Collection Issues – Wagner Tax Law

February 22, 2024Ben WagnerCategories: Accounting, Bankruptcy, Collection Issues, Collection Options, Employment Taxes, Installment Agreements, Internal Revenue Service, Offer In Compromise, Trust Fund Recovery PenaltyTags: Bankruptcy, CA tax lawyer, California tax lawyer, Collections, compliance, DOR attorney, DOR lawyer, DOR tax attorney, DOR tax case, Employment Tax, FICA, FUTA, installment agreement, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, lawyer tax twin cities, MDR, MDR information, Metro MN Tax Lawyer, minneapolis tax, Minneapolis Tax Attorney, Minneapolis Tax Lawyer, minnesota tax, MN Tax Attorney, Offer in Compromise, Payment Strategy, sd tax lawyer, st. paul tax, st. paul tax attorney, st. paul tax lawyer, tax attorney, tax attorney mn, tax compliance, tax lawyer mn, Tips, Trust Fund Tax, twin cities attorney tax, twin cities tax, Twin Cities Tax Attorney, Twin Cities Tax Lawyer, wi tax lawyer, wisconsin tax attorney

Anticipating Tax Litigators…And the IRS (Part 2 of 2): Tax Strategy Tips

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has had a long backlog that, due in ...

March 11, 2021Ben WagnerCategories: Ben Wagner, Collection Issues, Federal District CourtTags: alter ego assessment irs, alter ego district court, Internal Revenue Service, irs alter ego, IRS attorney twin cities, IRS collections minnesota, irs seizure, IRS tax attorney, irs twin cities attorney, Minneapolis Tax Attorney, Minneapolis Tax Lawyer, Minnesota IRS Audit, tax attorney mn, tax attorney saint paul, tax lawyer mn, tax lawyer saint paul, Twin Cities Attorney Taxes, twin cities tax, Twin Cities Tax Attorney, Twin Cities Tax Lawyer

IRS Prevails In Pursuing An Alter Ego Assessment

Corporate income taxes are generally the responsibility of the corporation and not the individuals t...

February 15, 2021Kathleen (Splett) PfutzenreuterCategories: Collection Issues, Covid 19Tags: covid 19, covid 19 relief, covid 19 relief individuals, first time penalty abatement, installment agreement, Internal Revenue Service, irs people first initiative, Offer in Compromise, penalty abatement, reasonable cause, streamlined installment agreement

IRS Offers Additional Taxpayer Relief in Response to Covid-19

On March 25, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance related to its “People Fir...

December 30, 2020Ben WagnerCategories: Collection IssuesTags: IRS attorney minneapolis, IRS attorney mn, IRS attorney twin cities, IRS collections minnesota, IRS offer in compromise mn, IRS tax attorney, irs twin cities attorney, law wagner tax, Minneapolis Tax Attorney, Minneapolis Tax Lawyer, minnesota tax, Minnesota Tax Attorney, Minnesota Tax Lawyer, MN Tax Attorney, MN Tax Firm, MN Tax Lawyer, st. paul tax attorney, st. paul tax lawyer, tax attorney mn, tax attorney saint paul, tax lawyer mn, tax lawyer saint paul, tax wagner law, Twin Cities Attorney Taxes, Twin Cities Tax Attorney, Twin Cities Tax Lawyer, wagner law firm, Wagner Tax LAw

IRS Provides Additional Guidance To Passport Revocation Process

In January of 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a press release advising delinquent ta...

March 9, 2020Kathleen (Splett) PfutzenreuterCategories: Appeals, Claim For Refund, Collection Issues, Collection Options, Employment Taxes, Kathleen (Splett) Pfutzenreuter, Levy, Liens, Offer In Compromise, Penalties, Trust Fund Recovery PenaltyTags: doubt as to liability, employment taxes, fica taxes, Internal Revenue Service, personal assessment, TFRP, Trust Fund Recovery Penalty, withholding taxes

How to Appeal the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty After the Appeal Period has Passed: Offer in Compromise, Doubt as to Liability

There are many reasons businesses fall behind on paying their federal tax liabilities. Falling behin...

February 25, 2020Ben WagnerCategories: Ben Wagner, Collection IssuesTags: california tax attorney, California tax lawyer, installment agreement, installment agreement IRS, installment agreement test criteria, iowa tax attorney, iowa tax lawyer, IRS attorney minneapolis, IRS attorney twin cities, irs california audit, irs collection letter, irs collection tools, IRS collections, IRS collections minnesota, IRS information, IRS tax attorney, minneapolis tax, Minneapolis Tax Attorney, Minneapolis Tax Lawyer, minnesota tax, Minnesota Tax Attorney, Minnesota Tax Lawyer, offer amount, Offer in Compromise, tax, tax attorney minneapolis, tax attorney mn, tax attorney saint paul, tax lawyer mn, tax lawyer saint paul, Twin Cities Attorney Taxes, twin cities tax, Twin Cities Tax Attorney, Twin Cities Tax Lawyer, wisconsin irs issues, wisconsin tax attorney, wisconsin tax lawyer

IRS To Increase Focus On Delinquent-Filed Returns

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced, in a recent Information Release and Fact Sheet, that i...

