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How Business Owners Save on Taxes Hiring their Children!
As a small business owner, have you considered hiring your children? If not, perhaps that is something you should consider. Hiring your children can help in a number of ways, including helping you to free your time for more important activities, giving your children...
IRS Penalties – How to Get Penalties Waived!
Owe the IRS? Reduce your bill by removing IRS penalties Tax filing and late payment penalties can more than double tax debt if not dealt with timely. The IRS will not simply remove penalties upon request. However, it is possible to have...
Home Office Deduction How to Write Off Home Expenses!
Has your friend, neighbor or colleague told you that if you take the home office deduction, it will be a “red flag” to the IRS that will trigger an audit? Well, that is just not true! In order to claim the home office deduction, you MUST QUALIFY, but if you do...
How to Stop the IRS from Taking Your Stuff
What To Do If You Receive the Final Notice of Intent to Levy From the IRS? I’m continuing to meet with more clients who have felt the IRS step up collections over the past few months. A few months ago, we were seeing the IRS sending the CP504 notice. ...
Don’t Ignore the IRS CP504 Notice!
Over the last few months, as the country has begun opening up and the IRS has gotten back to full staffing, the government has transitioned back to full collections. What this means is that taxpayers are receiving collection notices with threatening...
What To Do When You Owe The IRS!
Unfortunately, real estate agents and other small business owner’s and independent contractors sometimes find themselves in a situation where they owe the IRS. This can be a result of not making estimated tax payments timely or as the result of an unfavorable...
How to Document Deductions to Pass an IRS Audit
In a previous blog, I mentioned that as a Real Estate Professional, you file Schedule C, the Tax Form that is the form most audited by the IRS. The IRS has found that Schedule C’s contain a large number of errors compared to other forms and finds that they are...
The IRS Only Has 10 Years to Collect a Tax Debt?
Many taxpayers who owe the IRS believe that they will owe the government forever. However, that’s not true. The IRS only has 10 years to collect a tax debt once the tax is assessed, assuming that there are no actions taken by the taxpayer to stop...
Real Estate Agents – How to Handle an IRS Audit!
As a Real Estate Professional, did you realize that you are required to complete a Tax Form that is the form most audited by the IRS? That’s right, as independent contractors, most Real Estate Agents file a Form Schedule C. The IRS has found that...
6 Options When The IRS Threatens a Tax Lien
When a Taxpayer owes the IRS, one of IRS's most powerful tools is the Notice of Federal Tax Lien (NFTL). In this article, we’ll discuss some actions you as a taxpayer can take if the IRS is threatening you with an NFTL. Six Options for a Taxpayer under Threat of...