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Author Archives: Wetenkamp
Third Party Contacts
The IRS has the right to contact third parties in an attempt to collect your taxes, penalties, and/or missing tax returns. A third party is someone other than yourself (besides your tax attorney or duly authorized representative) who may have information that would assist … Continue reading
Posted in Tax Tips
Tagged collection, investigation, taxpayer rights, third parties, third party
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National Small Business Week 2013
There are so many elements involved in operating a successful business, only some of which are controllable by the owner. You need a good business plan, adequate capital investment, not to mention an excellent product or service. You also need to … Continue reading
Posted in Financial News, IRS News & Info, Tax News, Tax Tips
Tagged business, small business
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Miller and Lerner Received Credible Threats
There are many reasons why you should never threaten an IRS worker besides the fact that it is just not nice. You could be blacklisted by the IRS or placed on their Potentially Dangerous Taxpayer (PDT) list. Or, if the … Continue reading
The IRS Agent with a Weakness for Shrimp
TIGTA (Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration) often includes in its semiannual report to Congress highlights of the past 6 months and high profile cases that the agency has resolved. The most recent semiannual report tells of the bribery of an IRS … Continue reading
Posted in TIGTA audits
Tagged audit, bribe, crime, investigation, IRM, report, trial
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Is IRS Ready for Obamacare Amid Turmoil?
The IRS was selected as one of the main agencies to implement President Obama’s new health care law. Many of the provisions will go into effect next year. But it is difficult to see how the IRS will be able … Continue reading
How Will Werfel Restore Trust at the IRS?
Daniel Werfel was appointed by President Obama as acting Commissioner at the IRS. He replaced Steven Miller a couple weeks ago and his honeymoon period lasted only a couple hours. A lot is expected of Werfel, and Congress (and the American … Continue reading
Posted in IRS News & Info
Tagged Commissioner, IRS funding, IRS waste, public trust, Werfel
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Better to be Employed when Filing OIC
The Offer in Compromise (OIC) is an IRS program whereby some taxpayers are able to settle their tax debts for less than what they owe. But the OIC is not for everyone. For instance, if the fair market value of taxpayer’s assets adds up … Continue reading
Tax Reform: Is this the Year?
Lawmakers have, for years now, talked about simplifying the tax code — an enormous project that nobody seems to be committed to tackling. It would be a difficult task even if lawmakers could agree on the changes, but partisan differences further complicate … Continue reading
IRS Scandal Heats up as Lerner Refuses to Testify
It is normal for the IRS to be all over the news in April, but this year, heading into the last week of May, they remain the talk of the nation. As you probably know, at the heart of the controversy is … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, George, IRS scandal, Lerner, Miller, Shulman, tax-exempt, testimony
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IRS Stat Interpretation
I always find it interesting that when the IRS comes out with new statistics, they try to distort them ever so slightly to appear more in their favor. Or the IRS will highlight one thing and downplay another. Most of the … Continue reading
Posted in IRS News & Info, Tax News
Tagged customer service, e-file, irs.gov, phones, statistics, stats, website
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