A tax return preparer in Southern California pled guilty to operating a tax return preparation business that prepared over 11,000 tax returns, demanding refunds totaling over $38 million from the IRS beginning in 2013. Salvador Gonzalez, owner of Grace’s Lighthouse...
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IRS Warns of Scams Targeting Older Adults
Among the different scams individuals potentially face, a new scam is emerging where fraudsters pose as IRS or other government agents to defraud older adults. They use fear and intimidation tactics to convince older adults that they owe taxes or are due a refund....
IRS Warns: Don’t Believe Social Media Tax Advice
The IRS is encouraging taxpayers to ignore tax advice on social media in the wake of individuals falling for scams that claimed to get them a large refund. These scams are generally related to encouraging taxpayers to claim one of three specific tax credits that they...
IRS releases 2023 Data Book describing agency’s transformation through statistics
The Results Are In! The IRS issued its annual Data Book with numerical data on a variety of topics related to tax assessments, collections, audits, and criminal cases. For the 2023 fiscal year, the IRS collected about $4.7 trillion, which represents 96% of the total...
Over $1 Billion Due to Taxpayers for 2020 and the Deadline to File is May 17, 2024
The IRS is encouraging taxpayers who haven’t filed their 2020 tax returns to file by the May 17, 2024, deadline, otherwise, they risk not receiving their refund. According to the IRS’ estimate, over $1 billion in refunds are due to the United States taxpayers who have...
TIGTA REVIEWS THE IRS’ GHOST EMPLOYER PROJECT
Ghost Employers are those nefarious employers who withhold payroll taxes from their employees’ paychecks but fail to submit the withheld payroll taxes to the IRS as required. These employers are dubbed Ghost Employers and use the funds instead for their company or for...
Online Options for Paying Taxes and Payment Plans
The IRS has several online options to assist taxpayers with timely payments to reduce or eliminate late fees and penalties. Once the taxpayer creates an online account through the IRS’ online portal, the taxpayer can choose among options to pay including Direct Pay,...
THE IRS ADVISES ON CRYPTO, GIG ECONOMY, AND OFFSHORE ACCOUNT REPORTING
Several federal tax returns now have a “yes” or “no” question regarding cryptocurrency transactions. The IRS has provided information to remind taxpayers what must be reported, and when the taxpayer may answer “no” to the question. Similarly, the IRS reminds taxpayers...
IRS GOES AFTER HIGH INCOME TAX EARNERS
The IRS is after some 125,000 taxpayers with financial activity over $100 billion! The individuals will first receive a letter asking that they file a tax return for all years between 2017 through 2021 for which no tax return has been filed to date. Additional...
KNOW BEFORE FILING – IRS PRACTICAL TIPS
The IRS reminds taxpayers to wait until they have all of their tax documents to file their tax return each year. And to carefully review those records for any errors. As a tax attorney, I have seen numerous documents prepared with errors resulting in significant...
