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"Self-employed" individuals include sole proprietors and independent contractors. The Self-employment income can include income you received for part-time work. This is in addition to income from your regular job. According to the IRS, there are a few things to keep...
Each year, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") compiles an annual list of the common scams taxpayers may come across. Such scams tend to peak during filing season as taxpayers are preparing their own returns or hiring someone to prepare it for them. This year, in...
More than one million people earned money in 2013 but did not file a California State Income Tax Return and they will be hearing from the Franchise Tax Board (FTB).Each year the FTB receives over 500 million income records from banks, employers, the state government,...
Each year, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") compiles an annual list of the common scams taxpayers may come across. Such scams tend to peak during filing season as taxpayers are preparing their own returns or hiring someone to prepare it for them. This year, in...
After helping taxpayers hide assets in offshore bank accounts for more than 10 years, Bank Leumi entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice in which it will pay the United States $270 million as a penalty and will make a full and complete disclosure of...
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen recently announced the extent and effect of the significant budget cuts facing the IRS in 2015. Noting that the IRS will now be required to operate on the lowest budget since 1998 (after adjustments for inflation were made), the IRS will...
Ohio District Court rejects estate's reasonable cause argument for its late-filed estate tax returnLast week the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio issued an opinion finding an estate liable for additions to tax due to the estate's failure...
In her annual report to Congress, Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olsen anticipates that taxpayers will receive the worst level of service since 2001. Citing budget problems of the past five years, Ms. Olson notes the erosion of taxpayer service to individuals coupled with a...
Earlier this week the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Mallo v. IRS, holding that certain income tax liabilities were not discharged in bankruptcy because the taxpayers filed late returns after the IRS had already assessed the taxes. Mallo v. IRS,...
If you have ever thought of becoming an independent contractor, the following are some considerations to make before starting on what is essentially your own business: · Independent contractors can generally choose how often and when they work. · Independent...
