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- A bigger paycheck or a larger refund?
- A charitable heart could spell trouble with the IRS at tax time
- A look at the IRS criminal investigation process
- A proactive stance can help when short on money for taxes
- A tax time reminder about installment agreements
- ACA compliance issues may lead to an IRS audit
- Actions to take when a tax preparer makes a mistake
- Actor owes $300,000 in back taxes
- All tax returns must be filed before an Offer in Compromise
- Amesbury man charged with multiple counts of tax evasion
- An infrastructure bill will have a significant effect on crypto markets
- An inheritance in Swiss accounts triggers criminal charges
- Another change from the IRS is coming for the 2019 tax year
- Are fringe benefits from an employer taxable income?
- Are Massachusetts business owners required to collect sales tax on subscription services?
- Are new limits possible for individual retirement accounts?
- Are offshore tax havens and bank accounts legal?
- Are tax preparation services accurate in filing tax returns?
- Are you afraid your unfiled tax returns will cause you trouble?
- Are you following the official IRS tax guidance?
- Are you guilty of a crime or did you just make an honest mistake?
- Are you responsible for your bookkeeper’s actions?
- Attorney faces tax evasion charges over alleged hidden income
- Audit reveals federal agencies delinquent, IRS can’t collect
- Avoid common 1099 mistakes as tax season approaches
- Avoid tax evasion in Massachusetts
- Avoiding a Massachusetts Department of Revenue sales tax audit
- Avoiding state tax audits when using the earned income tax credit
- Bad publicity continues for pharma exec with tax lien
- Bank levies: How should you respond to a freeze on your account?
- Beanie Baby creator faces prison in tax scheme
- Beware of new scams against taxpayers
- Beware of new scams against taxpayers
- Billionaire offers $1.45 Billion to IRS for relief on assessment
- Bitcoin: Latest target of IRS John Doe Summons
- Boston IRS Nabs Contractor in Tax Evasion Case
- Boston Tax Court Sentences Man to 18 Months for Fraud
- Brothers file false claims with IRS, now face prison time
- Bruins still await Tax Court ruling on team-meal deductions
- Business deduction mistakes that trigger penalties
- Business deductions set to change because of the TCJA
- Business losses: Can you deduct them against other income?
- Business owner faces 113 years for tax crimes
- Business owners and tax deductions: 4 things to know
- Businessman sentenced for tax avasion
- Can a business have a federal tax lien removed?
- Can a tax debt relief company actually help you?
- Can an IRS agent conduct a business audit on my premises?
- Can bankruptcy be used to get rid of tax debt?
- Can cancelled debt become taxable income?
- Can failure to declare capital gains amount to tax fraud?
- Can tax liens affect business finance options?
- Can the IRS revoke your passport due to serious tax debt?
- Can you overcome a trust fund recovery penalty?
- Can you write off a loss on the sale of investment property?
- Cancelled debt as income, part 1: case raises student loan issue
- Cancelled debt on a home mortgage, part 1: Is it taxable income?
- Carefully choose a tax preparer to avoid problems
- Cash payment to an IRS auditor does not make an audit go away
- Celebrities often slapped with federal tax liens
- Changes in Massachusetts tax requirements for remote workforces
- Charting its own course, Mass proposes millionaires tax
- Chelsea Neighborhood Developers helps low-income families prepare IRS returns
- Chicago politician charged for tax evasion
- Civil forfeiture, part 1: When is the IRS allowed to do it?
- Civil forfeiture, part 2: What is being done to address the problem?
- Closer to IRS deadline, beware of tax scams
- Colombian pop star Shakira stands accused of tax evasion
- Commissioner serving six months for fraud
- Common causes of IRS audits
- Common errors that can cause an incorrect IRS tax assessment
- Common forms of tax evasion
- Common tax fraud defenses to be asserted
- Common tax preparer mistakes leading to Internal Revenue Service audits
- Common Triggers for IRS Tax Audits
- Common types of employment tax fraud
- Communicating with the IRS: the important role of letters
- Company owner convicted of tax evasion sentenced to jail
- Complaints filing in over Chelsea businessman Ponzi scheme
- Congress lets a number of tax breaks expire
- Congress may extend mortgage relief for principal write-downs
- Consider these moves now to minimize tax in the New Year
- Considering an OIC for tax debt: How much should you offer?
