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29 October 2012

Call Scott Allen E.A. for help with your IRS Audit in Arizona.

If you receive an IRS notice that you are being audited, you need Arizona professional help. This is true whether you prepared your own return or had someone else prepare it. Walking into an audit without an IRS professional is like stepping into a trap on purpose. Most taxpayers do not know what the IRS is expecting from your records. Paperwork management is critical. And if you don’t have paperwork to support your deductions, then the IRS will disallow all of your deductions and add up to a 75% penalty and interest on top of the new taxes due.

Scott knows where to pick his battles with the IRS in Arizona. He has two choices with the auditor or with the Appeals Office. Scott also will tell you if you can handle the audit yourself in your free consultation. The important point is to not wait until the day before your appointment and frantically call Scott Allen E.A. The IRS doesn’t mind appointments being rescheduled but it does have a problem with doing it at the last minute or even worse after your scheduled audit date. This is a sign to the auditor that you are not taking the matter seriously and even worse that you are not prepared or claimed deductions that you cannot support.

May I suggest you seriously consider meeting with Scott Allen E.A. and get a free evaluation of your IRS audit. Call Scott Allen E.A. (in Arizona) today at 480-926-9300. Scott will make today a great day for you!

– Scott Allen – info@taxdebtadvisors.com

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Written by Scott Allen

29 October 2012

Scott Allen E.A. will take away your fear of the IRS

Any contact from the IRS can be an unsettling event. The vast majority of clients from Scottsdale Arizona and surrounding cities fall into paralysis from fear. If you have been contacted recently by the IRS, immediately call Scott Allen E.A. and schedule a free consultation. Scott will put your mind at ease and tell you what you need to do to resolve your IRS matter.

Clients feel from their first appointment with Scott that he has the expertise to handle their tax problem with the IRS. The important items to bring is any correspondence you have received from the IRS and if you are married, your spouse. It is critical to the success of resolving tax matters with the IRS to have input from all involved.

Clients also feel that the IRS in Scottsdale AZ will only contact them if they did something wrong or worse something criminal. This is highly unlikely. Many times IRS audits end up with a taxpayer getting a refund for something they did not deduct on their return that was allowed. The only way to know where you stand is to call Scott Allen E.A. today at 480-926-9300. You will be glad you did. Let Scott make today a great day for you!

– Scott Allen – info@taxdebtadvisors.com

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Written by Scott Allen

2 October 2012

I am being audited and have lost my records: Help!

Do I need a Mesa Arizona IRS Attorney when I don’t have proof of deductions?

Often taxpayers know that they have legitimate deductions but when audited cannot provide proof of the deductions because their documentation is inadequate in the opinion of the IRS auditor. For example a taxpayer may have a cancelled check but doesn’t have the receipt to prove the expense was a deductible item. This is not a criminal issue and does not require the need for an IRS Tax Attorney in Mesa AZ. This can often be reversed by using an Enrolled Agent such as Scott Allen E.A. One example that actually occurred shows one of many ways to validate deductions without proof of the expense. One of Scott’s clients was a truck driver who lost his gas receipts or never kept them—it doesn’t matter. His client was paid per mile he drove his truck by his company. It is known with a high degree of accuracy the miles per gallon the truck gets over a year’s time. It is simple math to calculate the number of gallons of diesel needed to drive the miles he was paid. Over a year’s time an average price per gallon can be estimated. In this case the IRS auditor was unwilling to budge and allow the deduction. However, it was allowed by the Appeals Officer when Scott requested an Appeals Hearing. The IRS Appeals Office has much more latitude of allowing deductions than auditors.

If you have a situation where an IRS auditor disallows deductions because you cannot provide them adequate documentation, contact Scott Allen E.A. at 480-926-9300 for a free consultation to determine what options are available in your case. Using a Mesa AZ IRS Attorney in this situation is not warranted and will only cost you more in legal fees to get your IRS matter resolved.

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Written by Scott Allen

4 August 2011

IRS help with tax problems in Arizona from Tax Debt Advisors, Inc

IRS Help with Tax Problems

IRS and Arizona tax problems affecting the residents of Arizona are now able to get competent and timely assistance and for a fair fee—call today for a free initial consultation and ask to speak with Scott Allen E. A.

Call us today if you live in the following cities and I can represent you before the IRS and get the settlement you are seeking.

