IRS Innocent Spouse Relief
We all know that our tax system allows couples to file their taxes together, but what can a spouse do when they find out their significant other has been filing taxes improperly, or worse, not at all? Is there a way to protect their assets? As it turns out, yes! This program is called innocent…
What Happens if the IRS Classifies Your Business as a Hobby?
The IRS assumes that you have started your own business in order to be profitable. So if your business is claiming a net loss for years and years in a row, or your business doesn’t meet other requirements, the IRS may decide that your business is a hobby. This can get messy if you want…
Floyd Mayweather, Another Celebrity With Tax Issues. Here is what you should know…
Floyd Mayweather, Another Celebrity With Tax Issues…Here is what you should know… Recently, the news broke that Floyd Mayweather may be in some tax trouble. According to reports, he owes millions in back taxes totaling $22 million. This is a lot of money but should be easily handled by someone with his means, right? Floyd…
Top Reasons the IRS Will Audit You
To be honest, IRS audits are not automatically a bad thing. At its core, an audit is just the IRS’s way of double checking your numbers to ensure nothing in your return doesn’t quite add up. Yet many people tend to panic if they are chosen for an audit because they haven’t exactly been paying…
What Classifies as Tax Fraud over Negligence?
Believe it or not, the IRS estimates that only about .0022 percent of taxpayers are convicted of tax crime each year. However, they also claim that around 17 percent of all taxpayers make serious mistakes and do not comply with the tax code. On top that, individual taxpayers are the ones who commit 75 percent…
Should I Hire a Tax Attorney, CPA, or Someone Else?
You might be well aware of the fact that you require the assistance of a tax professional, but where exactly should you turn? Could an accountant help you better, or are you in need of an IRS tax attorney to help you recover from an audit? Today, we would like to talk to you about…
Closing a Business with Tax Liability
Closing a Business with Tax Liability If your business has tax problems, can you simply close the company? Yes, of course you can shut down the business. However, the tax problems do not necessarily end with the closing. Here is one item that you and your IRS tax attorney should discuss when considering terminating a…
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Routine IRS Audits Can Become Complex Situations Imagine that the IRS office in Matteson, IL sent a Notice of Tax Examination to a small, Joliet-area business. For the year under exam (or “audit”), the business reported an operating loss. The IRS tax audit was completed, and from there, all income and expenditures were properly reported…
Chicago: You Cannot Tax Business in the Suburbs
Supreme Court Shuts Down Chicago’s Bullish Tax on Car Rentals Up to now, Chicago mandated that car rental companies in nearby suburbs like Oak Lawn, Cicero, and Burbank collect a tax for the city of Chicago. The Illinois Supreme Court ruled this tax unconstitutional. That’s right, unconstitutional! The city collects tax on cars rented within…
Jeffrey Collins Named Top 100 National Black Lawyer
IRS tax attorney Jeffrey Collins has been recently listed as one of the Top 100 National Black Lawyers. In order to be named to this prestigious list, lawyers must be carefully screened and invited for membership. Criteria includes: Reputation among peers, the judiciary, and the public The previous year’s achievements in the practice area of…