Could a Taxpayer Shift the Liability to the Tax Preparer for a Tax Problem?
Taxpayers are liable for every position taken on their tax return. You take a position on the return by reporting certain items of income and taking some deductions. When a taxpayer signs the return, the taxpayer attests under penalty of perjury that the statement...
Tax Collection Enforcement on the Rise and the Need for Representation
The 2023 tax filing season has come to its end. Many taxpayers have not filed their returns or have a tax due. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been actively hiring employees, in part, to help in the collection of taxes due. In his address to Congress recently,...
An Installment Agreement Could be a Best Option When there is a Tax Due
The Internal Revenue Service send notices to some taxpayers after filing a tax return or when they did not file. Unfortunately, many taxpayers ignore the notices resulting in some severe consequences. Taxpayers must answer to correspondence from the Internal Revenue...
Are you Requesting an Extension to File Your Tax Return?
The deadline for taxpayers to file their tax return is April 18, 2023. An extension could be requested to file by October 16. It is reported by the IRS that an estimated 11,000,000 taxpayers do not file their tax return each tax year. As a result, every tax year...
The Principal Home Sale Gain Exclusion
Taxpayers could plan on how to apply the principal residence tax break of $250,000 for single taxpayers and $500,000 for married ones when getting married or divorced, or when converting another property into your home. In both marriage and divorce situations, a home...
How is your Lawsuit Settlement Taxed?
Lawsuit settlements are not all taxed similarly. Taxpayers may receive a substantial amount of money resulting from a lawsuit. There are some tax consequences of which you should be aware. The money you receive may be taxable and, in many cases, the attorney fees that...
An Overview of the IRS Audit Process
Taxpayers, in general, are in a partnership with the Internal Revenue Service. However, unlike in the case of traditional partnerships where two or more individuals mutually agree on the terms of the partnership, in this partnership with the IRS, the IRS sets the...
How to Resolve a Tax Issue
Taxpayers should explore their tax resolution options available. Million of taxpayers could not pay their taxes or failed to file their tax returns. The number gets higher every year. Some taxpayers incorrectly filed their return. Unfortunately, many taxpayers ignore...
Are You an Employee or an Independent Contractor?
In Pediatric Impressions Home Health, Inc. v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2022-35), the Tax Court held, on April 12, 2022, that a corporation engaged in the business of providing at-home private duty nursing services to children with special needs misclassified...