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The IRS issues millions of penalties every year. Most of these are for missed or late payments or returns, but sometimes, taxpayers incur the IRS’s ire in different ways, such as missing payroll taxes on their business or bouncing a check. These penalties add up over time – some are flat penalties, while others are …
Federal tax liens are one of the IRS’ collection actions used to enforce payment for tax debt. Unlike a levy, a federal tax lien is not an actual claim of your property or assets. And unlike a levy, the IRS issues a federal tax claim on everything you own, all at once. The IRS will …
The federal government requires you to report all income, calculate your total tax liability, and subtract the standard deduction (or any qualifying itemized deductions). However, most states also require you to pay additional state income taxes, which can be complicated. If you live in one state but work in another, you’ll need to fill out …
One of the functions of the IRS is to ensure that taxpayers adhere to their tax liability. To that end, the IRS attempts to combat the so-called “tax gap”, an estimated gap in the nation’s total tax liability and the money the IRS is pooling together from estimated payments and withheld taxes. To reduce that …
While receiving an IRS notice of deficiency in the mail will make anyone’s knees quiver, most tax discrepancies result from honest errors and can be resolved in short order. Here’s what to know. – When the IRS establishes that your tax account owes money – perhaps due to a missed tax payment, an incorrect calculation …
Taxes are simple in concept. A portion of the money you earn will be paid to the government for essential services, including the upkeep and construction of roads and bridges, the defense of the nation, investments in education or work programs, and social welfare. However, what you owe and calculating your taxes can be pretty complicated. …