On March 20, 2019, we posted 2020 Budget Calls For $11.5B In IRS Funding Up $200 Million From 2019 Budget!, where we discussed that President Donald Trump’s budget for fiscal year 2020 calls for $11.5 billion in funding for the Internal Revenue Service, up from $11.3 billion in the current fiscal year and that a slight $200 million increase…
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TIGTA Reports That Billions of Dollars in Non-Filer Employment Taxes Went Unassessed
Final Report issued on September 16, 2019, Highlights of Reference Number: 2019-30-069 to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. When a taxpayer that has a filing requirement fails to file a tax return, the IRS is authorized under Internal Revenue Code Section 6020(b) to determine and assess a tax liability. For certain business nonfilers with unfiled employment tax…
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TIGTA Identified Some Improvements Necessary in CDP Appeals.
REVIEW OF THE OFFICE OF APPEALS COLLECTION DUE PROCESS PROGRAM Final Report issued on September 6, 2019. Highlights of Reference Number: 2019-10-058 to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. IMPACT ON TAXPAYERS The Collection Due Process hearing provisions are designed to give taxpayers an opportunity for an independent review to ensure that the levy action…
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IRS Not Agree with Chiropractic Adjustments – Chiropractor Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
According to DoJ, the owner of a chiropractic business was sentenced to Six (6) months in prison for tax evasion after pleading guilty to the charge in June 2019. Richard Rogers, a Northborough, Massachusetts chiropractor, operated his practice from his residence. According to court documents, Rogers evaded his taxes from 2012 through 2016 by concealing…
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