- Considering back taxes and bankruptcy as a debt relief option
- Cooperation can go a long way in tax evasion cases
- Could a soda tax be coming to Massachusetts?
- Could Pease limitations affect your itemized deductions?
- Could the IRS penalize retirement distributions?
- Could you be audited for working with independent contractors?
- Could you benefit from a home office deduction?
- Couple charged with tax fraud
- COVID-19 may have caused new tax issues
- Crackdown on identity theft and tax fraud
- Criminal investigations: Numbers down as IRS loses agents
- Cryptocurrency owners may want to watch out for the IRS
- Dartmouth resident receives federal tax evasion sentence
- Data entry error behind Mass DOR tax notices
- Dealing with federal tax liens
- Dealing with possible tax crimes
- Debunking 2 tax myths that could lead to audit exposure
- Deductions reminder and other small business week celebrations
- Delinquent Taxpayers Can Lose Property to Tax Lien Investors
- Did the IRS fail to make important information clear?
- Did you receive a CP2000 from the IRS?
- Did you sign your affidavit of address/ownership?
- Different types of tax crimes
- Digital currency investigation narrowed
- Distinguishing a business from a hobby, part 1: a photographer’s case
- Distinguishing tax avoidance from tax evasion
- Do “sin taxes” change behavior?
- Do bitcoin users need to file an FBAR?
- Do you know everything, or are you an ‘innocent spouse?’
- Do you need to report an offshore account?
- Do you owe taxes on online, mail order, or out-of-state purchases?
- Doctor Dino still fighting IRS over back taxes
- Doctor pleads guilty to tax evasion in Massachusetts
- Doctors arrested for tax evasion
- Does the IRS expect teenagers to pay taxes?
- Does the IRS immediately file a tax lien when people can’t pay?
- Don’t plan on getting to talk to the IRS this tax season
- Don’t sweep tax liens under the rug
- Don’t Take Risks With IRS Violations — Get Experienced Help
- Don’t forget to report 1099-C debt cancellation income
- Down to the wire: 4 things to know about the tax filing deadline
- Down to the wire: Mass won’t yet collect online sales tax
- Downtown Boston landlords could be on the hook for new taxes
- Easy steps to avoid one tax penalty
- Employment taxes, part 1: What are employers required to withhold?
- Employment taxes, part 2: the issue of worker classification
- End-of-year tax tips
- Ensuring tax health in the sharing economy
- Equifax breach could bring long-term tax woes
- Estate tax watch: Can the IRS refuse to recognize a marriage?
- Everyone files last minute: What happens when IRS computers fail?
- Ex-football players being sentenced for tax fraud, wire fraud
- Expanded streamlined processing for installment agreements
- Expats from Boston caught in Swiss bank move against tax evasion
- Expecting a tax refund? File early
- Extended filers: Watch out for mistakes
- Extension is now automatic if the FBAR filing deadline is missed
- Factors that increase your chances of being audited
- Facts about IRS-issued tax liens
- Failing to consider the IRS in retirement could cost dearly
- Failure to declare taxable incomes
- Falsifying personal or business tax returns can lead to prison
- FAQs about reporting bitcoin transactions
- FATCA challenge dismissed by federal appeals court
- FATCA finally goes into effect
- FATCA payment details to be released, simplified later this year
- FBAR requirements crucial for U.S. taxpayers
- Federal judge says tax evasion merits jail
- Federal tax liens and tax levies are different
- Federal tax liens, part 1: responding to the notice
- Fenway Park hits tax credit homer with new historic title
- Fighting against a bank levy or wage garnishment by the IRS
- Fighting to get a refund of improperly collected taxes
- Filing an audit reconsideration request
- Filing deadline changes coming in 2017
- Filing status disallowance leads to a tax deficiency
- Filing taxes with the IRS for the first time can be stressful
- Filmmaker pleads guilty to tax-credit fraud in Superior Court
- Finding the line between tax evasion and tax avoidance
- Foreign Account Reporting Compliance After the Close of the OVDP
- Foreign account reporting, part 1: Who is required to file?
- Foreign account reporting, pt 2: FBAR penalties and ‘willfulness’
- Foreign assets: Which ones do you have to report on Form 8938?
