Recently, I had a client come in who received a notice from the Internal Revenue Service indicating that she had received a 1099-MISC from her employer that she claims never to have received, and that should not have been issued. When I opened up the tax return that I filed for her, it turned out […]
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The Internal Revenue Service will begin accepting e-Filed tax returns on January 20 this year, ten days earlier than it did the past two years. Many people will be receiving their W-2 Forms this week, or at the beginning of next, and will be in a position to file their taxes then. This office has
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I had a new bankruptcy client come in today, and take advantage of my “Tax Special” for new bankruptcy clients. He is a single guy with no kids, but he owns an investment property in another state, which is forcing him into bankruptcy. It turns out that he went to H&R Block last year and they
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I recently picked up a business card that belonged to a tax preparer who I do not know. However, under his name it said “Confidential, professional, integrity”. I would agree with this person that these are very important qualities in a tax preparer. After all, you are giving all of your personal information to this
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It seems that every unenrolled preparer, the IRS’ name for tax preparers with no professional credential and thus limited representation rights, is promising “free audit defense” or “free representation” before the IRS in the event of an audit. I find these promises amusing for a number of reasons. First of all, unenrolled preparers have limited
It’s time to file income taxes again. Our office is staffed by well-trained and professional tax preparers. Attorney Haskell is always available to answer your tax questions. Our office is open year round; so you do not have to worry about follow up questions or possible audit problems. We will get you the biggest refund possible
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I had an accident client come in to sign a release. After we had taken care of our legal business, we began to chat about taxes. He asked me if I put my name on the tax returns that I file, and I told him that I did. He told me that there is another
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I had a very happy client come visit me this week. She had hired another tax preparer to do her taxes. However, she did not receive her refund. She had claimed an Earned Income Tax Credit and the Internal Revenue Service challenged it. She went to see her tax preparer, but he closes right after
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When people ask me about my tax experience I will sometimes reply that I have been doing my tax return since I was a teenager, and I have yet to encounter a client whose taxes are more complicated than mine. Not only do I own my own business, a law firm, but my wife and
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