A tax penalty is assessed when a taxpayer fails to meet a tax filing deadline or fails to make a tax payment when it is due. The IRS and State Tax Agencies impose such penalties as a method of encouraging taxpayers to meet their tax obligations. Both the Failure to File Penalty and the Failure… Continue reading →
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IRS Penalties for Hiding Income Offshore
You may remember Mitt Romney’s refusal to make his complete tax returns public due to his offshore accounts in the Cayman Islands in January. Romney at least reported the income to the IRS, if not the American public. The OC Register reported this week that Lake Forest resident Louis Joseph Vadino is being investigated by… Continue reading →
3 Ways to Start Eliminating Your Tax Debt
If you have a large IRS tax debt, the amount you owe can be daunting. To avoid being charged additional fees and making the debt larger, it is important to act and begin the tax settlement process quickly. Even if you cannot pay it off all at once, there are options you can pursue to eliminate… Continue reading →
5 Ways to Get Caught Cheating on Your Taxes
As unemployment and the economy continue to loom over America, you may be tempted to cheat on your taxes since what you owe seems like too much to pay. This is never a good idea. With penalties, fees, interest, and in extreme cases, jail time as possible consequences, cheating on taxes is simply not worth… Continue reading →
7 Ways to Guarantee an Audit
As the National Debt grows, the IRS has become increasingly vigilant with enforcing taxes. Therefore, returns that could have been accepted in prior years may now be flagged for an audit. Even small mistakes can influence whether or not you are audited. Here are 7 ways to guarantee an audit: Your income is suspiciously low… Continue reading →
Amending Prior Returns Can Lower Your Taxes
The first step in resolving an outstanding tax liability should be to verify that the amount of the tax debt being reported by the IRS or State Tax Agency is correct. Because tax law is so complex, important tax deductions or tax credits are often missed when returns are completed by individuals who lack the… Continue reading →
