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Taxation & Estate Planning

IRS Problem Solver Blog

IRS Problems and how to solve them
By Darrin T. Mish, Esq.

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

Dr. Conrad Murray is a worried man. Within a matter of two weeks, the once celebrity doctor's whole world is falling apart. If the name does not sound familiar to you, Conrad Murray was Michael Jackson's personal physician and the only person present with the singer when he died of heart failure on July 25. Due to the immense publicity and mysterious circumstances surrounding Jackson's death (multiple autopsies have been made), Dr. Murray found himself in the unenviable position of being investigated for manslaughter.

Posted on September 07, 2009
Physician, Heal Thyself As Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Murray regularly prescribed medicine to the star. It was known that the singer took pain killers. Despite the autopsies, theories of the actual cause of death still abound. One theory is that Jackson died due to prescription pain killers administered to him by Dr...

The IRS' Virtual World

Posted on September 06, 2009
No, I am not referring to the IRS website. This IRS virtual world is more elaborate and is set up for certain very specific purposes. It is a virtual presence set up by the IRS in 2006 inside Second Life, a 3D virtual world where users, called Residents, can connect with each other...

Help for 1031 Exchange Customers

Posted on September 05, 2009
Customers of 1031 Exchange companies that go bankrupt may now be seeing some light at the end of a tunnel. A 1031 Exchange company is one named for the Internal Revenue Service code 1031 that holds money from the sale of property while the seller looks for a replacement property to invest in...

Opening a Can of Worms

Posted on September 04, 2009
In a highly-publicized spat between the IRS and UBS bank of Switzerland over information on some 52,000 suspected Americans using their bank accounts to avoid taxes, the Swiss bank finally agreed to release an undisclosed number of names among the 52,000...

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Obamacare Plans to use the IRS to Police New Healthcare System

Posted on September 04, 2009
The government?s proposed healthcare reform bill contains a lot of issues that you should be very concerned about.� For one thing, your tax details will no longer be private if the bill is passed.� If you are clueless as to what tax details have to do with healthcare, listen up...

Do You Qualify?

Posted on September 03, 2009
If you are genuinely unable to pay your taxes, there is a provision called the Offer In Compromise (OIC) where you can pay less than the total you owe as full settlement. The IRS will consent to an OIC provided it is proven that payment of the OIC amount is more viable than having the case classified as uncollectable or to avoid a long-drawn settlement plan...

What is this World Coming to?

Posted on September 02, 2009
No, this is not about some end-of-the-world, doom and gloom thing. It's about the misdeeds of some people who appear to be above the lure of the love of money. That's right, it's about religious people. It seems money has the same effect on the religious right as it does for the rest of us...

Big Brother IS Watching

Posted on September 01, 2009
It has long been public knowledge that to avoid detection of any sum of money, you should deposit it into a secret Swiss bank account. If you still think that way, think again. Swiss bank accounts, once financial havens invisible to the prying eyes of the government, are no longer so...

The IRS Turncoat

Posted on August 31, 2009
The IRS has its share of turncoats who turn against it after having worked for it before. A former IRS agent, Thomas W. Steelman, 72 of Blue Springs, Mo. was sentenced to 46 months in prison and fined $10.6 million in restitution to the IRS for his role in a fraudulent tax deduction scheme...

Naughty Dentists! IRS Tax Problems May Mean Prison Time for These Docs?

Posted on August 30, 2009
You would think that medical professionals make enough money to pay their taxes without any qualms. But it appears that's not the case with two Ohio dentists, Bradley C. Brennecke and Bruce A. Mrusek from Pleasant Plain and Maineville respectively...

The Tale of Two Tax Collectors

Posted on August 29, 2009
A tax collector from California's State Franchise Tax Board and another from the federal Internal Revenue Service compared notes on how their respective offices are handling the economic crisis. The focus of the California tax collector's office is on cost-cutting whereas that of the IRS is on revenue collection...

The IRS and your Health Care

Posted on August 28, 2009
What does the IRS have to do with your Health Care, you might ask. Plenty, if the current Democratic Health Restructuring bills have anything to say about it. The bills are presently being proposed to both the House of Representatives and the Senate through their respective Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) committees...

