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    • Ronson J. Shamoun, JD, LL.M.
    • Chandara Diep, JD, LL.M.
    • Joseph Cole, JD, LL.M.
    • Brendan O’Connor, CPA, MST, JD, LL.M.
    • Ashley E. Teague, ESQ.
    • Brian M. Malloy, Esq.
    • Quinn Disparte, JD, LL.M.
    • Martin Schainbaum, JD, LL.M.
    • Melanie M. Shamoun
    • Sandie Portilla
    • Renae Arabo
    • Sabri P. Shamoun
    • Hilary Dargavell
    • Lupita C. Torres
    • Leandro Favano
    • Jewell Cornejo
    • Devon J. Arabo
    • Christopher Engelmann
    • Gwendolyn K. Davis
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          • How the IRS calculates interest
          • How to get a tax levy released
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          • IRS Trust Fund Interviews
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          • The Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
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  • About
    • Ronson J. Shamoun, JD, LL.M.
    • Chandara Diep, JD, LL.M.
    • Joseph Cole, JD, LL.M.
    • Brendan O’Connor, CPA, MST, JD, LL.M.
    • Ashley E. Teague, ESQ.
    • Brian M. Malloy, Esq.
    • Quinn Disparte, JD, LL.M.
    • Martin Schainbaum, JD, LL.M.
    • Melanie M. Shamoun
    • Sandie Portilla
    • Renae Arabo
    • Sabri P. Shamoun
    • Hilary Dargavell
    • Lupita C. Torres
    • Leandro Favano
    • Jewell Cornejo
    • Devon J. Arabo
    • Christopher Engelmann
    • Gwendolyn K. Davis
  • Services
    • Tax
      • IRS TAX MATTERS
        • IRS Appeals
          • IRS Appeals Process
          • Contesting an IRS Levy
          • Why Retain RJS Law for your IRS Appeal?
          • 4 Tips For Navigating The IRS Rapid Appeals Process
        • IRS AUDITS
          • IRS Correspondence Audits
          • IRS Field Audits
          • Initial Compliance Center Audits
          • IRS Office Audits
          • What to Expect During an IRS Audit?
          • Taxpayer Rights Under IRS Publication 1
          • IRS Warns Taxpayers About Scam
        • IRS Collections
          • Avoiding and Eliminating IRS Tax Liens
          • Collection Due Process Hearings
          • CP 501 – IRS Notice
          • Failure to file a tax return: What happens?
          • How the IRS calculates interest
          • How to get a tax levy released
          • IRS Automated Collections
          • IRS Collections Process
          • IRS Interest Abatement
          • IRS Revenue Officers
          • Jeopardy Assessments and Jeopardy Levies
          • National Tax Agencies
          • Our Approach to Collections
          • Statute of Limitations on Collections
          • Streamlined Installment Agreements
          • TAX PENALTIES
          • Tax Penalty Abatement
          • Taxpayer Assistance Orders
        • IRS Payroll Tax Matters
          • Independent Contractor Reclassification Audits
          • IRS Forms 940 and 941
          • IRS Trust Fund Interviews
          • Payroll Tax Liability Payment Options
          • The Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
        • IRS Wealth Squad
        • Offer in Compromise & Tax Settlements
          • OVERVIEW OF OFFER IN COMPROMISE PROCESS
          • The Offer in Compromise Process
          • Appealing a Rejected Offer in Compromise
          • How the IRS evaluates an Offer in Compromise
          • Offer in Compromise and Dissipated Assets
          • Offer in Compromise Requirements
          • Pros and Cons of an Offer in Compromise
          • Why Retain RJS Law?
          • Offer in Compromise Alternatives
          • Actual IRS Offer in Compromise Results
      • STATE TAX MATTERS
        • EDD California Payroll Tax Lawyer
          • EDD Investigations
          • EDD Collections – Liens, Levies, and Garnishments
        • California Sales Tax
          • California Sales Tax Appeals
          • California Sales Tax Audits
          • California Department Of Tax And Fee Administration
        • California State Tax Matters
          • California Residency Audits
          • Discharging State Income Taxes in Bankruptcy
          • State Tax Practice – Outside of California
      • CRIMINAL TAX ISSUES
        • Criminal Investigation Division
        • IRS Criminal Investigation Division Tactics
        • Criminal Tax Defense – Tax Crimes
        • Currency Transaction Records & Suspicious Activity Reports
        • IRS Methods of Proof: Tax Fraud and Evasion
        • Methods IRS Agents Use to Locate Assets
        • IRS Special Agent Visits
        • Are You a Criminal Investigation Target?
        • Criminal Tax Attorney vs. White Collar Defense
      • International Taxes
      • CORPORATE TAXES
      • TAX COURT LITIGATION
      • Innocent Spouse Relief
    • Estate Planning
    • Trust, Estate & Probate Litigation
    • Trust & Estate Administration
    • Probate
    • Bankruptcy
    • Criminal Defense
    • Corporate & Transactional
    • Private Wealth Services
    • Real Estate Law
      • Landlord Tenant Law
    • Employment Law
    • NOTICES
      • IRS Notices
      • IRS Letters
      • FTB Notices
      • Avisos en Español
  • Tax Institute
  • Blog
  • Testimonials
  • Giving
    • RJS Law Donates Billboard to the Girl Scouts
  • Awards
    • Events
    • SD Metro San Diego’s Top Attorneys 2020
    • SD50 Extraordinary Leadership
    • Media
    • Video Gallery
    • USD Feature Story
    • Publications
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Coronavirus COVID-19 and Taxes

