The IRS Audit Blog

Question: Does the IRS send out a form if you already paid quarterly taxes in 2008?

I can’t remember if I made a quarterly payment or not for Q1 of 2008. My bank doesn’t return canceled checks to me and they don’t have images online. I thought perhaps the IRS might send out an official form in Jan (2009) saying if I had made any quarterly payments. Thanks

Answer: Hi you are expected to keep a record but you can call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 they might be able to help.
For the future you can try Uncle Tax: http://www.UncleTax.com you will be able to file all you late and current tax returns here and they will answer all questions you have. I use this online service to do my taxes and I can always go back to them for any questions, Good Luck

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2010. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, Synopsys reported revenue of $375.5 million, compared to $338.3 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal …

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Question: I need a copy of my 1040 ez for my FASFA . . .?

Ok, I’ll make this short. I am from Oregon and my dad is in Oregon and I am in Alaska for the summer working. My dad is filling out my FASFA for me (for school) and he needs my tax return information. I know I have a copy of it somewhere at my apartment but he can’t find it, so I need a copy of my 1040 EZ form, quickly. How do I do this? I know I can do it by going to the IRS website, but I’m lost past that. Thanks!

Answer: http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc156.html

A transcript is all you need, and that’s a lot faster than getting an actual copy, besides being free. You might run into a problem though, since they aren’t necessarily available yet for 2008 filing.

Good day to donate

Although Friday was technically a holiday, FOOD for Lane County kept on a skeleton staff for people such as Cynthia Taylor, who dropped by to give $90 worth of corn, beans and ravioli — and to get a receipt for her donation. Taylor, who lives near Pleasant Hill, said she …

Signaling III / Metabolic Control I

Question: Is it better to sting or be stung?

http://biggovernment.com/2009/11/30/acorn-nbc-worked-together-in-undercover-video-sting/n March 2004,

Christina introduced millions of primetime television viewers to RAL scams when she played an undercover role in a segment of Dateline, NBC’s Emmy-winning investigative news program.
Pretending to be a naive tax preparation customer, Christina walked into a Jackson Hewitt office with a Dateline producer who had a camera hidden in his sunglasses. The tax preparation employees were caught on camera as they tried to convince Christina to take out a high-interest RAL. “The Jackson Hewitt employee said it takes the IRS too long to process a refund, and made RALs seem so much faster,” Christina explains. “It was surreal to see myself on TV. I had family members calling from Minnesota and New Mexico to tell me they’d seen it.”

Where were her journalistic ethics?

Answer: Bees die when they sting so I’d rather be stung. Naturally I’d also rather be a human than an insect.

The IRS might be looking for you — to give you your money

The IRS has been unable to deliver 36 refund checks worth a total of $28,312 to individuals who live or have lived in Calhoun County. (A list of names appears at the end of the article.)

Tax Tips: Tax Scams – March 2009

Question: How do the different solar utility subsidy programs uniquely effect IRS Form 5695?

There are 2 different local utility subsidy programs widely available in the USA.
1. Up front Local Rebate with REC Assginment
2. Up Front Local Rebate with optional REC purchase program.

IRS guidance says I have to take my 30% residential energy tax credit on the non-subsidized system costs. However, in option 2, a utility is forcing me to assign my REC’s without a purchase agreement. As the utility has taken indefinitely the rights to my solar REC certificates as a requirement to get their “rebate” money, can I treat the rebate as a purchase of REC rights and write off 30% of total system cost?

Answer: If the utility issues you a 1099-Misc, you use the gross amount to figure your credit.
if the utility does NOT issue you a 1099-Misc, you use the net amount after subtrancting the utility rebate.

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