My client called in a panic. He was being audited, and the IRS wanted to know why he claimed $2,500 in mileage expense on his Schedule C. My client doesn’t Read more »
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Americans with Foreign Bank Accounts and the IRS
If you own a foreign bank account, you need to report it to the IRS, or else, as the case of poor Mr. Gubser below illustrates. Failure to do so Read more »
The IRS Appeals Officer & Process
When a taxpayer disagrees with the IRS auditor’s determination, the IRS assigns the matter to an appeals officer. This is a second, new IRS employee that the taxpayer can negotiate Read more »
The IRS *Never* Calls First
One of my clients has several years of unfiled tax returns. Like many people with several years of unfiled tax returns, he’s been putting off working with me. So I Read more »
Tales From the Tax Troll Trenches: Tax Refund Majorly “Stuck”
When the IRS and the California state tax agencies do particularly bone-headed things, it’s time for another tale from the tax troll trenches. Here’s one that reminded me of why the Read more »
To the IRS, Every Tax Period Stands on Its Own
I received a call recently from someone already represented by a tax attorney, but who wanted my opinion on whether there was anything his attorney could have done to avoid the following, very unfortunate situation. Read more >>
Proving A Negative: IRS Needs Evidence of Taxpayer’s Being Paid
My mother-in-law, Margret, is in a nursing home. She knows who she is, but not much more than that. My wife does her taxes every year. And it’s usually Read more >>
Misleading Radio Ads Promising Huge Tax Debt Reduction
I heard a radio ad about solving IRS problems. “It’s a fact that when you owe $10,000 or more, the IRS can take your car, your house . . . even your freedom.” Read more >>
Tea Party Isn’t A “Social Welfare Organization,” So No Tax-Free Status
A few months ago, the US saw the political theater of Congress outraged at the IRS’s alleged targeting of Tea Party political organizations for scrutiny on whether they qualified for Read more »
Not Even Lindsay Lohan Can Hide From the IRS – Nor Can You
Lohan’s Tax Troubles The IRS has seized Lindsay Lohan’s bank accounts. It appears that she owes about $233,000 in back taxes. Her buddy Charlie Sheen, who knows something about becoming a public train wreck, gifted Read more »