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New year tax resolution – resolve your tax problem today

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Some common tax problems include: Failing to file a tax return: If you fail to file a tax return (1040, 1120, 1065, 941, etc.), you may be subject to penalties and interest on failure to file and on any unpaid taxes. Amending your tax returns could correct these errors.

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IRS Announces Crucial Updates on the ERC

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Among other things, the OPR memo reminds tax professionals (TPs) that they must be diligent as to the accuracy of ERC claims and that they should not prepare an original or amended income tax return that claims or perpetuates an improper ERC claim.

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Defending IRS Cash-Based Audits – Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Computing Income

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Engaging a forensic accountant in advance of the audit to assess if all income has been reported and, if not, the level of unreported income can provide a path to address the auditor’s findings before they reach undesirable conclusions. The list goes on.

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Tax Fraud: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

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Taxes: You’re guilty until you prove yourself innocent. You have to be able to prove the numbers on your income tax return. If you can’t, the IRS auditor will pick a number and it’s up to you to prove them … That’s the way it works with the Internal Revenue Service.

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ERC Moratorium – What Does That Mean?

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The IRS was already on heightened alert for improper ERC claims, and IRS auditors are already working these cases on expedited timelines. Recall that the ERC is taxable by way of expense disallowance – taxpayers are required to amend their 2020 and 2021 federal income tax returns to reduce the expenses that gave rise to their ERC claims.

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New ERC Withdrawal Option

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If a taxpayer has not received a refund and its claim is under IRS audit, then the taxpayer should prepare the withdrawal request as described above, but instead of faxing or mailing it to the IRS, it should be sent to the IRS auditor handling the audit. Below is a sample of how the request for withdrawal should be prepared.

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FTB Audit Representation by California State Taxing Authority

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In case you were not aware of what the FTB is, it is the California board that is responsible for collecting all of the personal income tax and business franchise taxes that are assessed every year for people and companies in California. Call our Los Angeles based tax firm today at 1-877-78-TAXES [1-877-788-2937].