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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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...
Foreign Account Reporting in a Nutshell
FBAR and FATCA are two laws impacting taxpayers with foreign assets. This post discusses the basics of both laws.
What to Know about Identity Theft and Your Tax Return
Identity theft and tax refunds are big business for fraudsters. To give you an idea of the scope of this problem, in 2015, from January through November, the IRS rejected or suspended the processing of 4.8 million suspicious returns -...
You Have Rights When Dealing with the IRS!
When dealing the the U.S. Government, you have rights such as the right against unreasonable search and seizure and the right to free speech as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Dealing with the IRS is no different but in addition to the...