
Denver IRS Practitioner Liaison Meeting Notes January 2018... I wasn't able to be present at the this most excellent semi-annual event but did send one of my top trusted lieutenants who came back with the following notes and permission to…
The best free US tax research sites in my opinion are: 1. For actually referencing the US Tax Code - Cornell University Law School as they seem to do the best job with updates and maintenance and at the end…
Any individual taxpayer can view, print or download their own transcripts on-line in Real-Time using a computer or Smart Phone. You simply go to www.IRS.gov and enter GET TRANSCRIPT in the site search bar, OR ... Click here --> http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript#! This…
If you have been impacted by a disaster in your area like many of my friends most recently here in Colorado due to flooding as defined by FEMA and identified by our President causing you to be unable to meet your…
If you chose to represent yourself in an IRS Examination realize the IRS Revenue Agent (RA) or Tax Compliance Officer (TCO) assigned your file is trained very thoroughly to advocate on behalf of the US Government. One method used quite often…
IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) released its Annual Report for fiscal 2012. Investigations initiated (5,125) and prosecution recommendations were both up in fiscal 2012 compared to the prior year. Filings of indictments and other charging documents rose 13 percent. Meanwhile, convictions and…
According to the newly released 2012 IRS Data Book, the IRS collected almost $2.5 trillion in federal revenue and processed 237 million returns, of which almost 145 million were filed electronically. Out of the 146 million individual income tax returns filed,…
In 2013, the IRS will focus the significant majority of their enforcement budget and subsequent activity in my opinion on three specific areas: 1. Abusive transactions and under reported income on partnership returns (IRS Form 1065). 2. Officer compensation as…
Bessie Castro-Zepeda, Colorado Department of Revenue Tax Practitioners only helpline; M-F 8am - 430pm (303) 232-2419 Capital Gain Subtraction: For 2012 returns, the department will make every effort to verify required documentation was included in the filing of the return…
I've worked with many good people inside the IRS on a wide variety of cases. So please do not get me wrong I'm not bashing ALL IRS employees. However like any big bloated bureaucracy I've also worked with some real…