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By Darrin T. Mish, Esq.

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Last Entry: March 30, 2011 at 14:49:38

IRS Requirements for Board Members of Nonprofits

Posted on July 03, 2010
It is not uncommon for nonprofit organizations to have dealings with their board members. This is completely acceptable, according to Jennifer Chandler of the National Association of Nonprofits so long as the IRS rules pertaining to these are adhered to...

Government to Implement Direct Deposits for Tax Refunds

Posted on July 02, 2010
The Obama Government has recently announced that all government payments to consumers will be made via electronic deposits instead of via the mail. This means all Social Security, unemployment insurance, railroad retirement, veterans benefits, tax refunds and other government benefits will have their money directly deposited into their bank accounts...

FBI Find Proof of Kilpatrick IRS Knowledge

Posted on July 01, 2010
As part of its ongoing investigation into former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the FBI recently subpoenaed a Southfield TV station for a video clip in which Kilpatrick denied he had misused the Kilpatrick Civic Fund. Kilpatrick had started the fund in 1997 with some friends with the aim of increasing the number of young voters aged between 18 and 35 and to improve Detroit?s neighborhood and image...

IRS Audit may result in Probe on Chavez Operations

Posted on June 30, 2010
An IRS audit that detailed irregularities in the operations of the Cesar Chavez Network could result in a criminal probe. The audit, which was released last month, highlighted the exorbitant salaries of the leaders of Cesar Chavez Academy and Dolores Huerta Preparatory High, conflicts of interest including acts of nepotism when hiring workers and expense accounts that seemed dubious...

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Small Business Owners Crash Course on Taxes

Posted on June 29, 2010
With so many Americans losing their jobs, a vast majority of them have started their own business. These ones quickly find out that having a business of their own entails lots of tax knowledge, something they never came across when they were in someone else?s employment...

BP Oil Spill Compensation Taxable

Posted on June 28, 2010
According to a release posted on the IRS website recently, the victims of the BP oil spill who have received compensation for loss of income from the oil company would have to pay income taxes on the payments they receive although generally, payments to compensate damage to property and personal injury are not taxable...

Watchdog Group Reports Minister to IRS

Posted on June 27, 2010
Watchdog group the Americans United for the Separation of Church and State reported Reverend H. Wayne Williams for endorsing a political candidate from the pulpit in Washington D.C. But the outspoken minister was far from intimidated...

Seneca Nation Casinos come under IRS Audit

Posted on June 26, 2010
The Seneca Indian Tribe, already under IRS investigation, have come under renewed scrutiny as the IRS launched an audit on its casino operations and its business dealings with employees and contractors. The IRS? earlier probe had to do with a $2...

IRS Signs Agreement on Offshore Accounts

Posted on June 25, 2010
The IRS has recently signed a landmark information-sharing treaty with 15 foreign governments allowing it access to information on the dealings Americans have in these countries. These dealings involve working and earning a paycheck and operating a bank account in those foreign countries...

Swiss To Help IRS Nab Tax Dodgers

Posted on June 24, 2010
After a much-publicized initial rejection by the Swiss lower house of parliament of an IRS-UBS deal in which the Swiss bank agreed to forward details of 4,450 of its American depositors suspected of tax evasion, the lawmakers have now made an about turn and voted in favor of the deal...

Small Business Owners Crash Course on Taxes

Posted on June 23, 2010
With so many Americans losing their jobs, a vast majority of them have started their own business. These ones quickly find out that having a business of their own entails lots of tax knowledge, something they never came across when they were in someone else?s employment...

IRS-UBS Deal Likely Brought to Swiss Voters

Posted on June 22, 2010
Last year, the IRS and Switzerland?s UBS Bank hammered out a deal where UBS agreed to disclose names of 4,450 American depositors suspected of stashing the cash in their UBS accounts to avoid paying taxes, against Swiss banking laws. But although the agreement was made between the two parties, the court in Switzerland declared the agreement illegal because it violated Swiss secrecy laws...

IRS Audit may result in Probe on Chavez Operations

Posted on June 21, 2010
An IRS audit that detailed irregularities in the operations of the Cesar Chavez Network could result in a criminal probe. The audit, which was released last month, highlighted the exorbitant salaries of the leaders of Cesar Chavez Academy and Dolores Huerta Preparatory High, conflicts of interest including acts of nepotism when hiring workers and expense accounts that seemed dubious...

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Posted on June 20, 2010
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White Powder Substance Sent to IRS Building

Posted on June 20, 2010
The IRS office in Bellevue received an envelope that contained some white powder last week. At the same time, a similar incident took place at a courthouse in Seattle, WA. These were not the only two locations. CNN reported that there were at least 6 different locations involving various government buildings across the country that received these mysterious white powder filled envelopes...

