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Question: What percentage of tax filers doed the IRS audit each year?

Answer: The IRS audits less than 7 percent of offical tax filers each year; including person, small business, corporates, etc.

hope this helps.

Better Business Bureau: Choose tax preparer carefully

Most Americans will get assistance from a professional tax preparer or tax software when filing their taxes this year, and the Better Business Bureau encourages taxpayers to use caution when selecting tax preparation help.

Former IRS Agent Bloopers

Question: Is this a crime, embezzlement, etc? Are taxes due?

A has had a bank account for years. Couple of years back A puts B and C voluntarily on the account which becomes a joint account. A deposits money in the account and takes money out (salary, bills etc). C takes money once and deposits it back. B only withdraws money several times. After a period of time B, C are removed from the account. I have the following questions about this situation:
1. Does embezzlement apply in any way to B’s actions?
2. Does B owe taxes and is this considered income? If B is late on taxes can B be officially charged and indicted by the IRS?
3. Does A have the right to take B to court for the money B withdrew? Is A entitled to have the money back.

The account was joint at the time (between relatives; no one is a spouse.)

Anyone in the judicial system, please help! No attorneys available on weekends!

Thank you!

Answer: The situation you’re in is much like lending money to a friend without a contract. Anyone with access to the account has a legal right to withdraw funds. The only way you could get your money back would be if there were some way of proving this money was a loan. You “might” be able to convince a small claims court judge to rule in your favor but I think he would rule in the other party’s favor. Also, even if you got a judgement it’s difficult to collect.

You have a point about the money being considered as income. The answer is what did B do with the money? If he just purchased items or put the money under a mattress than the IRS will have no paper trail. If he deposited the money into an account or purchases some intangible assets such as stocks there would be a paper trail for the IRS to follow. Note that with any transaction of 10,000 or more the financial institution has to fill out a CTR(currency transaction report.) I think the answer here is anyones guess. You could try small claims court. You could also tip off the IRS(this will help you prove a loss for your own write-off purposes.

Senate to take up resolution against schools using tax dollars to sue state

A resolution aimed at discouraging a lawsuit by school districts against the state of Kansas is heading for a Senate debate.

Salary Sacrifice and Fringe Benefit Tax

Former Yates farm to be used as tree debris staging area

Signs to be posted and announcement made when location is ready to start collecting debris

Tea Party Orlando, FL – Downtown Lake Eola – March 21st, 2009

Question: Who has a good attorney to sue the Dept. of Treasury?

The Fema Agency gave me a Grant for $5322.00 for – Personal property damages in 2001. Now for the last 3 years the Dpt of Treasury has kept my income tax refund. I just found a letter showing that indeed the money was a grant not a loan and now I am ready to proceed with this. They (FEMA) never sent me any letter or contacted me about any money I owed them. Now they are saying that I owe them for money that they gave me. The only money I have ever recieved from them was this amount, and it was a grant for the big flood in Houston back in 2001. They have made my credit bad since they are reporting me to the bureaus and the money they say I owe never seems to reduce in amount(as it shows on my credit bureau). I am married and I have a 4 yr old daughter and they have no fault in any of this yet money that can be used for them is being kept by the IRS. Can anyone help?
P.S. Yes I have contacted and disputed with Fema,Irs and dpt of treasury.
They toss the ball at each other. No answers.

Answer: You don’t sue you talk to them

Gardere Wynne Sewell Adds Team of New Litigators to Austin Office

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