Today’s routine is similar to many other days until you started opening your mail. In today’s mail is a notice that you are being audited by the IRS.
Now what do you do? Give your CPA a Power of Attorney. more…
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Recently, we were able to get a $49,000 IRS civil penalty waived for one of our Connecticut business clients. If we failed to get this penalty waived, this business would have closed its doors. more…
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With the Federal Estate Tax Exclusion of $5 million, many commentators have suggested estate planning is dead. I think this deserves a closer look.
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If you are audited by the IRS, the audit will either be a field, office or correspondence audit. You should not represent yourself in an audit; you should hire a CPA, Tax Attorney or Tax Preparer to represent you. Remember…the IRS has the right to audit a return within three years from the due date or filing date. more…
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Most taxpayers should not represent themselves in an IRS audit. Most taxpayers should have their CPA or tax preparer represent them. If they hire their CPA, they should not accompany them to the audit. Why? They might be tempted to answer unasked questions. more…
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