On behalf of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Back Taxes or Tax Debt on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. April 15. A day of dread for most Americans out there, but also a very important dreadful day. By the end of today, you must have your tax filings sent in...
Tax liens and levies: take action quickly to help your cause
On behalf of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Back Taxes or Tax Debt on Thursday, April 9, 2015. There's about a week remaining before tax day, and that means people are fretting left and right about all of their financial matters. What deductions can they apply to their tax...
What is an IRS “Offer in Compromise” and Why Do I Need a Tax Attorney to Submit One?
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Back Taxes or Tax Debt on Tuesday, October 14, 2014. An "Offer in Compromise" is a basically a proposal to the IRS to resolve a tax debt for less than the full amount due. Some taxpayers feel comfortable...
Proposal could allow collection agencies to take over for IRS
On behalf of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Back Taxes or Tax Debt on Friday, May 23, 2014. A new proposal in front of Congress could cause a lot of headaches for people who have tax debt. Actually, scratch that -- this could cause a lot of headaches for...
The Internal Revenue Service Complies With Its Own Laws, Sometimes
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Back Taxes or Tax Debt on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. "Wherever we can, we follow the law." This is the response that IRS Commissioner John Koskinen recently gave when he was questioned by Congress regarding whether the IRS...
Never too early to prep for the next round of tax filings
On behalf of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Back Taxes or Tax Debt on Friday, September 5, 2014. It's amazing how quickly times passes, because as everyone knows, the calendar recently flipped to September. That means in just four months, we'll be in a new year and 2014 will...
What happens when the IRS levies your bank account?
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Tax Controversy on Friday, August 29, 2014. Remember the last time you received a tax refund from the IRS for over $75,000, even though your income was barely $20,000? I don't either. This situation, however, happened to one...
How You as an Employer May be Liable for Employee Wage Levies
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in IRS on Thursday, September 18, 2014. As we've discussed several times before, tax liens from the IRS can cause significant concerns and problems. Tax liens affect not only you, but also affect third-party creditors that have assets belonging...
New law would forgive back taxes of elderly
On behalf of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Back Taxes or Tax Debt on Monday, August 18, 2014. The proposed law that we are about to talk about won't apply here in California -- but the idea it proposes is an interesting one. Pennsylvania lawmakers will consider a rule...