Beacon Tax Advocates Blog
Insights and Advice from Your Trusted Tax Resolution CompanyWhether you’re an individual taxpayer or a small business owner, our blog offers valuable information tailored to your needs. From understanding the IRS audit process to resolving an IRS collections matter, we cover a wide range of topics that will empower you to make informed decisions about your tax situation.
We believe that knowledge is power. By staying informed about your IRS situation, you can better understand your situation and the advice provided by our tax professionals.
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Make Me an Offer! The IRS Offer-in-Compromise Program.
What is an Offer-in-Compromise? Offers-in-compromise are one of the most powerful tools in my arsenal to completely resolve a client’s back taxes. If you listen to the radio or watch television you must have heard ads talking about...
Your Passport May Be Revoked or Denied for IRS Back Taxes.
If You Love to Travel but Owe Back Taxes Your Passport May Be at Risk. You may be aware of it but the IRS the right to suspend your passport. All it takes is a tax debt of $51,000, to included interest and penalties. Your vacation cruise...
Video: How the IRS Collects Back Taxes
How the IRS Collects Back Taxes I posted a video on my youtube channel about the IRS collection process. If you owe back taxes, you need to understand how the IRS goes about collecting it from taxpayers. As the old G.I. Joe cartoon said,...
What to Do if You Receive an IRS Final Notice of Intent to Levy.
What to do with the IRS Final Notice? If you receive an IRS final notice of intent to levy, you need to act now! Recently, I blogged about IRS collection notices. For the most part, IRS collection notices are just reminders to pay your...
Tax Compliance – The Key to Resolving Your Tax Debts
Current Tax Compliance - Why It is So Important Last week, I wrote a blog called: 3 Things You Need to Know About Back Taxes. The big takeaway I wanted readers to leave with is: the IRS wants you to get into tax compliance! I think it is...
3 Things You Need to Know About Back Taxes
Owe Back Taxes to the IRS? Here Are 3 Things You Need to Know. I know the title is a bit click-bait-y but if you are here reading this then it worked. Don't worry, I am a man of my word and there are indeed 3 things you need to know about...
What Do All Those IRS Collection Notices Mean?
My firm represents taxpayers with tax problems across Maine. A frequent question I receive is: what do all these IRS collection notices mean?! These notices serve two purposes: one, they inform the taxpayer of how much is due and two, the...
7 Warning Signs Your Independent Contractor is Actually Your Employee
Is your contractor really your employee? Are you potentially facing big problems from an IRS audit? Worker misclassification is a big problem for businesses who use independent contractors, especially in the construction industry....
Know the rules: tax consequences of dividing property in divorce.
Getting divorced is tough. Two lives joined together are split asunder and the last thing on anyone’s mind is taxes. However, understanding the impact of taxes on a property division is key to making sure a division of property is truly...
Getting Divorced? What You Need to Know About Your Unpaid Tax Liabilities.
Getting Divorced? What You Need to Know About Your Unpaid Tax Liabilities. Getting divorced is unpleasant, even in the best of situations, and nothing can make it more unpleasant than when issues from the marriage continue to haunt the...