Apache Junction, Avondale, Bisbee, Buckeye, Bullhead City, Camp Verde, Casa Grande, Catalina, Chandler, Chinle, Chino Valley, Coolidge, Cottonwood, Dewey, Douglas, Eagar, El Mirage, Eloy, Flagstaff, Florence, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Glendale, Globe, Goodyear, Green Valley, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Lakeside, Marana, Mesa, Nogales, Oro Valley, Page, Paradise Valley, Payson, Peoria, Phoenix, Pinetop, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Safford, San Luis, Scottsdale, Sedona, Show Low, Sierra Vista, Somerton, Sun City, Sun City West, Sun Lakes, Surprise, Tempe, Thatcher, Tuba City, Tucson, Winslow, Yuma

If you have had a tax lien filed against you in any of the following counties, we will get you an IRS settlement which will result in the release of your IRS tax lien.

Apache County, Cochise County, Coconino County, Gila County, Graham County, Greenlee County, La Paz County, Maricopa County, Mohave County, Navajo County, Pima County, Pinal County, Santa Cruz County, Yavapai County, Yuma County

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Written by Scott Allen

4 August 2011

Common IRS Audit Adjustments in Arizona: IRS help from Tax Debt Advisors, Inc

IRS Audit Adjustments in Arizona

Auditors will consider all deposits to your bank account as income. Keep records of gifts from parents, refunds on returned merchandise and other similar transactions to show the auditor why that item was not income.
The most common audit adjustment comes from mileage claimed on the return. If I ever have a client who is audited on mileage that actually has a mileage log that they kept concurrently, will then be able to say, “I have seen everything, now!” Taking actual expenses may be the best way to go if you want to be able to substantial your automobile expenses.
Personal use items. This would be like claiming you use your vehicle 98% for business purposes. That means that you almost never shop for food, take a vacation, go to church, visit friends, or go to the movies. Unless you are Howard Hughes, make your % something reasonable. Believe it or not almost all of my clients who have one car, when I ask them what percent they used the vehicle in the business, the first time, will say “100%.” This extends to home office expense as well. One client tried to convince me he lived in his back yard so he could deduct all of his housing expenses on his schedule C. If you have one phone and it is a cell phone, allocate a reasonable amount for personal use.

Errors of the kind mentioned will almost always lead to other years being audited. If have been really out of line you might even get yourself put on the IRS Auditors bulletin board that has this heading—If You Need An Audit To Impress Your Manger Call (your name and phone number)—just kidding, but sometimes it feels that way.

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Written by Scott Allen

2 August 2011

Free IRS Audit Consultation for Arizona Residents: IRS Help from Tax Debt Advisors, Inc

Arizona IRS Audit Consultation

Your consultation will cover:

Types of IRS audits and how to prepare for the best results.
How to avoid future audits. Know what caused the IRS to select you for audit.
When to use a professional and when to represent yourself
How to appeal the audit if you are unsatisfied with the IRS results.

We have learned after 45 years representing tax payers that the best method to get best results is for you to represent your self in the initial audit with our coaching. You will be happy with the results about 80% of the time. If not, we will represent you in the Appeals process and will know exactly what to focus on. Representing you in Appeals, on only the items you still disagree with, is the best use of your funds to get the desire results.

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Free IRS Audit consultation for Arizona Residents: IRS Help from Tax Debt Advisors, Inc

Mesa, Apache Junction, Avondale, Buckeye, Carefree, Cave Creek, Chandler, El Mirage, Fountain Hills, Gila Bend, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, Komatke, Litchfield Park, Luke AFB, Paradise Valley, Peoria, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, Sun City, Sun Lakes, Surprise, Tempe, Tolleson, Waddell, Whitman, Wickenburg, Youngstown, Flagstaff, Tucson, Payson, Winslow, Sierra Vista, Page, Prescott, Globe, Yuma, AZ

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Written by Scott Allen

2 August 2011

IRS payroll tax audits in Arizona: IRS help from Scott Allen, E.A.

Arizona IRS Payroll Audits

Payroll tax audits are conducted to:

Verify that all money paid to employees is being reported to the IRS.
Verify that workers are being correctly classified as employees rather than independent contractors.
Verify that employers and employee are filing all required returns.
Making sure withholdings for Social Security and Medicare are being correctly reported and paid in on a timely basis.

Arizona IRS payroll tax audits close down more businesses than any other IRS action. If you lose here the tax assessed against the business will eventually be assessed against you as the owner. These taxes are not dischargeable in bankruptcy.

The IRS gets leads from business competitors, ex-employees and other government agencies such as Unemployment Offices. Take Arizona IRS payroll tax audits seriously. In fact I tell my clients that if they cannot pay their payroll taxes, they don’t have a business. Do not fool yourself into thinking that you can “borrow” by not filing and paying your employees withholdings. The interest and penalties are more than even profitable businesses can afford. You would have more luck going to the casinos than not paying your payroll taxes on time to save your business.

