Fraud

Really Innocent Spouse

August 23, 2011

Today TaxMama hears from Fred in the TaxQuips Forum, with this problem. “My ex-wife and I were legally divorced in Sept. 2008. For the tax year 2008, she filed as married, filing jointly. She withdrew her entire 401(k) fund and was penalized for early withdrawal. She now owes the IRS over $10,000. Because she filed [...]

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NAEA Testifies about New Preparer Oversight Program

July 28, 2011

A Tiered Approach to Credentialing Is Recommended WASHINGTON, DC (July 28, 2011)—The National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) today presented testimony at a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Oversight. The focus of the hearing was to review the new requirements for paid tax return preparers developed by IRS as part [...]

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Taxes Affect Insurance Rates

April 12, 2011

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Today TaxMama hears from Frank Darsi, who sent a link to an interesting article. “Five Ways Taxes Affect Your Car Insurance.” Is the article true? Does it make any sense? Well, since the article only contains four points, not five, we’ve got to wonder about the rest of it… First of all, let me wish [...]

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Beware of Tax Scams

April 1, 2011

Courtesy of IRS The IRS wants taxpayers to be aware of tax scams. These scams are illegal and can lead to problems for taxpayers including significant penalties, interest and possible criminal prosecution. The schemes take several shapes, ranging from promises of large tax refunds to illegal ways of “untaxing” yourself. Here are three important guidelines [...]

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Owing Employment Taxes

March 23, 2011

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Today TaxMama hears from Ryan in the TaxQuips Forum, who recently got a shock. “My wife and I purchased and ran small business about 3 years ago for a period of exactly 6 months. We decided to give the business back to the owner we bought it from because we could no longer afford to [...]

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Lost Down Payment

February 24, 2011

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Today TaxMama hears from Somsak in the TaxQuips Forum, who is hurting, badly. “In 2005 I signed a contract to purchase 2 units in a pre-construction CondoTel in Orlando, Florida. I submitted a 20% down payment of $211,960. In 2008 the project was completed, but only 47 out of 260 investors could close the escrows. The rest couldn’t [...]

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TaxMama’s Tax Roundtable – October Session

October 23, 2010

Note: TaxMama’s Tax Roundtable is a monthly live discussion open to all TaxMama Family Members and above, and all TaxMama’s EA Exam and Solving the Tax Puzzle Students. Don’t you wish you were here? REPLAY today’s session below – you can listen and SEE the session and forms

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Bogus Credit Card Charges

September 21, 2010

Today TaxMama wants to discuss the importance of reading your credit card statements on a timely basis.

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Ex Falsified Return

September 20, 2010

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Today TaxMama hears from John in the TaxQuips Forum. John tells us “my client’s ex-husband filed their tax return online last year and had the refund check deposited into his own account. My client did not get to see the return until it was forced out of her ex-husband during their divorce case.” (there’s more…)

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