By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Audits on Wednesday, September 3, 2014. What should you do if you are notified of an IRS audit? Your first instinct - deep concern - is well founded. The IRS is about to inquire into your personal or...
IRS comes calling for the Jackson estate after valuation gripe
On behalf of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Audits on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Michael Jackson was larger than life, but even in his death he remains in the headlines. Sadly, the headlines haven't been too uplifting, and the most recent example of this only strengthens that sentiment. The...
How Will the “Attorney-Client Privilege” Help Those Who Are Facing an IRS Audit?
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Audits on Monday, September 29, 2014. If you are facing an IRS audit, you don't need an experienced tax professional - you need an experienced tax attorney who can extend the protection of "Attorney-Client Privilege". The issues at...
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE IRS CALLS
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in IRS on Monday, August 18, 2014. Our office received a call last week from a highly agitated client who was concerned about a voice mail left by someone allegedly from the IRS demanding that the client return the...
IRS audits will be even more of a rarity this year
On behalf of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Audits on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Tax Day has come and gone. All of those feelings of dread because you may have procrastinated doing your taxes how now turned into different feelings of dread -- the fear of being audited. While...
Man uses old-fashioned selfies just in case IRS come calling
On behalf of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Audits on Thursday, April 3, 2014. It's not often you get a story about taxes that is actually fun. Thankfully, one man's thorough documentation of his living and spending habits has provided us with just such a story. The man in...
Taxpayer Cannot Avoid IRS Mail And Later Challenge Tax Liability (Part 2)
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in California Tax on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Tax Court Holds Mr. Onyango Cannot Dispute 2006 Tax Liability Mr. Onyango argued that he could challenge his 2006 tax liability under the tax code section allowing a taxpayer to challenge...
Knock, knock. The Franchise Tax Board is calling.
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Audits on Tuesday, August 26, 2014. If you filed your California tax return using the Head of Household (HOH) status, then be prepared get a letter in the mail from your friendly Franchise Tax Board (FTB). The FTB...
How Does the State of California and the IRS Create Tax Issues for You Out of Thin Air?
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Audits on Tuesday, September 30, 2014. The State of California and the IRS are desperately seeking alternative sources of revenue, and recently we've seen a wave of attention focused on the issue of independent contractors. For many years...