Entries by Tax Attorney

Jade’s Story Of Her IRS Audit.

If the IRS asked to examine your business’ Federal Tax returns, would you survive the audit? For Jade Phuong who operates a nail salon, it was a nightmare that came very close to ending her business. Before the IRS turned her world upside down, Jade already had beaten the odds as a small-business owner. Her […]

Ten Year-end Tax Moves To Make Now!

Tax planning: What’s the good news? It’s never a waste of time… there still are some tax breaks on the books that you can use to your advantage before the end of 2014. Some types of time or monetary investments have risks, but not tax-planning. This is why EVERYONE should do it. The bad news […]

Have undisclosed foreign bank accounts? – What you should expect your tax preparer to ask you when you come in to get your taxes prepared next year.

CPA’s and other professional tax return preparers are bound to the IRS Code Of Professional Responsibility commonly called Circular 230 which if a tax preparer violates could lead to big penalties and sanctions for that tax preparer. What penalties could tax preparers face? A tax preparer who is in violation of these rules could be […]

How To Make Your Halloween Candy Tax Deductible?

You can in fact deduct Halloween candy if you figure out a way to make it business related. The IRS doesn’t say a lot about this topic because they don’t want to give you “permission” to deduct these items, but they also have not specifically stated that you cannot deduct Halloween candy. Here are five […]