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Fleurinord Law PLLC

Real Housewives Star Peter Thomas’ Payroll Tax Evasion Case: What Every Small Business Owner Must Know

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From Reality TV to Real-Life Tax Fraud: Peter Thomas’ $2.5 Million Scandal - Peter Thomas, best known for his appearances on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, was sentenced on December 19, 2024, to 18 months in federal prison...more

Gray Reed

The IRS is Hiring an Army to Audit Corporations, Partnerships, and High-Income Individuals

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The IRS has been understaffed for many years, and this has led to a decline in the number of audits conducted.  The personnel shortage has also made it difficult to keep up with the growing complexity of the tax code and to...more

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Beware, the IRS is Coming: More IRS Audits to Focus on High-Net Worth Individuals and Passthrough Entities

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After much anticipation, the IRS has finally announced a strategic operating plan to spend the nearly $80 billion in funds that it was allocated through the Inflation Reduction Act. Since this bill was signed, the new IRS...more

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What To Do If The IRS Wants to Audit You

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Rule #1: Don’t Panic! Under the Biden Administration’s proposed American Families Tax Plan, there is the possibility of more tax audits, but only for a certain groups of high income people. That’s because more information...more

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A Guide to Office Audits with the IRS

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When a tax return has been selected for office examination, generally the examination of the return will be conducted at the office of the IRS.  Normally a taxpayer will find an office examination has begun when he or she has...more

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The Basics of the IRS and Tax Audits

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There is a general misconception about what the IRS can and cannot do.  Owing money to the IRS is not like owing any other creditor.  The IRS is one of only a few creditors who can seize and sell your home even though state...more

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The IRS Will Put the American People First — No, Really (But Only for a Limited Time)

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Wednesday, March 25th, in the wake of the recent decision by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to extend the income tax filing and payment deadlines to July 15, 2020, it announced a new taxpayer-friendly program called the...more

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IRS Announces New “People First Initiative” Suspending Many Important Federal Tax Compliance Dates and Certain Tax Collection...

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March 25, 2020 – The IRS announced a major suspension of many “tax compliance” dates and tax collection measures. Published in IRS Information Release 2020-59 as the “People First Initiative”, the IRS announced that it is...more

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Unpaid Federal Employment Taxes: The Government’s Chief Enforcement Priority

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Businesses that have employees must pay wages and salaries to their employees, and the employer must collect federal employee income taxes and the employee’s share of social security (FICA) from these wages and salaries, add...more

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