- Foreign bank accounts to be more transparent under new law
- Foreign bank accounts: How to stay out of trouble
- Forest Whitaker tax case: withholding is key
- Forget to pay taxes? Pay now to avoid additional penalties.
- Former Amtrak employee flees after tax evasion
- Former attorney convicted of tax fraud
- Former city manager pleads guilty to tax charges
- Former CPA accused of tax evasion in Massachusetts
- Former government worker pleads to tax-related crimes
- Former NFL quarterback hit with tax lien
- Former Quincy resident convicted for tax evasion
- Former strip club owner charged with tax evasion
- Former U.S. Rep. pleads guilty to tax fraud
- Four types of IRS audits
- Fourth of July special: taxation and representation
- Fraud charges dropped after man pleads guilty to tax evasion
- Frivolous tax returns
- From Orpheus to the IRS: how far can the taxman look back?
- G-8 suggests world standards for tax reporting
- Gearing up for a worrisome IRS audit
- Getting your tax return to the IRS early has some benefits
- GME, AMC, BTC: Roller-coaster investments can leave you with a shocking tax bill
- Got virtual currency? You could receive a letter from the IRS
- Government pursuing offshore accounts for tax evasion
- Guilty plea in tax evasion case lands doctor in home confinement
- Half a loaf may be better for both: the IRS and OIC acceptance
- Handling a tax preparer’s mistake in a return
- Handling tax problems
- Have you heard of he IRS’s Information Returns Processing System?
- Health savings accounts: What you need to know to avoid an audit
- High earners more likely to be audited
- Hobby loss, part 2: How does the 9-factor test work?
- Home mortgage debt cancellation, pt 2: eligibility considerations
- Homeowners losing homes over property tax pittance
- Hope for expats? Proposal calls for same-country FATCA exception
- How are election workers treated for tax purposes?
- How can taxpayers stop wage garnishment?
- How can you tell if the IRS is investigating you?
- How divorce can throw a wrench in your tax returns
- How do I claim the 2021 Child Tax Credit?
- How does divorce affect your taxes? Part 1: filing status
- How does divorce affect your taxes? Part 2: property transfers
- How does the government shutdown impact operations at the IRS?
- How does the IRS determine tax penalties?
- How does the IRS investigate alleged tax crimes?
- How does the IRS treat sexual harassment settlements?
- How far back will the IRS go during an audit?
- How IRS treatment of bitcoin could help at tax time
- How might your tax delinquency result in your passport’s revocation?
- How much is artwork worth for estate tax purposes?
- How proposed tax reform could impact you
- How serious is a lien related to “trust fund taxes?”
- How the crucial skills of a tax attorney help your business
- How the IRS manages virtual currencies
- How to avoid facilitating tax evasion in Massachusetts
- How to avoid Massachusetts restaurant sales tax issues
- How to avoid payroll scams this tax season
- How to avoid penalties for underpayment of estimated taxes
- How to avoid tax-related scams and identity theft
- How to form a proper tax audit defense
- How to handle an IRS audit
- How to handle an IRS tax audit without all receipts
- How to handle tax controversies
- How to keep up with your tax bill in retirement
- How to prepare for and manage an IRS audit
- How to protect yourself if you can’t pay your tax bill right away
- How to request a six-month filing extension from the IRS
- How to submit an Offer in Compromise that will be accepted?
- How will MA DOR respond to the mandatory repatriation tax?
- How willfulness increases FBAR penalties
- How you can avoid being called a ‘Scrooge’ during the holidays
- Huge data leak reveals offshore accounts in use by celebs, execs
- Human error blamed for approval of $2.1 million tax return
- Hurry up and divorce? Tax law changes might sway couples.
- Identity theft leads to IRS problems for Grey’s Anatomy star
- If I close my foreign bank account, do I have to report it?
