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State Sales Tax & Use Tax Audits and Examination - why you need a tax professional on your side Mike Habib, EA myIRSTaxRelief.com Among the most frightening words a business owner can hear are the words: sales tax audit. There are many reasons why this is a phrase that should be feared, not the least of which is that the negative outcome of a sales tax audit may cost you your business, your accounts receivable, your current business & personal assets, and can leave you starting over with nothing. There are options available to you though, keep reading to learn how you can survive this trying time. Begin with the best possible defense - an exemplary system of record keeping when it comes to sales tax paid, received, and possible exemptions. Document everything and review your documents with an internal sales tax audit yearly. This gives you a great opportunity to catch mistakes that may have been made and correct them before an actual audit takes place. You will also want to review your documentation immediately prior to your audit. When faced with a sales tax audit, or a use tax audit, you need to go to the tax resolution experts. Chances are that you either have a bookkeeper on staff or you use an outside bookkeeping firm in order to file sales and tax state reports. You may consider thevaluable services of our firmfor assistance with the your sales tax audit as well as dealing with the potential outcome and any consequences that may apply. Many businesses find that the sting of owed sales tax is not nearly as lethal as the time and attention that must be dedicated to the process of a sales tax audit. This takes hours of work finding the documentation, defending the receipts for tax-exempt items, and time is money in the business world. Unfortunately, this is a necessary evil. The penalty for not complying with the taxing authorities in this matter are simply too devastating to consider. When experiencing a sales tax audit you need to provide the auditor with a nice quiet place in which to work, all the documentation he or she needs and/or requests, and a basic overview of how your business operates. Be prepared to provide follow up documentation if necessary and to defend certain transactions along the way. The purpose of the sales tax audit in all honesty is to generate more money for the state so cooperate but don̢۪t roll over. Our firmis well-qualified and can assist you from the very beginning of your sales tax audit by speaking the language of your sales tax auditor. Many auditors are much more approachable when dealing with alicensed tax representativerather than dealing with individual taxpayers and business owners. Let ourfirmwork for you and the tax savings are likely to pay for the service and so much more. Having a tax expert on your team such asMike Habib, EAoften helps when enduring a sales tax audit. He knows the tax code and will be able to identify potential pitfalls prior to the audit in addition to being able to help you defend certain transactions that may fall within gray areas of the tax code or negotiate with your auditor if necessary. The most important thing you can do to prepare for a sales tax audit however is to avoid panic and let the tax experts do their job while you try going about your own as seamlessly as possible while waiting on the verdict. For sales tax and use tax audit representation CLICK HERE. ...read more
By Mike Habib, EA Tax Relief & Tax Problem Resolution July 03, 2008
IRS or State Payroll Tax Audit & Employment Tax Audit The word audit can strike a very real sense of fear into the hearts of even the most courageous of men. When you own a business, there is even more at stake than a few minor penalties or fees; you can lose everything you’ve worked so hard to create. If you are facing a payroll tax audit you need to make every effort to cooperate with your auditor. The best way to prepare for a payroll tax audit, and therefore survive the audit, is to keep excellent records for several years past on hand and have them stored completely and according to year in case you are faced with an audit many years after the fact. The first thing you need to do in order to keep everything straight when it comes to surviving a payroll tax audit is to keep your accounting practices current. Many businesses do this by either outsourcing their payroll responsibilities to firms that deal exclusively with payroll matters, including payroll taxes, or hiring an in-house bookkeeper to handle their payroll. The benefits of either of these is great because laws regarding payroll taxes and withholdings change regularly and are so complex in general. You should also insure that you have the proper resources in place when it comes to avoiding a payroll tax audit or at the very least coming away from one without owing any back taxes, fines, or penalties is one of the biggest responsibilities a business owner faces. If you aren’t willing to pay for outsourcing this responsibility to someone that is qualified as an outsider you very well may want to consider hiring a fulltime staff member who has the expertise and qualifications to devote to insuring accurate payroll deductions are made. As alicensed tax professional specializing tax problems resolution, I can represent you in your payroll tax audit to advocate your position and make sure your options and your