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Tax Preparer

24 Jan

Posted at 20:34h in IRS Crisis, Tax Filing Status, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Preparer, Tax Problems & Requests, Tax Reform, Tax Relief

Monday January 24th 2020 was NOT a good first day of tax filing season, the IRS Ogden (Utah) Service Center was Hobbled. Is the stage being set for a proverbial $hit$how over the next several months?  Was the IRS campus center housing all those servers hacked? Who...

07 Jan

Posted at 00:00h in DIY, Enrolled Agent, IRS Collections, IRS Criminal Enforcement, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, ITIN, Licensed Tax Professional, PATH Act 2015, Paying Taxes, Penalty, Tax Abuse, Tax Court, Tax Credit, Tax Fraud, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax planning, Tax Preparer, Tax Problems & Requests

Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH) summarized by my friend Shirley Callahan EA. Some highlights include: Everyone will appreciate the permanency of the enhanced Educator Expenses, the Sales Tax deduction, and the R&D Credit. Section 179 is made permanent at $500,000 phasing out at...

03 Nov

Posted at 00:00h in Material Participation, Passive Activity, Rental Real Estate, Sub-chapter S, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Preparer

Defining Passive Activity Between Spouses - Beyond the Bedroom: What Is Material Participation? Ha! One would imagine this is the script to a low budget B-rated film by the title, it is not. But if it got you reading all the better because you may want...

24 Oct

Posted at 00:00h in Back Taxes Owed, Business Expense, Disallowed Expenses, Employee Business Expense, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, Tax Abuse, Tax Court, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Preparer

In Wole Odujinrin v. IRS Commissioner the petitioner, a hematology oncologist who represented himself, did not have adequate substantiation to support his petition and was not entitled to claim a net operating loss. He was also liable for an accuracy-related penalty under IRC 6662 - the expensive...

10 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Alter Ego, Sub-chapter S, Tax Abuse, Tax Deductible Expenses, Tax Fraud, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Preparer, Tax Problems & Requests, Tax Relief, Trusts, Uncertain Tax Position, United States Treasury

What is an "alter ego" allegation? Aside of course being one of several nuanced yet distinct stages of intoxication, when it comes to the IRS it seems from my perspective that there are several elements of the alter ego doctrine that arose out of the California...

04 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Disclosure, Enrolled Agent, Partnership, Small Business, Sole Proprietor, Sub-chapter S, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Preparer

As many of you know who follow this blog I have served in the past as the President of the Colorado Society of Enrolled Agents, a state affiliate chapter of the National Association of Enrolled Agents. In this capacity I have been blessed with the...

26 Apr

Posted at 00:00h in IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, Paying Taxes, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Preparer, Tax Problems & Requests, Tax Refund, Tax Relief

Many people have been reaching out to me to learn specifically about what they are up against for failing to hit the tax deadline of April 15th. To help those of you in this situation I've highlighted below what I believe to be the top...

25 Oct

Posted at 00:00h in IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Centralized Insolvency, IRS Collections, IRS Criminal Enforcement, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Levy, IRS Lien, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, IRS Transcript, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Preparer, Tax Problems & Requests, Tax Relief

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 tax obligations the IRS may...

23 Oct

Posted at 00:00h in Asset Classification, Capital Gain, Corporation, Income, Self Employ, Small Business, Sub-chapter S, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Preparer, Tax Problems & Requests

Unless you elect different treatment, for shareholder income tax purposes S corporation distributions are applied in the following order: 1. To reduce the Accumulated Adjustment Account (AAA) determined without regard to any net negative adjustment for the tax year but not below zero. According to IRC 1368 if...

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