- If the IRS rejects a return, it could be due to identity theft
- Immigrants and Tax Law
- Income from “side hustles” must be reported to tax authorities
- Innocent people pay for taxes filed incorrectly due to scams
- Innocent spouse may have relief in tax fraud schemes
- Innocent spouse relief, part 2: the role of a skilled tax attorney
- Innocent spouse relief: the role of proven tax counsel
- IRS audit letters: What you need to know
- IRS begins using private collection agencies next spring
- IRS Changing its Stance Toward Innocent Spouses
- IRS collection actions: 10 year statute of limitations
- IRS contract workers delinquent on taxes
- IRS correspondence tax audit: Open the letter
- IRS Criminal Investigation division, part 2: the numbers are up
- IRS deadlines change once again
- IRS declares new offshore disclosure programs a success
- IRS enforcement continues downward trajectory
- IRS finalizes rules regarding charitable contributions
- IRS flexes its muscles, suspends taxpayer’s passports
- IRS Has Yet to Process Millions of Individual and Business Tax Returns from Last Filing Season
- IRS intends to perform 50% more small business audits in 2021
- IRS investigation leads to head of a crime syndicate
- IRS issues: Getting tax withholding right can be a challenge
- IRS may gain greater access to tax documents
- IRS not offering much guidance for married same-sex tax payers
- IRS offers a one-time waiver of penalty for 2018 tax year
- IRS offers guidance on new head-of-household credits
- IRS offshore account voluntary disclosure program to end
- IRS orders information about foreign bank accounts
- IRS passes new laws for dual citizens
- IRS releases five-year strategic plan
- IRS releases new information for 2019 income taxes
- IRS Renews Voluntary Disclosure Program for Offshore Accounts
- IRS requires discloure of foreign bank accounts and assets (FBAR)
- IRS revokes nonprofit status on historic Massachusetts museum
- IRS settled with Massachusetts-based ThermoEnergy Corporation
- IRS softens consequences for tax evaders with offshore assets
- IRS still pushing hard on offshore account enforcement
- IRS subjected to criminal investigations
- IRS takes closer look at fringe benefits in company audits
- IRS targets Sherwin-Williams
- IRS tax audit leads to revelation for financial columnist
- IRS to Begin Accepting 2020 Tax Returns on February 12, 2021
- IRS to Crack Down on Massachusetts Worker Misclassification
- IRS wage garnishment: A continuous levy
- IRS wants taxpayers to know that tax crimes do not pay
- IRS warns taxpayers of potentially fraudulent tax preparers
- IRS/ DOJ spotlight: offshore tax evasion
- Is a lawsuit settlement taxable income?
- Is my business subject to Massachusetts sales tax requirements?
- Is offshore banking a high-maintenance investment?
- Is that person demanding payment really an IRS agent?
- Is the IRS assisting tax fraud?
- Is the issue of Internet taxation “nexus” heading to SCOTUS?
- Is there a statute of limitations on tax audits?
- Is there more than one way to settle tax collection cases?
- Is Willful Failure to Collect or Pay Over Tax Considered a Crime?
- Is your hobby actually a business venture?
- Issues and consequences of sales and use tax error
- Issues with estimated taxes that could affect July 15 filings
- It could take some time for the IRS to catch up
- It isn’t too late to keep more of your money from the IRS
- It may surprise you to find out who isn’t paying the IRS
- John Oliver gives away medical debt without triggering taxes
- Judge decides to make example at tax evasion sentencing
- Just how expansive can ‘obstruction of justice’ be?
- Keep clean records to potentially avoid an IRS audit
- Keep tax records in case the IRS makes contact
- Keeping records of business expenses for deduction purposes
- Key things to know about tax liens
- Lauryn Hill: latest celeb to get charged by IRS
- Legislator facing federal prison after tax fraud guilty plea
- Local businessmen guilty of defrauding IRS
- Make sure the standard deduction is the best option
- Malden chiropractic clinic fronted tax evasion scam
- Man accused by IRS of hiding payments charged
- Man evades taxes by hiding $4.7 million
- Man pleads guilty to tax evasion after IRS investigation
- Many expatriates share London mayor’s outrage on global taxation
- Massachusetts and the IRS treat Social Security differently
- Massachusetts DOR Payment Options for Delinquent Taxpayers
- Massachusetts estate tax on property outside the state
- Massachusetts film director accused of tax fraud
- Massachusetts Financial Advisor Convicted on Tax Fraud Charges
- Massachusetts firefighter charged with tax evasion
- Massachusetts historic building’s future unclear
- Massachusetts joins coalition to tax online purchases
- Massachusetts lawyer sentenced to prison time for tax evasion
- Massachusetts man accused of failing to file tax returns
- Massachusetts man accused of tax evasion through foreign accounts
- Massachusetts man charged with tax evasion
- Massachusetts man charged with tax fraud pleads guilty
- Massachusetts man faces multiple tax crime charges
- Massachusetts man sentenced after tax evasion allegations
- Massachusetts man sentenced for tax evasion
- Massachusetts photographer indicted for tax evasion
- Massachusetts sales and use tax extension is ending
- Massachusetts tax revenue up over last fiscal year
- Massachusetts: New laws that affect your wallet in 2021
- Meeting FBAR requirements may require filing Form 8938
- Mendon man convicted of tax crime for filing false return
- Merry Christmas Massachusetts and a happy tax audit?
