The IRS “Dirty Dozen” tax scams.
- July 28th, 2016
- David Greene
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Last week we talked about the first half of the IRS Dirty Dozen tax scams. Today I’ll list the last 6. 7. Fake Charities – Scammers pretend to be collecting money for a charity, usually after a disaster. You can…
Please visit my blog at www.greenelaw.legal to learn about the IRS “Dirty Dozen” tax scams.
- July 19th, 2016
- David Greene
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Each year the IRS compiles its Dirty Dozen tax scams – the worst of the worst. Here they are. 1. First on the list is Identity Theft. We addressed this in May. 2. Phone scams – One type of phone…
Can gift taxes be paid pver time?
- June 29th, 2016
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The overwhelming majority of tax problems originate with unpaid income taxes and deals are made on those every day. However, the IRS does indeed make deals on other kinds of taxes. Payroll, corporate and certain excise taxes are the next…
A warning to small business owners to be careful in claiming business credits.
- May 10th, 2016
- David Greene
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A “dirty dozen” scam is currently circulating in which unscrupulous preparers urge the business owner to take improper tax credits, primarily in two areas. The first is the fuel tax credit. This is only allowed for fuel used in off-road…
Is it legal to have a personal foreign bank account?
- April 12th, 2016
- David Greene
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It’s amazing the rumors that abound about the IRS. An individual will not get in trouble for merely having a foreign bank account, so long as he reports it properly on his tax return. Many people and businesses have such…
Are small business entities being audited more frequently by the IRS?
- April 6th, 2016
- David Greene
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It is still true that an S-corporation or partnership is less likely to be audited than a sole proprietorship. However, the IRS has recently increased pass-through entity audits and decreased audits of large C corporations. From 2014 to 2015 S-corporation…