December 2, 2019Kathleen (Splett) PfutzenreuterCategories: Accounting, Ben Wagner, Collection Issues, Kathleen (Splett) Pfutzenreuter, Minnesota Department of Revenue, Minnesota Tax Court, Penalties, Voluntary Disclosure, WayfairTags: commerce clause, corporate franchise tax, corporate income tax, due process clause, Minnesota Department of Revenue, Minnesota Tax Attorney, Minnesota Tax Court, Minnesota Tax Lawyer, MTC, multistate tax commission, multistate voluntary disclosure program, MVDP, nexus, sales tax, sales tax nexus, South Dakota v. Wayfair, voluntary disclosure, voluntary disclosure agreement, Wayfair

State Sales Tax and Corporate Income and Franchise Tax After Wayfair

On June 21, 2018, The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in South Dakota v. Wayfair that states c...

October 1, 2019Kathleen (Splett) PfutzenreuterCategories: Accounting, Appeals, Audits, Claim For Refund, Collection Issues, Collection Options, Installment Agreements, Kathleen (Splett) Pfutzenreuter, Levy, Liens, Offer In Compromise, Penalties, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Tax Court, UncategorizedTags: Audit, collection, federal tax attorney, federal tax lawyer, how to understand a letter from the irs, how to understand irs process, IRS appeal, irs appeals, IRS audit, IRS collections, IRS court, IRS litigation, irs tax road map, Minnesota Tax Attorney, Minnesota Tax Lawyer, united states tax court

IRS Taxpayer Roadmap

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) recently released the above “su...

January 24, 2019Kathleen (Splett) PfutzenreuterCategories: Appeals, Collection Issues, Collection Options, Federal District Court, Internal Revenue Service, Kathleen (Splett) Pfutzenreuter, Levy, LiensTags: department of justice foreclosure, district of minnesota, doj foreclosure, enforced collection action, federal tax attorney, federal tax lawyer, irs foreclosure, lax lien, minnesota tax, Minnesota Tax Attorney, Minnesota Tax Lawyer, tax levy, united states federal district court

Can the IRS Can Foreclose on My Home?

Yes. If you owe money to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the IRS has many tools it may use to co...

October 3, 2018Kathleen (Splett) PfutzenreuterCategories: Collection Issues, Collection Options, Installment Agreements, Kathleen (Splett) Pfutzenreuter, Levy, Offer In CompromiseTags: Benjamin Wagner, employee tax issues, employee tax levy, employee tax levy exemption, employer tax issues, employer tax levy, installment agreement, Internal Revenue Service, irs collection tools, irs levy, Kathleen Splett, levy exemption, Metro MN Tax Lawyer, Minneapolis Tax Attorney, Minneapolis Tax Lawyer, minnesota tax, MN Tax Attorney, Offer in Compromise, resolution of irs debt, st. paul tax, st. paul tax attorney, st. paul tax lawyer, tax levy, twin cities tax, Twin Cities Tax Attorney, wage levy

How Does an Employer Comply with an IRS Wage Levy?

When an individual has outstanding federal tax liabilities, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a...

August 6, 2018Kathleen (Splett) PfutzenreuterCategories: Accounting, Appeals, Audits, Collection Issues, Employment Taxes, Income and Deductions, Kathleen (Splett) Pfutzenreuter, Real Estate, Sales & Use Tax AuditsTags: employee benefits, moving expenses, tax cuts and jobs act, TCJA

Are Moving Expenses Tax Free Under the New Tax Law?

Starting January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2025, job-related moving expenses are no longer tax-f...

June 24, 2018Kathleen (Splett) PfutzenreuterCategories: Appeals, Audits, Bankruptcy, Collection Issues, Employment Taxes, Income and Deductions, Kathleen (Splett) Pfutzenreuter, Levy, U.S. Tax CourtTags: sexual harassment attorney fees, sexual harassment business tax expense, sexual harassment nondisclosure agreement, sexual harassment settlement, sexual harassment settlement tax consequences, sexual harassment tax, sexual harassment tax liability business, workplace sexual abuse, workplace sexual harassment

Are Sexual Harassment Settlement Payments and Attorney Fees Tax Deductible?