- Millionaires Face Higher Risk of IRS Tax Audit
- Misclassification of workers and the tax consequences
- More companies tapped to prevent tax fraud
- More New England towns consider selling tax liens
- More on taxation of retirement accounts: adjustments for 2015
- Moving expense deduction to be suspended next year
- Neglecting FATCA reporting risks noncompliance for banks
- Nelly’s tax troubles may soon include seized ticket sales
- New House proposals aim to stave off IRS forfeiture abuses
- New IRS laws to impact restaurants
- New IRS rule simplifies rollover of after-tax 401(k) funds
- New Large Business & International tax compliance campaigns
- New local options create more tax options for seniors
- New ruling on capital gains tax of out-of-state corporations in Massachusetts
- New tax plan closes current offshore and small business tax loopholes
- New tax results in confusion in Massachusetts
- News stories are confusing. Don’t miss important IRS deadlines
- No blood from a stone: currently not collectible status
- No. 6 on the Taxpayer Bill of Rights: The right to finality
- Not getting your tax refund? Consider your options
- Not so FAST: Back taxes could put your passport in jeopardy
- Notice of deficiency: First step in the IRS collection process
- Obligations to the IRS don’t end with retirement
- Of travel restrictions and back taxes
- Offer in compromise may help struggling taxpayers
- Offseason victory: Bruins prevail over IRS in meal deduction faceoff
- Offshore account update: FBAR filing criteria
- Offshore accounts: 3 ways you could be committing a tax crime without knowing it
- Offshore amnesty ends: A review of a decade of enforcement
- Offshore banking tax compliance
- Offshore banking: how to ensure you are tax compliant
- Offshore banking: Is it legal or illegal?
- Offshore banking: What is it, how does it work, and is it illegal?
- Offshore disclosure requirements and honest mistakes
- Offshore update, part 1: foreign banks feeling FATCA pressure
- Offshore update, part 2: Can Uncle Sam tax foreign earnings?
- Options for resolving high tax delinquencies
- Options for resolving tax debt, part 1: personal loans and payment plans
- Organizational umbrella decisions crucial to tax requirements
- Outside businesses help tax agencies fight fraud
- Paid preparers and tax compliance, part 1: choosing a preparer
- Pairing tax incentives: Sixth Circuit finds for taxpayers
- Partial foreign account disclosure tied to willfulness
- Pass-through businesses and deductions
- Past-due returns, part 1: why it makes sense to to file now
- Past-due returns, part 2: steps you can take to resolve tax debt
- Payroll tax compliance: IRS announces Early Interaction Initiative
- Payroll taxes and the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
- Pembroke man facing tax evasion charges
- Pizza parlors and tax audits: 3 ways to reduce the risk
- Powerball winners share a $448M jackpot with the IRS
- Prepare now for dealing with the IRS next year
- Prison sentence for international tax avoidance scheme
- Prison sentence handed down in tax evasion case
- Private collectors for tax debt: When can they be used?
- Private tax collection agency accused of questionable practices
- Proposed IRS funding may affect auditing
- Prosecution of tax crimes on the rise
- Protect your money by avoiding a bank levy
- Protest movements roundly rejected by judges
- Proving insolvency to the IRS could reduce the tax bill
- Pursuing a Massachusetts tax abatement
- Quarterly tax payment guidance as uncertainty continues
- Questions remain regarding federal same-sex benefits
- Reality TV star convicted of tax evasion goes to prison
- Recent changes to personal income tax filing in Massachusetts
- Recent tax court litigation could affect many taxpayers
- Reimbursing employees for health insurance: tax issue unresolved
- Relief from tax debt possible, but beware of lofty promises
- Remote office? Can you claim a home office deduction?