How to Handle IRS Collections

Posted on August 26, 2009
The very first step of the IRS collections process starts when you file your tax return without including the amount due yet. It will be the IRS who determines your amount due, which will be shown in the bill that they will initially send you. This first bill will simply state the explanations behind your tax due and the need for you to make a full payment...

How to File Back Taxes and Avoid Future IRS Problems

Posted on August 19, 2009
There are several reasons why people do not file their taxes, and while most of them are acceptable, the fact of the matter is that even late or back taxes eventually need to be filed. Filing back taxes will in fact, alleviate or altogether avoid future problems with the IRS...

It's a Little Known Fact that Bankruptcy Can Stop IRS Collection

Posted on August 17, 2009
Most people fall on financial hard times, regardless of the reasons. The IRS may demand that you also settle your tax debt, increasing the money owed to creditors. The IRS can be quite unforgiving, unlike other bill collectors. They can effectively wreck a taxpayer's life if they want to continue specific collection methods...

The Effects of Life's Changes on Your Federal Withholding

Posted on August 15, 2009
It seems that the IRS makes its presence known in everything you do in your life. Getting married, getting divorced, having a baby, transferring to a new job, buying a home and even purchasing an energy efficient car have tax implications. The effects of alimony on your withholding tax and the forms of IRS assistance on this matter will be discussed in this write-up...

How to Make Paying Taxes an Easier Process

Posted on August 15, 2009
A checklist makes sure that you have everything you need when it's time to pay taxes. The process will not be nearly as troublesome because it is simplified by the checklist. Read more on How to Make Paying Taxes an Easier Process…

Believe It or Not, Bankruptcy Can Be a Great IRS Problem Solution

Posted on August 13, 2009
Bankruptcy is a negative term, and with new amendments in the law, it is now also a mind-boggling word. However, it is the only resort for a lot of people. Understanding what bankruptcy is, what the filing needs and guidelines are, and the nitty-gritty of the process is important if you think this is your last alternative to get away from financial mishap...

Is the IRS's Automated Collection System Efficient?

Posted on August 11, 2009
What's the Automated Collection System? The Automated Collection System (ACS) handles the Integrated Data Retrieval System's (IDRS) balance due and non-filer cases needing telephone communication for resolution. Simply put, the ACS is a computerized network which contacts taxpayers who owe money to the IRS, which is a major IRS problem...

How to Legally Keep Your Money Out of the Hands of the IRS

Posted on August 09, 2009
This situation is definitely common. Because of all the tax loopholes, the rich get away with not paying taxes. The poor end up paying more to the IRS than they do, as an outcome. Read more on How to Legally Keep Your Money Out of the Hands of the IRS…

Pay Less Tax, Find Out What Types of Income the IRS Cannot Tax

Posted on August 07, 2009
If you are a wise taxpayer, you know you should not pay the government more or less than what you owe in taxes to avoid IRS problems. What numerous taxpayers don't realize is that there are particular income types that the government cannot collect taxes on legally...

IRS Tax Problems Do Not Have to Ruin Your Life, How to Get Through Them Relatively Unharmed

Posted on August 05, 2009
As the IRS starts to crackdown extensively on delinquent taxpayers, more and more people are dealing with IRS tax problems. IRS issues can be costly, complicated, and overwhelming, from excessive tax debt to unexpected penalties. The IRS has an army of employees eager to get your money...

The Bigger They Are, The?.More They Pay?

Posted on August 04, 2009
If you admire the rich and famous for all the money they have, you may be interested to know about Nicolas Cage (of ?National Treasure? and ?Leaving Las Vegas? fame).� The IRS is taking him to court over $6.2 million ($6, 257,005 to be exact) in alleged unpaid income taxes in 2007...

What Happens During IRS Collection Through Salary and 1099 Garnishments

Posted on August 03, 2009
Because creditors collect payments directly from paychecks, salary garnishment is a tough situation for people in debt. For a number of reasons, people can get their wages garnished. First, wage garnishment happens after a verdict has been arrived at against a defendant...

How to Get Through an IRS Wage Garnishment Unscathed

Posted on August 01, 2009
Your employer has no choice but to directly give a part of your paycheck to the Internal Revenue Service if he gets a notification that you are under a wage garnishment. It's definitely as terrible as it seems since you'll never see that money...

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