IRS-UBS Deal Likely Brought to Swiss Voters

Posted on June 19, 2010
Last year, the IRS and Switzerland?s UBS Bank hammered out a deal where UBS agreed to disclose names of 4,450 American depositors suspected of stashing the cash in their UBS accounts to avoid paying taxes, against Swiss banking laws. But although the agreement was made between the two parties, the court in Switzerland declared the agreement illegal because it violated Swiss secrecy laws...

IRS Requirements for Board Members of Nonprofits

Posted on June 18, 2010
It is not uncommon for nonprofit organizations to have dealings with their board members. This is completely acceptable, according to Jennifer Chandler of the National Association of Nonprofits so long as the IRS rules pertaining to these are adhered to...

Government to Implement Direct Deposits for Tax Refunds

Posted on June 17, 2010
The Obama Government has recently announced that all government payments to consumers will be made via electronic deposits instead of via the mail. This means all Social Security, unemployment insurance, railroad retirement, veterans benefits, tax refunds and other government benefits will have their money directly deposited into their bank accounts...

FBI Find Proof of Kilpatrick IRS Knowledge

Posted on June 16, 2010
As part of its ongoing investigation into former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the FBI recently subpoenaed a Southfield TV station for a video clip in which Kilpatrick denied he had misused the Kilpatrick Civic Fund. Kilpatrick had started the fund in 1997 with some friends with the aim of increasing the number of young voters aged between 18 and 35 and to improve Detroit?s neighborhood and image...

Retirement Homes to Pay Higher Taxes

Posted on June 15, 2010
The IRS intends to collect on the billions of dollars of taxes that come from entrance fees retirement homes charge to the elderly who use their services. Some of these retirement homes are profit making organizations whereas others are non profits...

UBS-IRS Deal Uncertain after Swiss House Rejection

Posted on June 14, 2010
In the latest development of the much publicized American Swiss deal in which UBS bank agreed to disclose details of 4,450 of its American account holders the IRS suspects of dodging taxes, the Swiss House of Representatives voted against it as it directly violates the 1934 Swiss Bank Secrecy Law...

Tax Benefits on Healthcare for Small Companies

Posted on June 13, 2010
For smaller companies, providing benefits like health insurance can be quite a burden. This is all the more the case as the cost of health insurance continues to rise without any signs of abating despite the economic slowdown. In view of this, the government has initiated health care reform by giving tax incentives to employers who provide health insurance coverage for their employees...

IRS and Gaming Commission Probe Indian Tribes

Posted on June 12, 2010
In the US, Indian tribes are considered sovereign nations. The tribes are given certain special benefits such as gaming licenses. 242 of 564 Indian tribes have gaming licenses; however, they are subject to federal laws and are governed by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act that specifies that revenue must be spent on tribal or local government operations, economic development, charitable contributions and the general welfare of tribal members...

New IRS Reporting Requirements for Business

Posted on June 11, 2010
Business owners will have to be prepared for a lot more paperwork in filing their tax returns in future. At present, if your business pays more than $600 a year for services from any service provider, you have to declare it using a Form 1099-MISC...

IRS Begins Drafting Church Plan Revisions

Posted on June 10, 2010
The IRS has begun drafting regulations requiring employers of church plans to inform their workers that their pensions are no longer insured by the federal government.� Pension plans run by churches come under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the federal pension law enacted in 1974...

IRS Agent Caught for Taking Bribe

Posted on June 09, 2010
An IRS agent in the Twin Cities was caught accepting a bribe in a situation set up by the FBI.� Roger Anthony Coombs allegedly offered two businessmen in Minneapolis a deal whereby he would slash their tax liability by more than 80% if they would pay him $9,700 for his services...

Medical Residents Tax Controversy

Posted on June 08, 2010
The age-old controversy when it comes to medical residents is this ? are they students or employees? The answer to that question inevitably leads to whether they pay Social Security taxes or not. The Supreme Court recently announced that it will decide on this matter...

Is Raising Taxes the Way to Decrease Budget Deficit?

Posted on June 07, 2010
The yawning budget deficit is the highest it has ever been and it is legitimately a grave concern to all citizens of the United States. Most people think that to address this deficit, the government has to either raise taxes or cut spending...

Frivolous Anti-Tax Arguments (Part 2)

Posted on June 06, 2010
In my previous article, I highlighted 2 frivolous arguments against the filing and payment of income taxes.� The first two frivolous arguments in my previous article are that firstly, filing and paying of income tax is voluntary and not obligatory and secondly, that wages and salaries are not by definition ?income? and therefore should not be subject to tax...

Frivolous Anti-Tax Arguments (Part 1)

Posted on June 05, 2010
Some people will do just about anything to get out of paying their taxes, including finding any self-perceived loopholes in the law or the Constitution. It has gotten to the point where some of the arguments people make to avoid paying taxes are frivolous to the IRS...

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