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2 August 2011

IRS help for the Arizona Medical Professionals

IRS Help in Arizona

There is only on germ or virus is more contagious than any other known by the medical professional—that is virus of bad IRS advice pass amount your own peers. If you want accurate information that you can rely on get it from a professional in another field that specializes in that subject.

Most of our medical professionals get into trouble with the IRS due to bad advice, especially in the areas of investments, structure of their practices, and what they can take as business and personal deductions.

We can help medical professionals in the following specialties:

Doctors, Dentists, Chiropractors, Nursing Home Providers, Hospital Administrators, Hospital employees, Surgeons, Podiatrists, Endodontists, Pediatricians, Maxillofacial Surgeons, Plastic surgeons, Periodontists, Psychiatrists, Psychiatrists, Anesthesiologists, Urologists, Prosthodontists, Urologists, Anesthesiologists, Allergists, Dermatologists, Immunologists, Emergency Room Physicians, Oncologists, Family Practice Physicians, Obstetricians, Neurologists, Gynecologists, Orthodontists, Internists, Oral Surgeons, Hematologists, Cardiologists, Radiologists, Pathologists, Psychologists, Therapists, Nursing, Gastroenterologists, Pharmacists, Endocrinologists, Nephrologists, and Pulmonologists.

Why is the IRS making the medical professional a target for IRS audits? The first is the number of audits that result in additional revenues. The second and most important reason is the medical professionals have the assets and income to pay back the amount of additional taxes, interest and penalties owed to the IRS. Professions where there is little possibility of collecting additional revenues are being de-emphasized.

If you receive a notice of being audited by the IRS—take it very seriously, get professional help. If one year has significant changes that produce additional revenue to the IRS, it is highly probably that the audit will be expanded to other years and others in your medical group. The IRS knows that bad practices regarding IRS matters are very contagious in the medical community. Call me today for a free initial confidential consultation.

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IRS help for the Arizona Medical Professionals

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Written by Scott Allen

1 August 2011

How to avoid an IRS audit in Arizona? IRS help from Tax Debt Advisors, Inc

Avoid IRS Audit for Arizona Residents

Use a tax program. Manually prepared returns are pieces of paper begging for attention.
Don’t believe all the advice that shows up on the internet and news shows during tax filing season. Some of the advice I have heard would actually increase the likelihood of being audited.
Extend the filing of your return. I have yet to have a client come in for an audit that filed a return right before the October 15^th deadline. Of course the return has to be filed correctly.
Report all income that the IRS knows about. That would include all W-2’s, 1099’s and K-1’s—especially the ones that your thought were not going to be reported to the IRS.
Avoid the home office deduction. I have literally had to charge some clients more for the preparation of this tax form than the benefit they were getting. The home office deduction is rarely worth the tax savings and the risk of an audit. If you have a home office deduction that amount to $1,000 and you are in a 15% tax bracket the savings is only $150.

But if you do get audited, get professional help. It will pay for itself each year you file in the future and minimize your exposure for the year or years being audited.

Scott Allen E. A. – Tax Debt Advisors, Inc.

How to avoid an IRS audit in Arizona? IRS help from Tax Debt Advisors, Inc

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Written by Scott Allen

1 August 2011

Why am I being audited by the IRS in Arizona: IRS help from Tax Debt Advisors, Inc

Why am I being audited by the IRS

The most common reasons include:

If you are self employed and deal in cash such as restaurants, hair salons and contractors, you are in a high risk of audit situation. The obvious reason—it is easy to put the money in your pocket and not report it on your return.
If you make large cash deposits into your bank account.
If you claim deductions that are almost as much as your reported income.
If you leave off of your return income that was reported to the IRS including W-2’s, 1099”s, and K-1’s.
Unusually high charitable donations, especially those that are household items that are often overvalued.
Math errors on your tax return. Using a computer program will avoid the math errors that go unnoticed on a paper return filled out and mailed in on April 14.
If you are using a tax preparer that the IRS has discovered was overstating deductions and generating large refunds. In most cases, clients coming to us for this reason were actually aware of the practice but chose to ignore it believing that they would not be audited and that the IRS would not hold them accountable for all the interest and penalties and additional taxes if caught.

Use some common sense here and consider the agony that a bad audit will cause you financially and perhaps professionally and with your marriage. This is probably the main reason why so many taxpayers are filing for innocent spouse protection. One spouse, usually the husband is filing joint returns that if audited are going to result in large tax debts. Bad returns are ticking time bombs. The danger is that when the first one is not audited the taxpayer will becomes more bold and continue the practice in the following years and takes greater and greater risks until the IRS knocks on their door.

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