Are Sexual Harassment Settlement Payments and Attorney Fees Tax Deductible? It depends on whether th...

May 18, 2018Kathleen (Splett) PfutzenreuterCategories: Collection Issues, Kathleen (Splett) Pfutzenreuter, PenaltiesTags: dispute irs penalties, getting information from the IRS, Internal Revenue Service, irs dispute, irs disputew, irs fight, IRS Penalties, irs taxes, late filing irs, Metro MN Tax Lawyer, Minneapolis Tax Attorney, minnesota tax, MN Tax Attorney, Offer in Compromise, penalty relief irs, resolve irs taxes, st. paul tax, st. paul tax attorney, tax attorney mn, tax lawyer mn, twin cities tax, Twin Cities Tax Attorney, Twin Cities Tax Lawyer

I missed the deadline to file my tax return. Now what?

I missed the deadline to file my tax return. Now what? The deadline for individual taxpayers to file...

April 3, 2018Kathleen (Splett) PfutzenreuterCategories: Accounting, Appeals, Audits, Ben Wagner, Collection Issues, Collection Options, FBAR, Kathleen (Splett) Pfutzenreuter, Levy, Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, Penalties, UncategorizedTags: 2011 OVD Program, 2012 OVD Program, civil penalties offshore voluntary disclosure program, civil penalties OVDP, criminal penalties internal revenue service, criminal penalties IRS, criminal penalties offshore voluntary disclosure program, criminal penalties OVDP, end date OVDP, FBAR, FBAR controversey, FBAR disclosure, FBAR dispute, FBAR penalties, FBAR program, federal tax, federal tax attorney, federal tax lawyer, foreign assets, Foreign Bank Account Reporting, foreign bank accounts, increase FBAR, inflation FBAR, Internal Revenue Service, IRS attorney, irs lawyer, IRS tax attorney, irs tax lawyer, IRS', Metro MN Tax Lawyer, Minneapolis Tax Attorney, Minneapolis Tax Lawyer, minnesota tax, MN Tax Attorney, offshore volunary disclosure, offshore voluntary disclosure program ends, OVDP, penalties assets abroad, penalties foreign assets, penalties foreign bank accounts, penalties money abroad, requirements for offshore voluntary disclosure, requirements for OVDP, st. paul tax, st. paul tax attorney, tax attorney, Twin Cities Tax Attorney

Recent Announcements: The IRS to End Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program on September 28, 2018; FinCEN Increases FBAR Penalties to Reflect Inflation

Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Ends September 28, 2018 The IRS recently announced that it wil...

February 15, 2018Kathleen (Splett) PfutzenreuterCategories: Accounting, Appeals, Audits, Collection Issues, Collection Options, Installment Agreements, Kathleen (Splett) Pfutzenreuter, Liens, UncategorizedTags: installment agreement test criteria, Internal Revenue Service, IRS', long term payment plan, new streamlined installment agreement, payment plan, streamlined installment agreements

IRS Tests Expanded Streamlined Installment Agreement Program

New IRS Test Criteria for Streamlined Installment Agreements: Liabilities Up to $100,000 Eligible fo...

March 14, 2017Guest Contributor – Thomas M. ReganCategories: Accounting, Audits, Collection Issues, Tom Regan, U.S. Tax CourtTags: burden of proving payment, CDP, How long do I keep my tax records, pattern of paying, Paynter

How Long Do I Need To Keep My Tax Records?

I am often asked how long do I have to maintain records to protect myself against actions by the Int...

December 8, 2016Guest Contributor – Thomas M. ReganCategories: Collection Issues, Tom ReganTags: CDP Hearing, Collection Due Process Hearing, Intent to Levy, IRS Final Notice, IRS Notice, Metro MN Tax Lawyer, minneapolis tax, Minneapolis Tax Attorney, Minneapolis Tax Lawyer, minnesota tax, MN Tax Attorney, Notice of Intent to Levy, st. paul tax, st. paul tax attorney, st. paul tax lawyer, tax attorney mn, tax lawyer mn, twin cities tax, Twin Cities Tax Attorney, Twin Cities Tax Lawyer

Notice of Right to a Collection Due Process Hearing – Is the IRS Trying to Hide the Ball?

The IRS must give a taxpayer written notice, sent by certified mail, at least 30 days before it take...

August 21, 2016Guest Contributor – Thomas M. ReganCategories: Bankruptcy, Collection Issues, Collection Options, Tom ReganTags: Bankruptcy, Colson, late returns, SFR, substitute for return

Late Returns and Discharging Taxes in Bankruptcy

If you want the chance to discharge your individual income taxes in bankruptcy, in Minnesota, file y...

1 2 Next Page »