Coronavirus COVID-19 and Taxes

Coronavirus COVID-19 and Taxes. The first reported cases of Coronavirus (COVID 19) in the United States happen to coincide with income tax filing season.  For tax people like us, Coronavirus COVID-19 and taxes begs the question, how will Coronavirus affect the taxes of individuals and businesses?   This article will be based on the laws currently

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DOES YOUR CONTRACT HAVE THE CORONAVIRUS?

DOES YOUR CONTRACT HAVE THE CORONAVIRUS?

Most contracts include force majeure clauses that excuse a nonperforming party when certain circumstances prevent a party from fulfilling its contractual obligation such as “acts of God,” flood, fire, governmental action, riots, labor shortages and disputes, shortages of supplies or materials, and other similar circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the party.  In fact, the

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IRS Form 8300 Compliance and Audit

IRS Form 8300

If we deal with large cash payments of more than $10,000.00, we must report this to the IRS by filing the IRS Form 8300. The form needs to be finished timely, correct, and complete notices to the person(s) required to be identified on the Form 8300. The purpose of this requirement is to provide valuable

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California Marijuana Tax

Marijuana and Taxes

California Marijuana Tax. The legalization of cannabis use and sales is becoming more widespread.  What Tax consequences should tax payers be aware of? We opened a cannabis business in a legalized state, is there anything we should be aware of? Yes! With legalization of cannabis comes a myriad of concerns about health, social and criminal

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WOULD A QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY ZONE HELP US?

Qualified Opportunity Zones

What is a Qualified Opportunity Zone? Created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts, Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ) were designed to incentivize investment and assist in economic development in low-income communities throughout the United States and its territories. So, what is an opportunity zone? These zones are economically distressed communities throughout the country with

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Part B of the ABC Test for AB5

AB5 created a three-part test business must generally pass in order for it to classify a worker as an independent contractor under California Law.  Part B of the Dynamex or ABC test is whether the worker “performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business.”  Part B of the ABC Test

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New Argument for Contesting the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty

New Argument for Contesting the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty

Employers are responsible for withholding income and employment taxes from their employees. These taxes are referred to as trust fund taxes because the employer is only holding the money for the employee to pay the IRS. When an employer fails to withhold the money and pay it to the IRS, individuals who are “responsible” and

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Is Health Insurance Mandatory?

California Health Insurance

Under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, Americans were required to have health insurance coverage for their household. Failure to have health insurance coverage triggered a tax penalty. However, as of January 1, 2019, health insurance coverage is no longer mandatory at the federal level. This means that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

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RJS Law AB5 Knowledge Center

RJS Law AB5 Knowledge Center is here to inform you. The California Legislature recently enacted AB5, a law that will have far reaching effects for California businesses and workers.  AB5 makes it more difficult for many, but not necessarily all California businesses, to treat their workers as independent contractors as opposed to employees. The ABC’s

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U.S. Tax Court Litigation Attorneys

U.S. Tax Court

If you have a tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and you are not able to obtain a satisfactory resolution through the IRS appeals process, then in most cases your next step is to seek relief in the U.S. Tax Court. The U.S. Tax Court is a specialty court that exclusively handles matters

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