Is there a federal student tax?
- August 14th, 2023
- David Greene
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Many people ask that question. There is no federal student tax. This is one of the scams used by IRS impersonators. They usually threaten criminal prosecution if the student does not immediately wire funds or provide a credit card to…
Is the Offer In Compromise program a tax scam?
- May 25th, 2021
- David Greene
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The Offer in Compromise program is not a scam. However, scammers use the promise of an Offer to scam you. There are a lot of scams being run today, one of which states that the promoter can settle your back…
Are foreign bank accounts illegal for American citizens?
- October 8th, 2020
- David Greene
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It’s amazing the rumors that abound about the IRS. You will not get in trouble for merely having a foreign bank account, so long as you report it properly on your tax return. Many people and businesses have such accounts…
Here are the Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2018 according to the IRS.
- May 9th, 2018
- David Greene
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The Dirty Dozen: (1) Telephone scams threatening to have you arrested if you don’t pay immediately. The IRS will never call you asking for money. (2) Phony emails asking you to go to a website and give personal information. The…
Will a taxpayer be in criminal trouble because he has a very large tax debt?
- May 17th, 2017
- David Greene
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As I’ve stated many times before, a taxpayer is not going to jail for non-payment of taxes. There has to be some kind of fraud or deliberate attempt to avoid tax involved to be referred to the criminal division. By…
Are income taxes really illegal?
- October 18th, 2016
- David Greene
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Many people hear the urban legends or talk to scam artists who say that income taxes are illegal and then ask me if that is true. Most of these usually happen around April 15. I have been getting some of…
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…
What Is The Federal Student Tax? Is It A Scam?
- July 13th, 2016
- David Greene
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There is no federal student tax. This is the latest scam using IRS impersonators. They usually threaten criminal prosecution if the student does not immediately wire funds or provide a credit card to them. There are many similar scams operating…
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…