- Reporting requirements cut into foreign investments returns
- Residency and state taxes, part 1: Do part-year residents have to file?
- Residency and state taxes, part 2: proposed federal law has not passed
- Resolving common tax controversies and ending your IRS worries
- Responding to a Massachusetts Notice of Insufficient Return
- Restaurant seized for alleged failure to pay taxes
- Retirement & Taxes: Five tax friendly states
- Retirement and health savings contribution limits for 2020
- Revisiting the right to appeal IRS actions
- Richard Hatch will return to prison on tax evasion charges
- Rule could expand the reach of IRS tax levies
- Rules on passport restrictions for back taxes moving forward
- Sales tax crimes alleged against Attleboro store owner
- Scam emails circulating purportedly from the IRS
- Scams the IRS says to watch for after filing tax returns
- Self-employment tax and S corporations
- Selling your home? Know the tax consequences.
- Short-term rentals remain tax free in Massachusetts
- Should you consider tax court litigation?
- Should you use an accountant or a tax attorney for your business?
- Signing joint tax return may cause problems
- Small businesses may take advantage of R&D tax credits
- Social media: A new tool in proving tax fraud
- Some foreign bank accounts violate the law
- Some in Massachusetts could file tax refund claims with the IRS
- Somerville woman convicted of tax crimes
- Sometimes failing to file a tax return points to tax evasion
- Speculation abounds as to how the Supreme Court will rule
- Springfield tax preparer sentenced for fraud
- State legislature says Massachusetts tax breaks too generous
- State officer owes $150k in back taxes
- State tax allowable and non-allowable deductions
- State tax appeals available to dispute Massachusetts Department of Revenue notices
- Stephen Baldwin arrested for tax crime
- Stocks in foreign corps come with 2 unhappy tax surprises.
- Student loan discharges may come with strings attached
- Supreme Court lets Massachusetts remote work income tax rule stand for now
- Supreme Court may hear retroactive taxation case
- Surprise, surprise! The IRS makes a taxpayer-friendly announcement
- Surprised by an IRS audit? Innocent spouse relief may help
- Swiss bank account gets Beanie Babies creator in trouble
- Swiss financier faces charges of fraud
- Tax appeals, part 1: collection due process within the IRS
- Tax appeals, part 2: challenging the IRS in Tax Court
- Tax audit priority: High earners, S corps and partnerships
- Tax audits do not have to scare taxpayers
- Tax audits don’t have to mean large financial setbacks
- Tax audits have changed in recent years
- Tax audits: be wary, but also aware there is more than one type
- Tax bill used to taunt famous fighter
- Tax burden on retirees could shift this fiscal year
- Tax charges stem from Panama Papers disclosure
- Tax clarity for entrepreneurs in 2016
- Tax collection case surrounds Catholic church
- Tax compliance and the management of personal financial records
- Tax complications for remote workers in Massachusetts
- Tax complications for remote workers in Massachusetts
- Tax considerations for foreign bank accounts
- Tax controversy regarding gay couples could be on horizon
- Tax Court allows late filing caused by winter storm Octavia
- Tax Court sustains rejection of high-profile offer in compromise
- Tax crimes and tax fugitives – understanding the facts
- Tax crimes charges for Boston transportation inspector
- Tax crimes plea in federal court for former D.C. tax examiner
- Tax debt can leave you without a passport
- Tax debt resolution, part 2: installment agreements and OIC
- Tax disputes and you: Five fundamental rights
- Tax evasion allegations can seem overwhelming
- Tax evasion charges for MA eatery owner
- Tax evasion charges? Here’s what you need to know
- Tax evasion conviction for real estate seminar instructor
- Tax evasion is not just about income taxes
- Tax evasion plea deal could result in two years behind bars
- Tax evasion: consequences and actions
- Tax extenders and filing-season misery
- Tax filing season and the protection of personal data
- Tax implications for offshore accounts
- Tax implications of cryptocurrencies
- Tax issues for bars and restaurants: avoiding a recipe for trouble
- Tax lien list to go public in Weymouth Mass
- Tax liens, part 2: How do you clear up a federal tax lien?
