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How Do Tax Liens Affect Your Credit Rating?

By J Anton Collins / January 2, 2024

 Do Tax Liens Affect Your Credit Rating? This is a trick question. The Positives:   Tax liens currently do not affect your credit score. Because of the Equifax case back in 2018, the credit bureaus stopped including tax liens on credit reports as derogatory history.   Note: Before 2018, yes, tax liens definitely were…

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Tax Law Offices is Ready for New Year‘s Changes at IRS (2024)

By J Anton Collins / December 29, 2023

Tax Law Offices is Ready for New Year‘s Changes at IRS (2024)   Orlando: We constantly improve our tax lawyers and technical support staff. This time the training conference was in Orlando FL, which is one of the most fun places in this country! Lots to do, lots to see. And there was a lot…

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Why Tax Law Offices is Based in Naperville IL (2024)

By J Anton Collins / December 20, 2023

Why Tax Law Offices is Based in Naperville IL (2024) Over the last 20 years, our tax defense and resolution services have called several Chicagoland areas home. Some may remember when we started on Dearborn Street in downtown Chicago. Others may have become part of the Tax Law Offices circle during our years in Schaumburg.…

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Frozen Refund? Options While Awaiting IRS Employee Retention Credit

By J Anton Collins / September 28, 2023

Frozen Refund? Options While Awaiting IRS Employee Retention Credit   Refund Updates: You may have an IRS Employee Retention Credit (ERC) refund application on file. In September 2023, we were advised by the IRS that the government stopped processing applications during the remainder of 2023. Part of the reason for this moratorium on ERC refund…

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If the Government Shuts Down, Do I Still Have to Pay Taxes?

By J Anton Collins / September 28, 2023

If the Government Shuts Down, Do I Still Have to Pay Taxes?   First Thing: How Does a Government Shut-Down Affect the IRS   Without an approved budget to, in part, fund the governmental operations, the U.S. government operations may become suspended effective October 1, 2023. This would be the 4th of these events in…

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Can You Repay Yourself Tax-Free from Business

By J Anton Collins / September 13, 2023

Can You Repay Yourself  Tax-Free from Business   Question from Business Owners:   If you made a loan to your new business, can you pay yourself back tax-free? In other words, are you going to be taxed when you pay back the cash that you invested into your small business.   What About Me? Did…

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Will Student Loan Forgiveness Affect Your Taxes?

By J Anton Collins / September 6, 2022

Will Student Loan Forgiveness Affect Your Taxes?   Right now, everyone is talking about the Student Loan Forgiveness Plan. For most, it is welcome assistance in the face of overwhelming student loan bills. However, many haven’t thought about how this plan could affect their tax bill.   So now the question is: Will student loan…

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100% Tax Write-Off for Your Super Bowl Party Right Now!

By J Anton Collins / February 7, 2022

100% Tax Write-Off for Your Super Bowl Party Right Now!     A completely tax-deductible Super Bowl party probably sounds too good to be true, but trust us, it’s 100% possible!   Meal and entertainment tax deductions for small businesses can be confusing.   Some meal and entertainment items are 100% deductible, some things are only…

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Is Tax Law Offices Right for You?

By madwire / August 13, 2020

  Is TAX LAW OFFICES the Right Firm for You?   Tax Law Offices has handled some of the most threatening tax audit, collection and investigation cases. We see more emergency tax cases because Tax Law Offices is more specialized: Our typical case involves liability greater than $50,000 in tax and penalties.  We focus on…

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Closing A Business with Payroll Tax Debt (Can You Really Do That?)

By madwire / May 24, 2017

Closing A Business with Payroll Tax Debt (Can We Really Do That?)  Clients regularly seek my advice closing their companies when faced with back taxes and interest. In many cases, they want to walk away from the failing business and the unmanageable text debt. One of the most common problems that these companies face is…

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