64,000 Reasons to Challenge That Demand for Tax Payment
In a recent Georgia State Tax Tribunal case, we were able to help our clients challenge a Demand for Tax Payment and avoid a $64k tax debt.
IRS Warns to Not Be a Victim to “Ghost” Tax Return Preparers
With each annual tax filing season, the Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers to avoid unethical “ghost” tax return preparers. What are ‘Ghost’ Tax Return Preparers According to the IRS, a ghost preparer does not sign a tax return they prepare. Unscrupulous ghost preparers will print the return and tell the taxpayer to sign and mail…
What does a CP2000 letter mean?
A CP200 letter is a notice from the IRS that informs taxpayers of an error on their tax return.
The IRS Fresh Start program can help you pay your taxes
Are you struggling to pay your federal taxes? If so, the IRS Fresh Start program for individual taxpayers and small businesses can help.
State Bar of Georgia Petitions IRS Chief for Service Improvements
In December, 2022, Jeff Cohen acting in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Section of Taxation of the State Bar of Georgia, sent a letter to the Commissioner of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to share a recent member survey of service performance being experienced with tax cases. This communication comes in response to…
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Avoiding Probate with a Living Trust in Georgia
A living trust is an estate planning tool that allows you to avoid probate. Probate can be expensive and time-consuming, especially if your estate is large or complicated. With a living trust in Georgia, it can help to simplify the process of transferring property after death. You can also use a living trust as a…
Business Taxes | IRS | News | Tax Penalties | Tax refund
3 Ways to Find the Best Tax Attorney in Atlanta
Finding an experienced and competent income tax attorney in Atlanta is like finding a needle in a haystack. If you are caught in the wrong by the law due to tax evasions and defaulting, then you will definitely need one and fast too.
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Justice Department Ramps Up Tax Avoidance & Fraud Investigations
Taxpayers are being urged to pay careful attention to the upcoming reporting and filing obligations according to the Department of Justice’s Tax Division. Willfully filing false tax returns or deliberate tax avoidance are serious criminal offenses. “Our criminal prosecutors are prepared for tax filing season too,” said Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg…
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Unpaid Taxes Might Curtail Your International Travel Plans
In 2018 the Internal Revenue Service, at the direction of Congress, began a new policy of instructing the U.S. State Department to revoke or refuse to renew passports of taxpayers who owed $54,000 or more in unpaid taxes. Last year, due to Coronavirus concerns, the program was put on hold. Now it is back. What…
Can a Good Tax Attorney Really Help Reduce Your Taxes?
The answer is a very strong YES. Whether the case involves a failure to file tax returns, the failure to pay all of the taxes that are owed for prior years, the involvement in a bad investment, a spouse who did not pay all of the family’s tax, or a troublesome audit of your return,…