- Tax obligations will be shared by alter ego companies and corporations
- Tax penalties: Massachusetts amnesty program might help
- Tax penalty abatement, part 1: proposed penalties
- Tax penalty abatement, part 2: how do you request one?
- Tax planning tips during the holidays
- Tax preparer exonerated after jury trial
- Tax preparers, part 2: credentials and legal responsibility
- Tax season officially kicks off: What you need to know
- Tax situations that could lead to tax audits
- Tax withholding: a few tips from the IRS
- Taxation disputes: What you need to know
- Taxes and statute of limitations: How long to keep tax records
- Taxes and the sharing economy: 3 FAQs
- Taxes and the sharing economy: issues in play as legislative session ends
- Taxes done? What to keep and what to toss
- Taxes on cancelled debt, part 2: Graduate and professional students
- Taxes—are you evading or avoiding?
- Taxing part-year residents: What if you have a second home elsewhere?
- Taxpayers don’t have to just accept an IRS decision
- Taxpayers may be innocent victims in tax crimes
- Taxpayers may wind up paying for mistakes later
- Team meals and tax deductions: the Bruins versus the IRS
- Terms of the IRS People First Initiative ended July 15
- That tax lien could keep you from a better financial position
- The (somewhat surprising) role of the IRS Criminal Investigation division, part 1
- The 2021 Child Tax Credit
- The basics of tax evasion
- The difference between tax fraud and tax negligence
- The first steps in the IRS collection process
- The first tax year dealing with the IRS as a newly single person
- The fundamentals of tax liens
- The impact of permanent and part-time remote work on Massachusetts income tax
- The IRS begins to reach out to crypto exchanges
- The IRS cannot ask you to pay more taxes than you rightfully owe
- The IRS doesn’t accept the anti-tax arguments
- The IRS has a new tax form for those over age 65 for 2019
- The IRS may not impose tax on discharged student loans
- The IRS may start knocking on doors
- The IRS offers options for dealing with tax debt
- The IRS says some are missing out on the earned income tax credit
- The IRS sometimes goes after the wages of those with tax debts
- The IRS wants to set the record straight for taxpayers
- The IRS will expect its share of unemployment benefits
- The IRS, tax audits, and how to avoid trouble
- The IRS’s statute of limitations
- The IRS’s list of tax scams to avoid during year’s filing season
- The Massachusetts state income tax deadline is May 17, 2021
- The new withholding form released for comment by the IRS
- The passport revocation and denial program
- The risk of using a tax preparation service
- The sharing economy and employment taxes, part 1: ride sharing
- The sharing economy and tax compliance, part 2: What type of 1099?
- The streamlined foreign offshore procedures
- The streamlined offshore reporting processes and willfulness
- The Supreme Court issues a favorable decision on tax day
- The tax implications of flipping houses
- The timeframe for appeal of a denied offer in compromise
- There is another IRS deadline Boston residents might need to meet
- There is no need to face tax collection cases alone
- These IRS business tax credits expire in 2021
- Third-party payroll services: outsourcing and tax liability
- Those owing the IRS shouldn’t book their vacations just yet
- Three situations that warrant hiring a tax attorney
- Three ways an attorney can help with tax audits
- Throw away passport or throw away investments?
- Time limits on audits: be aware of the exceptions
- Timelines on correspondence audits: IRS often misses the mark
- Timing and discharge of tax debts in bankruptcy
- Tips for choosing a professional tax preparer
- Tips to lower your 2018 taxes
- Travel news: can I get a passport if I owe taxes in 2021?
- Two deadline-related tax penalties: Which is more serious?
- Two takeaways from recent FBAR filing extension
- U.S. Gets Help With Crackdown on Foreign Tax Evasion
- Uncle Sam may want some of your gambling winnings
- Underreported income, part 1: What happens when you get a notice?
- Underreported income, part 2: Are you at risk for a tax penalty?
- Underreporting income: Why is it a common risk?
