By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in IRS on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. The IRS is seeking serious and "civic-minded volunteers" to join a taxpayer advisory committee that will offer advice and recommendations for improving the IRS. The request notes that the volunteers must be...
IRS Provides “Data Breach” Instructions for US Taxpayers
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in IRS on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. We are seeing a growing trend of personal information and account data being hacked from major retailers, financial institutions, even the IRS. The compromised data is often used to steal the identiy...
Can the IRS Levy My San Diego LLC?
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in IRS on Friday, March 6, 2015. Can the IRS levy your LLC's accounts and assets? Will they stop with your business assets, or will they come after your personal assets as well? These questions go to the heart...
What Do I Do if the IRS Wants to Garnish My Wages?
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in IRS on Thursday, March 5, 2015. The IRS has broad and comprehensive power to collect taxes, and one of those tools is the authority to garnish your wages. The IRS will send a "Notice of Intent to Levy...
You’re Relieved You’ve Survived and Completed Your IRS Audit, when Whom Should Come Knocking?…
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Monday, February 23, 2015. An IRS Audit is the type of experience that no business professional or US taxpayer wants to endure. Imagine the relief of the taxpayer, knowing that the audit has been concluded...
Taxpayer Advocate predicts 2015 will be a rough year for taxpayers (Part 2)
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in IRS on Sunday, February 22, 2015. A repeated call for enumerated taxpayer rights Since at least 2007, Olson has repeatedly recommended that Congress enact a comprehensive Taxpayer Bill of Rights to address some of these concerns. Although the...
Taxpayer Advocate predicts 2015 will be a rough year for taxpayers
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in IRS on Saturday, February 21, 2015. A recent report from Nina E. Olson, the National Taxpayer Advocate, highlighted concerns in several key areas that she says are likely to contribute to the ongoing erosion of IRS taxpayer services...
Major Development on IRS Penalties for Employers Who Reimburse Health Care Costs
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Business & Contracts on Friday, February 20, 2015. This week the IRS released "Notice 2015-17" addressing the concerns of business owners who wished not to provide insurance to their employees under a sponsored plan. Usually these companies would...
Major FATCA and FBAR Developments in Africa and the Middle East
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in FATCA on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. There were major recent developments relating to FATCA in Africa and the Middle East, especially as they relate to South Africa and the South African Revenue Services (SARS). SARS and the IRS...