rights are taken care of. You should also take the time each year to review your records and check for mistakes. While it won’t help you avoid a payroll tax audit this little effort made each year can save you a great deal of time and many headaches should one arise. In addition you will find out during the course of the ‘internal audit’ whether or not any information is missing, incomplete, or inaccurate and handle it immediately rather than finding out two or three years after the fact. If you find, during the course of your internal audit or review, that you are going to have problems with your payroll tax audit it would be wise to secure the services of our firm in order to help you deal with the outcome of your payroll audit and assist you when negotiating payment options and reducing penalties. The IRS is a formidable foe and you do not want to face them unprepared or alone if it can be avoided. It could cost considerably more than it has to. There are options available, even if you owe a considerable amount of money. As a licensed tax professional specializing tax problems resolution, I may be able to negotiate some amazing things on your behalf when it comes to your payroll tax audit and a potentially negative or outright negative outcome. Honest mistakes are made every day when it comes to handling payroll taxes don’t allow your mistakes, when discovered through a payroll tax audit be the end of your business — especially when a well qualified and experienced tax professional like Mike Habib, EA can make all the difference in the world. ...read more
By Mike Habib, EA Tax Relief & Tax Problem Resolution July 03, 2008
How To Release and Stop a Bank Levy By The IRS or The State Mike Habib, EA When it comes to discovering creative ways in which to stop a bank levy by the IRS or the State you should remember the age old saying: “prevention is the best cure”. The best way to come out of a bank levy or potential bank levy unscratched is to avoid one all together. If you have found yourself in a position where a bank levy appears to be looming on the horizon, consider some of the methods below for clever ways to release and stop a bank levy by the IRS or the State. When trying to stop a bank levy by the IRS or the State, time is of the essence. You have 21 days in which to achieve your goal from the date the levy is issued until the IRS will have the money from all of your bank accounts and holdings in their coffers. It doesn’t matter what the money was earmarked for or who else had a name on that account. The IRS will seize it all and may or may not sort it out later. The consequences could mean the loss of your home, defaults on student loans, and all manner of financial disaster for those who fall victim to this punishment issued by the IRS or the State. The best course of action of course is to pay off your entire tax debt. This will immediately release you of your obligation to the IRS and or the State and the bank levy will no longer be needed. However, if you act before the levy is issued you may find that you can stop a bank levy by the IRS or the State all together by paying even less than you would need to pay once the wheels of the levy are set into motion. Contact ourfirmtoday to see if you qualify for some sort of tax relief, can make payment arrangements, or might make a lesser payment for the total tax debt and still have the IRS or the State forgive the remainder of your tax debts. Action that is taken in good faith is much better than burying your head in the sand and hoping it will go away. The penalty for ignoring the tax problem is usually much more severe than if you tried to make arrangements to release and stop a bank levy by the IRS or the State from the very beginning. The best thing you might want to consider when it comes to how to release and stop a bank levy by the IRS or the State is procuring the service of anexperienced tax professional, like Mike Habib, EA. A qualified andexperienced tax professional that specializes in tax problem resolutionis your best chance at recovering the use of money in your bank accounts. Though bank levy releases are quite hard, your best opportunity for obtaining one is by having someone with knowledge and training in this matter to take up the argument on your behalf. We might also help you buy time, which in this instance is often the most important asset we can provide you with. The steps mentioned above will go a long way towards stopping a bank levy by the IRS or the State. When honest people get in over their heads with tax debts, there are options available to help release and stop a bank levy by the IRS or the State.Contact me todayand see what I can do for you. ...read more
By Mike Habib, EA Tax Relief & Tax Problem Resolution July 02, 2008
Not being able to pay your creditors due to job loss or other unforeseen circumstances can leave you feeling overwhelmed. Bill collectors will call you at all hours of the day attempting collect. A debt reduction service may be the answer for your situation, but there are scams that you will want to a... ...read more
Making sales these days is highly competitive and if you are not accepting charge and debit cards, you are missing out on sales. There are many different types of processing equipment deals as well as variables in merchant services. Learn how merchant services work and put them to use to make sales yo... ...read more