- Understand federal rules regarding offshore accounts
- Understanding tax liens and what to do about them
- Understanding tax liens: types of tax liens
- Understanding the new 1040
- Understanding the tax implications of vacation home renting
- Understanding what it means to get a refund from the IRS
- Unfiled tax returns: 3 reasons to get them in now
- Unhappy with your tax audit results? Appeal
- Unresolved back taxes can lead to an empty bank account
- Uptick in criminal investigations noted in IRS report
- US signs pacts with 6 countries to eliminate tax evasion
- Victim of identity theft now facing IRS trouble
- Voluntary disclosure of foreign bank accounts
- Voluntary disclosure of offshore accounts
- Watertown Woman Sentenced for Tax Fraud
- Welcome to Our Massachusetts Tax Law Blog
- What a difference intent makes!
- What accounts for most tax evasion cases?
- What are the fees for tax installment agreements?
- What are the requirements for innocent spouse relief?
- What businesses should know about foreign deposits
- What constitutes criminal tax evasion?
- What constitutes tax fraud and what are the penalties?
- What could happen if you don’t pay your taxes?
- What does it mean to receive tax amnesty?
- What does the IRS say tax evasion looks like?
- What does the new tax-filing extension by the IRS really mean to taxpayers?
- What happens after filing false tax returns
- What happens if you don’t pay your taxes?
- What happens if you forget to include an offshore account while filing taxes?
- What happens if you intentionally file false returns with the IRS?
- What happens if you make a mistake filing your taxes?
- What happens when people have unfiled tax returns
- What happens when you receive a letter from the IRS?
- What if a levy on your bank account creates undue hardship?
- What if I forgot to report a foreign bank account on my taxes?
- What if you are never notified of assessed tax debt from a federal lien?
- What is a payroll-related Trust Fund Recovery Penalty?
- What is a tax lien in Framingham, MA?
- What is an FBAR?
- What is innocent spouse relief? Part 1: the 3 types of relief
- What is the cost of failing to apply IRS Levy?
- What is the difference between tax lien certificates and tax deeds?
- What reports must be filed for foreign assets and income?
- What should happen if you are selected for an audit
- What should you do when you have IRS tax debt?
- What tax forms does the IRS require for foreign assets?
- What the IRS has to say about selling your home
- What the IRS may do about unfiled tax returns
- What to do if you are facing tax evasion charges in Missouri
- What to do if you cannot pay your federal tax bill?
- What to do if you receive notice of delinquent tax return
- What to do if your tax preparer makes a mistake
- What to do in the case of an Internal Revenue Services tax audit
- What to do when you’ve received an IRS notice
- What you must do if you get a letter from the IRS
- What you need to know about an Offer in Compromise
- What you need to know about federal tax liens
- What you need to know about the IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) department
- What you need to know about the IRS Criminal Investigation voluntary disclosure practice
- What you need to know about the June 30 FBAR deadline
- What you need to know when appealing a tax lien
- What you should know about ABLE accounts
- What’s the deal with box 3 on IRS Form 1099-MISC?
- What’s the deal with taxes and bankruptcy?
- When a tax preparer makes a costly mistake
- When can the streamlined program cause more damage?
- When do back taxes become the basis for passport denials?
- When does the IRS freeze taxpayer assets?
- When does using tax shelters turn into tax crimes?
- When should you amend your tax return?
- When to revisit a business return for depreciation deductions
- Whistleblower awards: Do you have to apply before providing information?
- Who does the IRS consider a dependent?
- Who does the IRS expect to make estimated tax payments?
- Who is at the highest risk of an IRS audit?
- Why equipment deductions are important
- Why is my home based business being audited?
- Why is seeking tax guidance during divorce important?
- Why is the Department of Revenue auditing your tax return?
- Why you should still be aware of ‘The Wealth Squad’
- Will the “Millionaire Tax” reach voters?
- Will the IRS accept returns with certain tax breaks for 2019?
- Willful vs. non-willful compliance with FBAR/FATCA
- Woburn man charged with fraud and conspiracy by IRS
- Worcester federal jury convicts three for IRS fraud, conspiracy
- Worcester synagogue and school seized by IRS
- Worcester trial: 3 guilty of tax crimes
- Work-related “uniform:” Does this include wardrobe costs?
- Wyly widow found to be “innocent spouse” in tax fraud case
- Yes, the IRS can garnish your wages
- You may need to file an audit reconsideration request
- Your tax debt could affect your ability to travel