Is a term with many meanings, and at the Law Office of Louis S. Haskell, all such meanings are covered. When most tax preparers advertise “audit defense” all they mean that if you receive a letter from the Internal Revenue Service they will help you reply to it. These sorts of routine matters come up […]
I recently had the opportunity to attend the two-day tax resolution “boot camp” offered by the American Society of Tax Problem Solvers (ASTPS). In spite of the name, ASTPS is a fantastic organization, and this “boot camp” was by far the best seminar of any sort I have attended. ASTPS is an organization for tax
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I need to say something nice about someone at the Internal Revenue Service. I should preface this by saying that for the most part the individuals that I have dealt with at the Internal Revenue Service have been professional and helpful. Many have even been friendly. However, I thought that this recent experience was special
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The Internal Revenue Service has put out this article “Early Retirement Distributions and Your Taxes”. I want to discuss it because it has been a major issue for many of my clients. In fact, I have a running joke whenever a client hands me a form 1099-R (the form that people receive when they take
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The IRS has published its annual advice publication on how to choose a tax preparer cleverly named “Make a Wise Choice When Selecting a Tax Return Preparer”. They list ten (10) tips and explain each one. This article discusses each tip and how Attorney Haskell meets or exceeds the Internal Revenue Service standard. The first
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2014 was the first year under the new Tangible Property Regulations (“TPR”) that the Internal Revenue Service has finally published. It turns out that the new TPR are surprisingly taxpayer friendly. Because we do so many tax returns that involve investment real estate, including owner occupied multifamily homes, we have needed to get familiar with
I had two new tax clients come in this morning who both transferred from the same tax preparer, and who both had tragic stories to tell. In both cases the tax preparer was named “Vanna”, but did not put his name on the tax return. The first individual was audited by the IRS. They disallowed
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As we enter the last month of tax season, people who owe taxes have to consider their options. I often warn clients that nothing good comes from delaying filing. In addition to the interest and penalty they will have to pay for not paying their taxes on time, they will also need to pay penalties
I have posted in the past about Tax Refund Identity Theft. I have put up a number of posts on Facebook about this subject, and more recently about the problems TurboTax has been having. For example, I posted this article about TurboTax suspending e-filing of state tax returns because there have been so many problems with fraudulent returns
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