By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Tax Controversy on Sunday, October 26, 2014. California's Franchise Tax Board ("FTB") is responsible for administering two of California's major tax programs: Personal Income Tax and the Corporation Tax. With the administration of these programs, the FTB is responsible...
California To Impose A Mileage-Based Driving Tax? Maybe
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Monday, October 27, 2014. On September 29, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed groundbreaking legislation into law that may make California one of the first states to impose taxes on drivers based on how many...
California Wants Your Money: State Increases Use Of Levies
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Thursday, October 30, 2014. We've discussed before the differences between a lien and levy. A lien is a mechanism often used by the Internal Revenue Service or California Franchise Tax Board to create a legal attachment...
If You Are Bringing Money Into Your San Diego Business You Need to Pay Close Attention
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Business & Contracts on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Even if it is your own money, you have to be careful when you're dealing with raising capital for a San Diego or southern California business. Almost every business goes...
Improper Use Of Volunteers In Your Business
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Tax Services on Monday, October 6, 2014. We've discussed before that California businesses need to ensure that all employees are properly classified as an "employee" or "independent contractor." The failure to properly classify an individual as an employee of...
Increased Liability On California Companies Employing Temporary Workers
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Business & Contracts on Thursday, October 23, 2014. We've written several posts about the importance of classifying workers as employees or independent contractors. Whether a worker is classified as an employee or independent contractor can have significant tax implications...
Involving California Residents In The Probate Process Through Wiki-Style Legislation
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Estates on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Estate planning is not just for the uber rich. Whether you have a small estate with just a few assets or you have a multi-million dollar estate, estate planning and management can...
IRS Audit: The Importance Of Retaining Your Records
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in IRS on Sunday, October 19, 2014. An Internal Revenue Service audit is when the IRS reviews an individual's or a company's financial records and accounts to make sure that information is being properly reported and to verify the taxes...
More problems at IRS as lien protocols were violated
On behalf of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in IRS on Friday, October 24, 2014. It was just three weeks ago that we wrote a blog post about the collecting efforts of the IRS. An audit of the IRS' collecting efforts found that they weren't exactly following their own protocols...