taxes. How much money does one need to make in order to fall into the category of ā??wealthyā?? is not clear but word has it that weā??re talking about those who are worth tens of millions of dollars...

IRS Rights to Corporate Papers

Posted on May 31, 2010
The US Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Appeals Court in granting the IRS the right to procure legal work papers from corporations. The IRS had some time ago, demanded such papers from corporate jet maker Textron Inc. but the tax agencyā??s action was challenged in court...

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IRS Withholds Bond Subsidy from Austin

Posted on May 27, 2010
The city of Austin, Texas had to transfer funds into an account to make payments on Build America Bonds that were sold last year as the IRS withheld a subsidy amounting to $617,284. More on IRS Withholds Bond Subsidy from Austin IRS Withholds Bond Subsidy from Austin is a post from: IRS Tax Problem Solver Blog - IRS Help IRS Withholds Bond Subsidy from Austin is a post from: IRS Tax Problem Solver Blog - IRS Help

Justice Department Ruling Favors IRS

Posted on May 24, 2010
A new ruling by the Justice Department may give the IRS its long-awaited access to the accounts of tax delinquent federal employees, retirees and military service personnel currently held in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). On May 3, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel ruled that the Internal Revenue Code allowing property garnishments should override the 1986 law that created TSP and protected its accounts from being levied...

Harsh treatment for former IRS agent in prison.txt

Posted on May 23, 2010
Sherry Peal Jackson, a former IRS agent who was imprisoned on February 14, 2008 for acting on her belief that the government's collection of income tax is illegitimate, is due to be released August 8, 2011. But her husband, Colin Jackson told the American Free Press that his wife, a certified accountant and mother of two with no prior record, has been placed in solitary confinement for the last 5 months despite having a serious medical condition, when most hardened criminals are only put there for no more than 90 days...

Tax Matters

Posted on May 22, 2010
Non-profits Obligated to File 990 All non-profit organizations must file Form 990 with the IRS every year by May 15 to maintain their tax-exempt status. Since this year, May 15 falls on a Saturday, the deadline has been moved to May 17...

Tax Consultant Ordered to Stop Illegal Work

Posted on May 21, 2010
Allen R. Davison of Overland Park is a tax consultant who was barred from offering illegal tax schemes by US Federal judge Gary A. Fenner in Kansas City. The judge also subjected Davison?s future work to federal review. More on Tax Consultant Ordered to Stop Illegal Work Tax Consultant Ordered to Stop Illegal Work is a post from: IRS Tax Problem Solver Blog - IRS Help Tax Consultant Ordered to Stop Illegal Work is a post from: IRS Tax Problem Solver Blog - IRS Help

Tax Code Infringements of Colleges, Universities

Posted on May 20, 2010
One problem many colleges and universities pose to the IRS is the possible tax code infringements they commit. The IRS has recently made public a report based on the feedback they received on a survey on 400 colleges and universities about their business ventures and how much they pay their executives...

Small Non-profits Risk Losing Status

Posted on May 19, 2010
Thousands of small non-profit agencies risk losing their non-profit status after Monday, May 17. Monday is the deadline for non-profit organizations with less than $25,000 revenue per annum to file Form 990-N to the IRS. If an organization has not filed for 3 consecutive years, it loses its status automatically, according to an amendment in the tax code made 3 years ago...

IRS Investigates 30 Colleges and Universities

Posted on May 18, 2010
The IRS has launched investigations into 30 colleges and universities delving into the business activities of these tax-exempt academic institutions. The investigations focus primarily on unrelated business income and executive compensation issues...

Tax News

Posted on May 17, 2010
H&R Block?s Three Recommendations to IRS The tax preparer H&R Block has issued a press statement in which it strongly endorses the IRS move to regulate the tax preparing industry by enforcing measures such as registration of tax preparers, mandating proficiency examinations and continuing education...

Save on Taxes under the HIRE Act

Posted on May 16, 2010
If you are a business owner or employer, listen up. Would you like to know how you can save on some tax dollars? You can be entitled to tax credits through 2 new tax benefits given under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, an Act that is part of the jobs bill that President Obama signed into effect...

Rush for Home Buyers Credit Intensifies

Posted on May 15, 2010
The rush is on to qualify for the home buyer?s credit. Under the terms of the ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act), prospective home buyers must sign a sale and purchase agreement to buy a home by April 30 and close the deal by June 30 to qualify for the home buyers credit...

Post-submission Tax Scams

Posted on May 14, 2010
There is a scam going around that attempts to obtain taxpayers? personal details through the email. This is commonly known as phishing. Scam artists send official looking emails to unsuspecting taxpayers that link to an electronic form or a cleverly disguised website that requires the taxpayer to fill in personal details such as bank account numbers, Social Security and credit card numbers...

Possible IRS Violation Complaint Against Minister

Posted on May 13, 2010
A minister running for public office had a complaint lodged against him relating to a recorded telephone message that endorsed his candidacy which was made from a phone number in his own church. Pastor Ed Robb, minister at The Woodlands United Methodist Church, is running for elections to become a member of The Woodlands Township (TWT) board and is supported by state Sen...

