On behalf of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in IRS on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. There are many reasons why citizens of the United States may leave the beautiful shores of San Diego to live in another country either temporarily or permanently. Employers may have asked them to transfer to...
Californians Have the Highest IRS Audit Risk in the US
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Audits on Monday, April 13, 2015. According to "Accounting Today", a recent study showed that more Californians are audited than the residents of any other state in the US. This was based on a large sample of 1.4...
Why Should We Care that Your IRS Auditor is Overworked and Stressed to the Limit?
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Audits on Friday, April 10, 2015. IRS commissioner John Koskinen recently spoke at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center in Washington discussing the pressures placed on the IRS and its employees. Commissioner Koskinen noted the double impact of substantial...
US Taxpayers Who Own an Interest in a Foreign Corporation IRS Audit Risks
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in Audits on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. If you are a US taxpayer, and you own any interest in a foreign corporation you need to understand your IRS audit risks. The most important takeaway of this post is the...
IRS Botches Taxpayer Information and Computer Security
By Janathan L. Allen, APC of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in IRS on Thursday, March 19, 2015. According to the Government Accounting Office (GAO) the IRS is using some outdated computer software without updated security patches. This leaves US taxpayer information vulnerable to attacks from hackers and those who...
IRS calls phone scam ‘largest in history’
On behalf of Janathan L. Allen, APC posted in IRS on Friday, March 13, 2015. Back in late January, we passed along a message from the IRS warning taxpayers not to fall prey to a scam being perpetrated by phony “agents.” The scammers call people, pretending to be with the...
Interested in Volunteering to Serve the IRS?
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...