by apexcpas | Jul 4, 2018 | Tax Planning
If you know people who might not file their returns because they don’t have the money to pay the tax, the IRS may offer them some assistance. The IRS has expanded its so-called Fresh Start initiative to help financially distressed taxpayers by providing...
by apexcpas | Jul 4, 2018 | Tax Planning
Do you have friends or relatives who have failed to file income tax returns in prior years? The IRS may be holding refunds meant for them. Some people whose withholding exceeds their tax liability don’t file tax returns. As a result, the IRS is holding over $1...
by apexcpas | Jul 4, 2018 | Tax Planning
The Tax Court has once again concluded that net earnings from self-employment is not reduced by a net operating loss carried forward or carried back to the tax year at issue. Joseph DeCrescenzo and the IRS both agreed that he earned $131,660 of self-employment income...
by apexcpas | Jul 4, 2018 | Tax Planning
An S corporation shareholder-employee’s $24,000 annual salary was unreasonably low, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit concluded, so it allowed the IRS to reclassify $67,000 in dividend payments as salary. As a result, the corporation owed employment...
by apexcpas | Jul 4, 2018 | Tax Planning
The IRS has issued a warning to senior citizens and other taxpayers about an emerging scheme that tempts them to file tax returns to claim fraudulent refunds. The scheme carries a common theme of promising refunds to people who have little or no income and normally do...