IRS Moves to Register Tax Preparers

Posted on May 12, 2010
The plan to regulate the thousands of tax preparers in the country is underway. The IRS has prepared and implemented proposals in the IRS Return Preparer Review, a report evaluating the tax preparing industry. Among the proposals were to register every tax preparer, administer examinations for tax preparers to ensure competency, tri-annual renewal of tax preparer licenses etc...

IRS Agent Fails to Pay Own Taxes

Posted on May 11, 2010
With the April 15 deadline having just passed, almost everyone is still all too conscious of tax matters, in particular tax returns. As such, the following story would appear doubly ironic and a case of ?Physician, heal thyself?. More on IRS Agent Fails to Pay Own Taxes IRS Agent Fails to Pay Own Taxes is a post from: IRS Tax Problem Solver Blog - IRS Help IRS Agent Fails to Pay Own Taxes is a post from: IRS Tax Problem Solver Blog - IRS Help

Inside Scoop Behind Indoor Tanning Tax

Posted on May 10, 2010
Indoor tanning is the act of getting a tan under ultra violet light in tanning salons. According to the Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, more than 1 million people tan in tanning salons each day in the United States. An indoor tanning customer would spend about $75 per session and this has spawned an industry worth $5 billion a year...

Implications of Health Insurance Enforcement on IRS pt 2

Posted on May 09, 2010
The recent Healthcare Reform Law has stirred up more controversy among Americans than any other law of late. Beginning in 2014, the government agency primarily tasked with ensuring that Americans adhere to this law is the IRS. Needless to say, this has stirred up even more animosity towards the whole matter...

Implications of Health Insurance Enforcement on IRS pt 1

Posted on May 08, 2010
With the ever-increasing cost of medical care, the US government has made it mandatory for all its citizens to purchase health insurance. This is known as the Healthcare Reform law. If you violate this law, you will be subjected to a fine of $695 or 2...

Americans Go For Whistleblowers Reward

Posted on May 07, 2010
Want some extra cash? Blow the whistle on someone who is cheating on his or her taxes and Uncle Sam will reward you. More and more Americans are turning in neighbors, colleagues, clients and employers they think are trying to evade taxes in return for some cash from the IRS...

What to do about Tax Refund No-shows

Posted on May 06, 2010
California withheld its tax refunds for 30 days starting February 1 for the first time in their history because of the state?s cash flow problems. The state is facing a massive $42 billion deficit and a general fund at zero level for the past more than 17 months...

Turmoil in Paying California Use Tax

Posted on May 05, 2010
If you are a taxpayer in California who owns a business that has made in excess of $100,000 in gross receipts in the last calendar year, you are liable to pay use tax. This makes you a ?qualified purchaser? who is required by Section 6225 of the Revenue and Taxation Code to register with the Board of Equalization (BOE) to whom you must pay the use tax...

Tax Attorney for 33609 on Deductions for Small Businesses (part 3)

Posted on May 04, 2010
In this final part of my series of articles, I touch on a few more deductions that small business owners are eligible to claim. 1. Business travel When on a business trip, you can deduct a variety of expenses such as airfare, accommodation, telephone calls, laundry, tips, taxi fare, 50% of your business meals etc...

Tax Attorney for 33609 on Deductions for Small Businesses (part 2)

Posted on May 03, 2010
In this article, I shall continue with the deductions small business owners may claim in their tax returns. 1. Software expenses deductions Any software you purchase for your business is to be deducted over 3 years because software generally is used for more than one year...

Tax Attorney for 33609 on Deductions for Small Businesses (part 1)

Posted on May 02, 2010
If you are a small business owner, you should be aware of the many deductions the law allows you to claim for. The more you can legitimately claim, the less your taxable income will be. And if you take full advantage of your deductions, you might be able to afford for yourself a nice working holiday abroad, a nice car and other perks...

Reducing Chances of an IRS Audit by Tax Attorney serving 33608 (part 2)

Posted on May 01, 2010
In my previous article I highlighted 5 ways to reduce the possibility of a tax audit. Here are 5 more ways: 1. Avoid reporting an extremely low income several years in a row More on Reducing Chances of an IRS Audit by Tax Attorney serving 33608 (part 2) Reducing Chances of an IRS Audit by Tax Attorney serving 33608 (part 2) is a post from: IRS Tax Problem Solver Blog - IRS Help Reducing Chances of an IRS Audit by Tax Attorney serving 33608 (part 2) is a post from: IRS Tax Problem Solver Blog - IRS Help

Reducing Chances of an IRS Audit by Tax Attorney serving 33608 (part 1)

Posted on April 30, 2010
Getting an IRS audit to many people is a scary thing. Some people even resort to paying more taxes just to avoid getting audited. But doing that would bring a set of different problems such as delays in getting your refund, something that is a real possibility depending on which state you are living in...

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