by James Wade | Sep 8, 2022 | Income Taxes, IRS, Tax Controversies, Tax Deductions
Don’t Be Too Quick to Toss Old Tax Records I was asked to assist with an appeal of an IRS examination of a real estate investor. One of the big issues was that the IRS denied $500k in losses from prior years outside the audit. In case you are curious, the...
by James Wade | Jun 30, 2021 | Income Taxes, IRS, IRS Offer-in-Compromise, Offers in Compromise, Tax Controversies, Taxpayers
But I Don’t Owe This! When to Use a “Doubt as to Liability” Offer in Compromise It may sound to good to be true, but if you feel you do not owe some part of your tax debt, you can raise your concerns to the IRS. This is called a doubt as to liability offer in...
by James Wade | Jun 1, 2021 | Criminal Matters, Fraud & Scams, Income Taxes, IRS, IRS Penalties, Tax Controversies, Tax Evasion, Tax Fraud, Uncategorized
Confidential informants and whistleblowing: Making Money by helping the IRS! What is the IRS Whistleblower Program? Believe it or not, the IRS has a program set up to reward taxpayers who to inform the IRS about other taxpayer’s tax fraud or tax evasion. That’s...
by James Wade | Sep 21, 2020 | IRS, IRS Back Taxes, IRS Offer-in-Compromise, Offers in Compromise, Tax Controversies
What is an Offer-in-Compromise Doubt as to Liability? Did you know that you can settle your IRS debt if you disagree with the amount due? Most settlements are done because the taxpayer cannot pay but the IRS will settle if you genuinely dispute what you owe. This type...
by James Wade | Jun 26, 2020 | Income Taxes, IRS, IRS Back Taxes, Tax Controversies, Taxpayers, Unfiled Taxes
Podcast Episode 10: Tax Preparers Gone Wild In this episode, Jerrod Oltmann and I discuss tax preparers gone wild or tax preparers who either fail to file a return themselves or help their clients to avoid paying their taxes....
by James Wade | Mar 26, 2020 | IRS, IRS Back Taxes, Offers in Compromise, Tax Controversies, Taxpayers
The Three Types of IRS Offer-in-Compromise Programs I have previously introduced what an IRS offer-in-compromise is (for more detail on the basics click here). Briefly, an IRS offer-in-compromise is a legally binding contract between the taxpayer and the IRS to settle...
