Every year the IRS and Franchise Tax Board send out thousands of questionnaires to taxpayers for clarification on their tax filing statuses. We regularly work with clients at our tax law offices in San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles to help them choose the correct filing status One of the most misunderstood tax filing
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Understanding IRS Audit Notices
The number of IRS audits actually went down in 2015-of course that is of little comfort to the people coming into our tax law offices in San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles. The tax agency expects to complete approximately 1-million audits this year—which is down almost 400,000 from just three years ago. The reason—budget cuts
Successful Whistleblower Claims
Did you know that in the past few years the IRS has created dozens of newly minted millionaires? The tax agency paid Bradley Birkenfeld 104-million dollars. Another example is Lynn Szymoniak, who walked away with 18-million dollars. In 2015, close to a hundred people walked away on average with more than a million-dollars apiece according to
The IRS and Whistleblowers
For years, a Swiss banker named Bradley Birkenfeld took part in hiding millions of dollars for wealthy American clients. Birkenfeld eventually spent two and a half years in jail for his tax avoidance scheme. Five weeks after he was released from jail, the IRS sent Birkenfeld a check for 104-million dollars (minus taxes) as part
Stop Identity Theft in its Tracks-Part One
It seems like we keep reading the same stories over and over again—thieves have cracked a corporate network and stolen credit card and personal information from thousands of people. The latest breach comes from of all places, the IRS where thieves stole personal and sensitive information from more than 100,000 people. We hear about its
Should You Hire a Tax Attorney?
It’s the kind of mail nobody wants to receive—a letter from the IRS. It’s pretty much given that any mail you get from the agency is most likely not going to contain good news. If you receive a letter from the IRS you have an important decision to make. Should you try to represent yourself
Free Tax Resources
Imagine opening your mailbox to find an official letter from the IRS or the California Franchise Tax Board questioning a past tax return or demanding back taxes and threatening to attach your paychecks or seize your assets. If you’re like most people, a sense of panic and worry sets in as you wonder how you’ll
Deduct With Care: These Write-Offs Could Lead to Audits
As a tax law firm we deal with IRS and Franchise Tax Board audits on a daily basis. As we review tax returns and prepare our clients for the audit process, one question comes to mind during many of these interviews: “What was their tax attorney thinking?” We’ve put together a short list of areas
Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights
Have you heard about the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights? For years the IRS has published different procedures, processes and taxpayer expectations throughout different publications its offered to the public. But just like the Bill of Rights in our constitution, the agency has boiled it all down to ten overarching taxpayer right’s and expectations of the agency
Understanding the Alternative Minimum Tax
It’s one of the most dreaded phrases a taxpayer can hear, “you’re subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax.” If you’re hearing it from your tax attorney, get ready to break out your checkbook because chances are very high that you’ll be paying a lot more to the federal government. What is the Alternative Minimum Tax? The AMT
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