Justice Department Ramps Up Tax Avoidance & Fraud Investigations
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Justice Department Ramps Up Tax Avoidance & Fraud Investigations

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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…

Unpaid Taxes Might Curtail Your International Travel Plans
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Unpaid Taxes Might Curtail Your International Travel Plans

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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?
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Can a Good Tax Attorney Really Help Reduce Your Taxes?

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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,…

Collection Agencies Will Now Be Helping The IRS Collect Back Taxes
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Collection Agencies Will Now Be Helping The IRS Collect Back Taxes

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Originally published at AVVO.com Pursuant to a law passed by Congress last year, the IRS has hired four private debt collection agencies to contact taxpayers about their back taxes. This is highly unusual, and can cause fear and confusion among citizens who owe tax, but also have heard of the many tax scams currently going…

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Understanding Bankruptcy and IRS Law: Can I Get Rid of my Tax Debt?

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There is an age-old saying – the two things in life that are guaranteed are death and taxes. Surprisingly, when tax law intersects with bankruptcy law, some taxes may actually be dischargeable in bankruptcy. Understanding taxes and how they are handled in bankruptcy can be complex. If you are considering bankruptcy, you will want to…

How Can Natural Disasters Affect My Tax Filings?

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In most years, for most people, natural disasters play no part in filing their federal income tax returns. Nonetheless, 2017 was that rare year when natural disasters likely affected millions of tax filings. In August and September 2017, three powerful hurricanes in rapid succession struck U.S. territory: Hurricane Harvey created historic flooding in Texas, Hurricane…

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Mediating an IRS Dispute

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Sometimes the IRS makes mistakes. And when they do, you should fight to receive a fair and just result. Fortunately, the IRS has created an appeals process that involves negotiated settlement instead of litigation, which can save you time and money. However, you shouldn’t appeal any IRS decision without an experienced IRS tax lawyer by…