We have passed the traditional end of “tax season”, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tax filing deadline has been extended to July 15. Fortunately, we are open year round and provide tax services year round. Rarely is there a month in which at least one person does not come in to file taxes. […]
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FAQ: IS MY ACCIDENT SETTLEMENT TAXABLE Read More »
One of the advantages of being a lawyer as well as a tax preparer, is that I have the opportunity to clean up the messes that other tax preparers make. There are a number of things that tax preparers, and self filers as well do that trigger the IRS. When the letter from the IRS
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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
A Special Thank You to the Stoneham Office of the Internal Revenue Service Read More »
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