It is an unfortunate truth that, in Texas and elsewhere, some people will take advantage of a situation when they can. This may not necessarily be a bad thing when it comes to some circumstances. However, when it involves taxpayers, returns and refunds, it can result in charges of criminal […]
Author: Lawrence Brown
After spending time going through the audit or appeal process with the nation’s taxing authority, Texas residents may not receive the desired outcome. They may think they do not have any other options, but that may not be the case. In fact, it may be possible to take an IRS […]
Allegations of wrongdoing can have a devastating effect on the lives of those facing the accusations. When this happens to individuals living here in Fort Worth, they could experience personal and professional ramifications that change their lives forever. For instance, a local tax preparer’s life recently changed after facing allegations of […]
Many people here in Fort Worth and elsewhere make mathematical mistakes on their income tax returns. Those types of errors do not ordinarily trigger an IRS audit. Instead, oversights and overly deducting tend to bring a person’s tax return to the attention of the nation’s taxing authority. Below are two […]
Each year, a certain number of people across the country, including here in Fort Worth, do not receive their portion of an income tax refund because their spouses owe back child support. Under these circumstances, they may file for innocent spouse relief in order to get their part back. Now, […]
One of the IRS’s functions is to make sure that people who owe money to the government pay it. When information arises that someone may not have been paying his or her taxes as required, the agency can open an investigation. When the IRS suspects criminal tax fraud by a […]
If you own a business with employees here in Texas, how you treat your workers for pay and tax purposes makes a difference to the IRS. You may be wondering why it matters to the agency since it is ordinarily the Department of Labor that addresses issues regarding employee classification. […]
With everything going on here in Texas and across the country right now, stress levels are at an all-time high. Now that July 15 has come and gone, you may feel as though some of that stress is relieved, at least for now. Another tax season has ended, and you may […]
As the saying goes, “to err is human.” This statement applies to a variety of situations, including preparing taxes. Every year, taxpayers here in Texas and across the country make mistakes that could put them under suspicion by the IRS for criminal tax fraud. The best way to avoid such allegations is […]
Some Texas residents fail to meet the IRS’s yearly deadline. Instead of filing an extension, they simply forgo filing their tax returns. This may be due to a fear of the amount owed, the inability to pay any balanced owed or a lack of the proper documentation needed in order […]