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You may never have heard of a questionable refund, much less a program about them, but it’s real. The IRS’s Questionable Refund Program was created in 1977 to help identify tax returns containing red flags for potential criminal activity so that fraudulent returns won’t be paid. When a questionable refund detection team finds a suspicious […]

When individual or business taxpayers have civil disputes with the IRS, the first steps toward resolution are taken with the IRS directly. The ultimate result, however, may be a decision by the agency that the taxpayer believes is incorrect or unjust. If this has happened to you, you may be stuck with a large tax […]

Now that tax season is over, you may be in a position where you owe the tax man a little money. If you do, it might not surprise you to get a call or email from the IRS. It should. The IRS doesn’t do that. Unfortunately, many people don’t know that, but one tax attorney […]

As of this moment, 19 states have legalized medical marijuana. Moreover, four states and the District of Columbia have legalized adult possession of at least small amounts of marijuana. While cultivation and sales are still strictly regulated in most places, there’s a lot of money to be made in legalized pot — but no effective […]

Tax laws are very complex. Individuals can face serious penalties for failing to comply with tax laws in the United States. Certain tax regulations can be very surprising, especially if you are unaware of the tax consequences. It is important to understand common tax surprises now before you run into them in the future. Different […]

Plenty of Americans miss the tax deadline every year. Others file, only to discover they owe taxes and can’t afford to pay. If you’re one of them, unfortunately, you could end up owing tax penalties. For simplicity’s sake, let’s assume that you do owe federal taxes and this is the first time you’ve had trouble […]

As we have discussed a couple of times in this blog, the IRS is dealing with significant budget cuts this year that have forced it to significantly shrink its workforce. Among other things, this will probably result in taxpayers receiving less reliable customer service when they have questions about their returns. Another change in IRS […]

The federal tax code is very complicated. Even people who have been filing their taxes themselves for years likely are not experts. If the IRS ever accuses them of breaking the law, there is a good chance the taxpayer will not even understand what they are accused of doing, let alone be able to mount […]

A claim by the IRS that you owe it back taxes puts more than your bank account at risk. The agency may also take your home or other property through what is known as a “tax lien.” As readers may know, a lien is a legal claim against another party’s property. A federal tax lien […]

A 42-year-old Connecticut woman pleaded guilty to tax evasion this week. Over the past six years, she had failed to pay income tax on more than half a million dollars. No, she did not forget to file her taxes, nor did she make a simple mathematical error on her federal tax returns. According to the […]